Email Author Ross Grady

1994 Stories by Ross Grady

• Ecstatic Static

  published November 17, 1994

  At the beginning of the song "Expecting Brainchild," from Guided By Voices' 1993 LP Vampire on Titus, a woman's voice intones: "Bob, will you and... More >>

• Bad Motocaster

  published October 20, 1994

  Motocaster is rock. Not grunge-rock, not alterna-rock, not surf-rock, math-rock, nor any of the other hyphenates occupying an increasing... More >>

• Damn Good Southern Jangle-pop

  published September 8, 1994

  There was a time not so many years ago when you couldn't drive past a frat party in Raleigh, North Carolina, without hearing the Connells. Not on... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 7, 1994

  Various Artists Kiss My Ass Mercury There was a time in my early youth, when split screens were not yet something we couldn't... More >>

• Unbroken Chunk

  published June 2, 1994

  So whaddaya do if the twin poles of your life are your band and your lover (who happens to be in your band), until one day you discover that your... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 19, 1994

  Hole Live Through This DGC As the coverage of Kurt Cobain's death has so aptly proven, rock critics have never been embarrassed... More >>

• Rotation

  published March 17, 1994

  Odd Squad Fadanuf Fa Erybody Rap-a-Lot Houston-style hip-hop -- the "H-Town" or "Fifth Ward" sound -- is frequently perceived as... More >>

• Rotation

  published March 10, 1994

  Richard Thompson Mirror Blue Capitol John Hiatt came out of the gates last year, as some neglected songwriter or another does... More >>