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2004 Stories by Scott Faingold

• Merritt Badge

  published December 9, 2004

  "The nocturnes of dead musicians lull the cities sunk in endless slumber." -- Andre Breton, The Magnetic Fields, 1919 "The stars are... More >>

• Thumb's Up

  published October 7, 2004

  How very un-Houston. There's construction going on near Allen's Landing on Commerce Street, and it doesn't have much to do with commerce. The... More >>

• Daddy Dearest

  published September 30, 2004

  Considering its sublimely profane, attention-grabbing title, Nick Flynn's highly praised new memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck... More >>

• A Salty Salute

  published September 30, 2004

  I might even wind up a rock 'n' roll god / It might turn into a steady job -- the Kinks, "Top of the Pops" In 1994, a rock and roll god... More >>

• Queen Drama

  published September 9, 2004

  What's more exciting than a group of Anna Nicole Smith imitators? Anna Nicole Smith herself, of course. But you don't have to choose -- both Anna... More >>

• Life Row

  published August 19, 2004

  Sweat equity is a real-estate principle by which would-be owners of property can perform renovations in return for lower prices. When she was a... More >>

• Back in the Saddle

  published August 5, 2004

  In 1988, Toronto's Cowboy Junkies briefly collided with the big time when their sloe-eyed reimagining of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"... More >>

• Sticking With It

  published July 29, 2004

  Thomas appears at 8 p.m. Friday, July 30. Red Cat Jazz Café, 924 Congress. For information, call 713-922-0104 or visit More >>

• Beyond Borders

  published July 15, 2004

  "How Latitudes Become Forms: Art in a Global Age" opens at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 16, and runs through October 3. 5216 Montrose,... More >>

• They Are Too the Boss of You

  published July 15, 2004

  They Might Be Giants are in an enviable position. Eighteen years into a recording career that has seen their evolution from indie label fledglings... More >>

• Novel Approach

  published July 1, 2004

  A good Renaissance man is hard to find, but with the emergence of 29-year-old New Orleans... More >>

• Arts Grant

  published June 24, 2004

  "Ain't we lucky we got 'em?" The theme song from Good Times is more powerful than you might think. Did you know that one of the... More >>

• Size Matters

  published June 17, 2004

  Just because an idea isn't capable of sustaining a full-length, deluxe, two-hour extravaganza doesn't mean it's worthless. The problem with short... More >>

• Sudden Movement

  published June 10, 2004

  Artistic movements can be recognized rather than consciously forged. For instance, a few decades back when Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein first... More >>

• Twisted Toon

  published June 3, 2004

  Like elaborate doodles on the back of a spiral pad springing to kinetic, pugnacious life, Bill Plympton's animated films have always... More >>

• The Great Pretender

  published May 27, 2004

  "Bonnie Prince Charlie" was the nickname of 18th-century Scottish nobleman Charles Edward Stuart, who died drunk in France after being exiled by... More >>

• Azita and Carina Round

  published May 27, 2004

  The popular myth of a cohesive entity known collectively as "the female artist" is put to the test by these two new releases. Carina Round and... More >>

• The Right Stuff

  published May 13, 2004

  The "boy band" phenomenon is often reflexively dismissed as being just the most recent flash in a very lame pan. However, there are heretics who... More >>

• Bonnie "Prince" Billy

  published April 22, 2004

  In the early '90s, young Louisville, Kentucky, native Will Oldham abandoned a promising career as an actor (he had appeared as the feckless boy... More >>

• I'm a Loser, Baby

  published January 29, 2004

  It's no cakewalk being America's Funnyman. Just ask Neil Hamburger. "These people are degenerate gamblers," he says, speaking about the... More >>

• Guided By Voices

  published January 15, 2004

  Guided By Voices appears Friday, January 16, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease. Brian Jonestown Massacre opens. For more information, call... More >>