Email Author Alec Hanley Bemis

2003 Stories by Alec Hanley Bemis

• Strange Memes and Nascent Trends

  published December 25, 2003

  Music is a constant source of inspiration, but in 2003 the trends surrounding it mystified us with weird citations, dark prognostications... More >>

• It’s Too Funky in Here

  published October 30, 2003

  Photo by Kevin Westenberg I am extremely Caucasian. My background would be a liability in discussing the new disco-punks except for the... More >>

• A Day With The Locust

  published September 25, 2003

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• Music for a New World

  published August 7, 2003

  Photo courtesy Domino RecordsJUANA MOLINA at the Silent Movie Theater, July 25 Last week, the Argentine singer-songwriter... More >>

• Mr. Fantastic, Superduper Star

  published June 12, 2003

  “Dude, what’s up? It’s Mr. Fantastic! Yeah, fuck you too. Dude . . . Sorry, I don’t even know if I was allowed to say that word. Le... More >>

• From Cheese to Backyard Wrestling

  published June 12, 2003

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• Like a Cancer

  published May 22, 2003

  Photo by Byron Cohen/ABC Q: Why does Britney Spears sell so many millions of albums? A: Because the public is horny and... More >>

• Stay in Character

  published April 24, 2003

  BRIGHT EYES at the Henry Fonda Theater, April 10 As a sign of just how much the fortunes of underground pop music... More >>

• Are 'Friends' Electro?

  published March 20, 2003

  Photos by Gregory Bojorquez LADYTRON, SIMIAN, MOUNT SIMS at the Henry Fonda Theater, March 8 It's 1980 all over again: scary... More >>

• Sandblasted Standards

  published March 13, 2003

  Photo by Susan Anderson TORTOISE, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS at the Henry Fonda Theater, February 23 The French Jewish... More >>

• Nouvelle Cuisine

  published February 6, 2003

  Je ne Sais quoi: We arrived in Paris on a cool Friday night in December, accompanying an American rock band on their first European tour. We... More >>