Email Author Greg Burk

2002 Stories by Greg Burk

• Fish Fry 2002

  published December 19, 2002

  Noise KMFDM, Opium 1984 (KMFDM). If you thought KMFDM was harsh later, you ain‘t heard their maiden vomit, originally released onl... More >>

• Permanent Groove

  published November 21, 2002

  As the titles of hit after hit by the Four Tops, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye flood across the screen during the credits of Standing in the... More >>

• The New Classic Rock

  published November 14, 2002

  We should have been sick of Westworld by now. Instead, practically nobody’s ever heard of ‘em. The process should have gone li... More >>

• The Defiant Ones

  published October 31, 2002

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• Doctors of Apeshit

  published October 24, 2002

  Virtuosic instrumental jazz-rock fusion doesn‘t pull much ink, and the reason is obvious: It’s made by and aimed at a non-rockcrit breed ... More >>

• Music To Kill By

  published October 10, 2002

  ”Lusting for blood and death again.“ ”I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb.“ ”Ride through their blood.“ ”Today the blood of... More >>

• Leni Stern Is Real

  published September 5, 2002

  Photo by Ebet Roberts LENI STERN GOT A NEW AUDIENCE. That was part of what she was shooting for several years back when she stopped being... More >>

• Why Not Let Go?

  published August 29, 2002

  Photo by Debra DiPaolo JAMES CARNEY, A MORTAL WHO plays up-to-the-minute jazz piano in Los Angeles, makes one consider the nature of media... More >>

• She Had To Stay

  published August 1, 2002

  The cover of Original Sinners’ debut album shows a woman pouring green brew from a bottle into a glass. The woman is offering you the glass... More >>

• Unembarrassed

  published June 27, 2002

  Photo by Virginia Lee Hunter KRISTIAN HOFFMAN. VERY CHARMING. Of noble visage. An appreciator of vintage recordings. And the most skillful... More >>

• Honesty is the Holiest Disease

  published June 27, 2002

  Photo by Larry Hirshowitz WHEN SHE WAS A KID, TAIRRIE B USED TO TAUNT THE NEIGHBOR'S Doberman. Everyone told her this was a bad idea. One day,... More >>

• Van & Jimmy

  published June 6, 2002

  Clearly, Morrison is aware that‘s what he’s doing. The cover shows the window of a music store: “Memorabilia & Records” -- ha-ha. The ... More >>

• Free Birds

  published June 6, 2002

  BRAND NEW SINat House of Blues, May 20 I‘ve been to Syracuse, New York, home of Brand New Sin, just once. It was late... More >>

• Preaching the Booze

  published May 23, 2002

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• Jazz

  published May 16, 2002

  Call it jazz or call it a zucchini sandwich, many CDs of improvisational music and books about that subject have exposed themselves in the last... More >>

• Centrifugal Force

  published May 2, 2002

  Music thrives on contrast, and Jucifer -- a duo, convenient for duality -- have got it. Cute girl; grungy guy. Melody; noise. Mystery; craft.... More >>

• Memory Train

  published April 25, 2002

  Devin Sarno says he never remembers his dreams. Well, maybe some part of him remembers -- the part that generates his music. Because the music... More >>

• Understanding Ozzy

  published April 18, 2002

  You can’t. Can‘t understand Ozzy Osbourne. Can’t understand his oatmealy mumbling. Can‘t understand where he’s coming from -- unless, like... More >>

• Broken Mirror

  published April 4, 2002

  Akira Rabelais has made a musicimage DVD called Eisoptrophobia. The word means ”fear of mirrors,“ but for him it‘s not some ordinary fear; ... More >>

• Secret Agent

  published March 21, 2002

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• The Song, Not the Singer

  published February 14, 2002

  ”We don’t pay off for fans of any genre,“ says Paul Lacques of Double Naught Spy Car. ”If you‘re a surf fan, we’re really gonna let you... More >>

• Play It Loud

  published February 7, 2002

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• Weekly Publisher Departs

  published January 31, 2002

  Photo by Raul Vega Michael Sigman, who spent 18 years as general manager, then publisher and finally president of the L.A. Weekly,... More >>

• Fish Fry

  published January 17, 2002

  Etta James Sons of Otis Chris Botti Listening is like fishing. Most music never comes near your hook. Some of it... More >>