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2002 Stories by John Payne

• For Your Pleasure

  published November 28, 2002

  The enduringly debonair, witty and with-it Bryan Ferry has an excellent new record out called Frantic, on Virgin Records. Mr. Ferry, late of... More >>

• Lowrider Ergo Sum

  published November 21, 2002

  To ride very low in a very fine car is a need, a statement and an homage that goes a long way back -- back even you might say to 18th-century... More >>

• When Brian Met Gertrud

  published October 17, 2002

  Photo by Mario del Curto "I NEVER CREATE A THEATER PIECE ON A subject which I entirely understand. My interest is an artistic investigation,... More >>

• Dune Prophecy

  published September 5, 2002

  QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE | Songs for the Deaf (Interscope) Right now, in a far better, far more bad-ass parallel world somewhere... More >>

• Beauty and the Beholder

  published September 5, 2002

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• New Dawn Fades

  published August 22, 2002

  Joy Division. Young men in cold, cruddy Manchester late ‘70s, byproducts of a time and place that placed them both at the end and at th... More >>

• A Real Swell Time

  published July 11, 2002

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• Wheels of Steal

  published May 23, 2002

  THE ENDLESS, NUMBING TALK AMONG MUSIC- industry honchos and lawyers and musicians and fans about the digital cloning of music for... More >>

• LAWMA: L.A. Weekly Music Awards 2002

  published May 23, 2002

  FOR THIS YEAR'S EDITION OF OUR ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS, TO BE HELD AT THE ROXY ON JUNE 26, THE ARTISTS were selected in a poll of 30 local music... More >>

• Blazing Chips

  published May 2, 2002

  A lotta folks gawk as three sets of people do things on computers, turntables and mixers; one of the performers, Mira Calix, daringly... More >>

• The Idea Machine

  published April 4, 2002

  SITTING DOWN TO CREATIVE WORK OFTEN MEANS A CONFRONTATION with a hideous beast -- the blank page. You probably like particular... More >>

• Bring the Noise

  published March 21, 2002

  Photo by Michael Levine TRYING TO PIN DOWN SOME SORT OF VIEWPOINT or philosophy behind UCLA's All Tomorrow's Parties music festival is a bit... More >>

• Practically Perfect

  published March 7, 2002

  Bad Religion The Process of Belief (Epitaph) More >>

• Tiresome Things: 2001 and Beyond

  published January 3, 2002

  BRILLIANT FUCKING BOREDOM 1. People using the word brilliant to describe anything at all that’s pretty good: “... More >>

• Good Things 2001

  published January 3, 2002

  And for always, maybe 1. Thora Birch. 2. Bread. The food item, though David Gates is fine. 3. 1985... More >>