The Waxwings Interview

by James Baumann

The Waxwings are a band who have mastered many rock styles. Excellent songwriters and performers, their new release, Let's Make Our Descent, is one of the finest guitar rock releases of the year. Gritty and melodic, the recording is another step in the growth of one of melodic rock's shining statrs. They approach a guitar rock record without retreading lame cliches, rendering their sound seemingly fresh and new. It was James' pleasure to chat with the band recently...ed.

JB: This is your third record. Do they get any easier as you get more
experienced?

I don't think records get any easier as you go, but...

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This Is Rebel Music: The Harvey Kubernik InnerView: Part One

with Gary Pig Gold

"If there is a secret history of LA's music scene -- the real dirt, the telling minutiae, the diseased spirit of the place -- then it exists in the mind of Harvey Kubernik, the fanboy who cares so deeply about the sounds in the grooves and knows more than is healthy for one rock supernerd. If L.A. were Dante's Inferno, Harvey would be its Virgil: he's the greatest guide this Brit ever had in Babylon." -- Barney Hoskyns, author of Waiting For The Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and the Sound of Los Angeles

He's that most rare and precious of musical creatures: A man who recognized and surrendered himself totally to his passion at an early age, yet grew not only to be consumed by what he saw and heard, but to then successfully nurture that fervor into both a lifestyle and a career.

It is important and, yes...

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A Boring Interview with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth...Oh, Sorry, Formerly of Megadeth...and No Questions About Metallica

by Robert Pally

Robert Pally: In 2002, you announced that you would disband Megadeth because of the injury of your arm. But now you didn't. How come?

Dave Mustaine: I did disband Megadeth!!

RP: For how long then?

Dave Mustaine: Where do you think I have been for the last 2 years?

RP: I don't know. You tell me?

Dave Mustaine: Wait a second. You just said that I did not disband Megadeth.

RP: No, I said...

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Tommy Stinson's Latest and Jenna Jameson For President

by Kurt Hernon

"It's as political as I'm gonna get," Tommy Stinson tells me. It's as political as you need to be I say. Stinson's gripping opening track, a little beautiful ditty called "Without a View" from his brand spankin' new and damn fine solo outing (the rather unfortunately titled Village Gorilla Head…or is that effectively titled?), is in fact the most effective rock as politics I've heard in a long, long time (think Elvis Costello's "Shipbuilding"). Especially...

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The World is Round: Customer Disservice, Part 2: With a Twist!

by Alan Haber

Okay, all you customer service miscreants: Listen up! Customer service boot camp is back in session. (No gum chewing or fly swatting!)

Back in July, I recounted my run-ins with some less than able customer service representatives and suggested some ways to fix what too often seems so obviously broken. Remember, it's called customer service, not customer disservice, and it's that way for a reason.

I've come to believe that if you take a job, you ought to do it the way it should be done, not half-assed because...

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Further Observations of a Jangly Music Fan

by Eric Sorensen

Well, it had to end. The mid-year surfeit of jangly pop discs and tunes finally wilted in the August heat. Some fine new discs were added to my music library this month - they just don't feature the abundance of jangly, chiming and ringing guitar riffs that discs acquired in recent months possess. Hence, after discussing the latest in pop finds, I will dip into the archives and share with fufkin readers some of my favorite jangly tracks. Here, then, is a snapshot of discs and tunes that have been spending time on my CD player:

Miscellaneous Heathen - by John Hoskinson. This one is a Top Ten...

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So Much Music....So Little Time

by Kevin Mathews

August was Brian Wilson month for me. Let me explain…a close friend of mine is probably the biggest Brian Wilson fan in Singapore - in fact he was instrumental in turning me onto Brian oh probably ten years ago - and he has asked me to help out in his dream project: a tribute to Brian Wilson, made in Singapore.

So in preparation, I've spent the better part of the month listening to all the great music Brian had a hand in writing, performing and of course producing. Also, Brian has had a new album out - the seriously so-so Getting' In Over My Head where...

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