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Grammy Gripesnew
Today's Grammys are stale, uneventful, and hopelessly out of touch with the very world they're supposed to represent. Just how much do they suck? Let us count the ways.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
12-28-2005 |
Music
Broken Bonenew
As a member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bizzy Bone sold 15 million albums and won a Grammy, but his next goal is proving he's not crazy.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
11-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rockin' the Boatzznew
Boatzz's urbane art-pop has alternately been described as "trippy elevator music," "the Zombies meet Blur," and "Joe Jackson rolling in an Escalade listening to Supergrass and doing some serious party favors."
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sin Citynew
Avenged Sevenfold helps punks and metalheads unite over groupies and drugs.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Lesson in Violencenew
Obituary has humanized death metal, eschewing satanic posturing for a much less dogmatic take on a genre that is often hated by parents.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
09-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Making Tracksnew
Interfuse's full-length debut makes art rock menacing again.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
08-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
More Swing Than Swaggernew
Another promising rock troupe rises from the ashes of the Signoffs.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
07-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Upward Momentumnew
With its ear-bleeding guitars, Roue delivers a great nervous breakdown.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
06-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Masters of Horrornew
The duo Midnight Syndicate creates the creepy orchestral music that haunted houses swear by.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Idiot Savantsnew
It's easy to gripe about Green Day's politics being reductionist. At least the band provides an entry into some semblance of social awareness for teens and 'tweens.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Potential FCC Fines Shock Shock Jocksnew
The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act is back, and it's chilling. Not only would the bill ramp up fines from $32,500 to $500,000 per incident; it also allows the FCC to fine individual DJs and artists. All without any warning.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
04-26-2005 |
Media
Tags: radio
Facing the Musicnew
After seven years of touring the world as indie-rock royalty in Guided by Voices, virtuoso guitarist and songwriter Doug Gillard is back on his own.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
04-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Surviving the Gamenew
Thirty years in, the rock 'n' roll institution is still louder and drunker than everybody else.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
03-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eccentric Funk Troupe Parties with Politicsnew
Flo scats, raps and sings about everything from blow jobs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while sporting angel wings, a fuzzy Kangol visor and white spandex pants coupled with a large, intimidating black codpiece.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flo White, The Porpoise Project
Punch Drunksnew
The flipside to the underground rock band's creativity is that the musicians got into a brawl once over whether they had just played well or sucked.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
12-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
