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2003 Stories by Bob Mehr

• Once Upon A Time In America

  published June 18, 2003

  IN 1971, SERGIO Leone passed up Paramount's offer to direct The Godfather. Instead, he began an arduous quest to bring another... More >>

• Comeback Kid

  published June 18, 2003

  If, as so many pundits once predicted, Evan Dando had actually expired in a blaze of bacchanalian glory a decade ago, he could've rested easy... More >>

• I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

  published April 9, 2003

  GIVEN THE MUSIC press' exhaustive coverage of Wilco's landmark Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, it's a bit surprising that Sam Jones'... More >>

• Quick Reads This Week

  published April 9, 2003

  BEACHCOMBER IT SEEMS BOOKS and movies depicting the creative struggles of writing are all the rage these days, from... More >>

• Austintatious

  published March 26, 2003

  At the risk of souring our chances for a free pass back to Austin next year, it really must be said that the annual South by Southwest music... More >>

• The Man Who Loved Music

  published March 5, 2003

  If you could peer behind his pitch black Ray-Bans, you might see Scott McCaughey's eyes light up. The leader and one constant of the... More >>

• Suite Inspiration

  published March 5, 2003

  Among the members of Seattle's power pop mafia, the Model Rockets have long been regarded as a band blessed with an abundance of talent and... More >>

• Grand Royal

  published February 12, 2003

  "I've been sitting here talking about my relationships, really serious stuff," says Visqueen singer Rachel Flotard, "and she keeps interrupting... More >>

• High Fidelity

  published February 5, 2003

  NICK HORNBY, THE AUTHOR of the music geek meisterwork High Fidelity—as well as more recent efforts like About a Boy and... More >>

• Party Line

  published January 22, 2003

  SLOBBERBONE RADIO NATIONALS Tractor Tavern, 206-789-3599, $8 10 p.m. Sat., Jan. 25 You... More >>

• Case in Point

  published January 15, 2003

  PETER CASE PETE KREBS Tractor Tavern, 206-789-3599, $10 9 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 16 Like so... More >>

• Album of the Year

  published January 1, 2003

  The Replacements' final show at Chicago's Grant Park in 1991 wasn't exactly a blowout, or even the pull-out-the-stops performance the band's... More >>