Email Author Kurt B. Reighley

2003 Stories by Kurt B. Reighley

• Earlimart

  published July 16, 2003

  TWO MONTHS AGO, to celebrate my birthday, my boyfriend and I adopted an 18-month-old rottweiler-German shepherd mix from Seattle Animal... More >>

• Rosanne Cash Regains Her Voice

  published July 9, 2003

  ROSANNE CASH IS running late for our scheduled chat. When she finally picks up her phone, she sounds harried. "There's a family crisis... More >>

• Unraveling the Code

  published July 2, 2003

  THERE WAS A TIME, not long ago, when digging electronic music wasn't much cooler than playing Dungeons & Dragons. Considering how many... More >>

• One Hoagy With Everything

  published July 2, 2003

  THE FIRST TIME I heard the name Hoagy Carmichael, I scratched my chinit was college, and I rarely shaved, so my face itched a lotand... More >>

• Tapeography

  published June 25, 2003

  LAST WEEK, A DEAR friend celebrated her birthday, so I made her a mix tape. Not a CD, but an honest-to-God cassette recorded off vinyl... More >>

• The Divine Miss M

  published June 18, 2003

  CONSIDER YOURSELF warned: Should you approach High Dive, the fourth solo album from Maria McKee, expecting spirited alt-country,... More >>

• Cinerama

  published June 11, 2003

  I LOVE SINGLES. And by singles, I do not mean those unattached fellows who strut past me in bars, clad in the briefest of disco shorts,... More >>

• Animal Antics

  published June 4, 2003

  THE WORLD IS FULL of folks who once whiled away biology class daydreaming of musical stardom, yet now must hold down a 9-to-5 job to pay... More >>

• Anita ODay

  published May 28, 2003

  MY BOYFRIEND HAS sleep apnea, a condition which causes him to randomly stop breathing when he slumbers, until lack of oxygen jolts him... More >>

• Righteous Boy: Sweet and Righteous

  published May 21, 2003

  ARE BASS PLAYERS going the way of the dodo? It sure seems that way. Some of the best bands around today, like the Gossip and Yeah Yeah... More >>

• Ohio Player

  published May 14, 2003

  RJD2 IS NOT A ROBOT, but he certainly acts as tireless as any droid. A few short years ago, the Columbus, Ohio, native was just a small... More >>

• Playing Possum

  published May 14, 2003

  WHEN IT COMES TO teaching kids the fundamentals of zoology, comic strips and cartoons have a long way to go. Even at 35, I am dismayed... More >>

• Laugh Lines

  published May 7, 2003

  NICOLA KUPERUS CRACKS fart jokes and kvetches that she has to sneak out for sushi because her husband hates fish. Adam Lee Miller, her... More >>

• Aural Sex

  published April 30, 2003

  It never ceases to astonish me, when trawling through the discographies of assorted recording artists, how many non-country singers feel... More >>

• Caitlin Cary

  published April 23, 2003

  You know the adage "Winners never quit, and quitters never win"? That's bullshit. Sometimes, the key to success is knowing when to throw in the... More >>

• Think Pink

  published April 16, 2003

  Cohabitation equals compromise. That fact finally hit me when my boyfriend and I shacked up together last month. We both had to make specific... More >>

• Freak for You

  published April 9, 2003

  I ADORE THE expression "mutant disco." As a kid, mutants and disco were the two primary staples of my cultural diet. The same day I taped... More >>

• Ice Queen

  published April 2, 2003

  Imagine you are an artist. Not some starry-eyed unknown, but a rich, world-famous, and influential one. At the absolute pinnacle of your... More >>

• Serve Somebody

  published March 26, 2003

  Christian musicians who cross over to the pop mainstream run a high risk of alienating their original fan base. Longtime Amy Grant supporters... More >>

• Hot Wax

  published March 26, 2003

  Ever wonder why many airlines now offer pretzels, not peanuts, as in-flight snacks? Because the person sitting next to you might break out in... More >>

• Rock 'n' Roll Paddy

  published March 12, 2003

  Lots of folks bitch about the "Hallmark holidays," the ones engineered primarily to pump up the coffers of the confectionary, floral, and... More >>

• Song of Norway

  published March 5, 2003

  R�opp are playing Chop Suey this weekend. And I had every intention of interviewing the Norwegian electronic duo, so they could tell... More >>

• Waxy Buildup

  published February 26, 2003

  I'm moving into a new apartment next week. Moving is never a cakewalk, but for DJs, the task is particularly hellish. For example, I have to... More >>

• Going Postal

  published February 19, 2003

  THERE ARE FEW things more heartbreaking than watching an artist you once cherished make a blatant bid to sell out. As he sits across a table... More >>

• Great Scott

  published February 12, 2003

  I AM NOT A romantic individual. My boyfriend e-mailed me a love note the other day, and I swear to god, I criticized the grammar. In... More >>