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Articles by Bob Mehr
You've Never Heard of My Neighborhood
You’ve Never Heard of My Neighborhood
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Welcome to South Park.

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Sleater-Kinney: (from left) Janet Weiss, Carrie Brownstein, and Corin Tucker.
A Riot Of Their Own
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Motherhood, politics, and personal upheaval yield Sleater-Kinney’s best album yet. But are they ready to become “the only band that matters”?

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The King will thrill his subjects, Sept. 22.
Fall Arts— Music
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

The king is dead; long live the king! Lost in all the hype surrounding the silver anniversary of Elvis’ death…

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Love story: Chuck Prophet.
Dark Prophet
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Spinning tales of broken hearts and broken bones.

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Slobberbone; Best, foreground: "As far as I'm concerned, we've always been a rock band."
Party Line
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Nine years after their kegger christening, Slobberbone are still kicking.

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Scott McCaughey: When it comes to his feeling for music, passion is no ordinary word.
The Man Who Loved Music
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Seattle’s busiest rock eclectic, Scott McCaughey, gets Down with Wilco and comes up with an instant classic.

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Slip 'n Slide: JFA's Brian Brannon at Arizona's famed 7-to-Life pool, circa '88.
Armed Forces
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

After 20 years, skate-punk pioneers JFA are still on a roll.

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El Vez: Sí, Sí Rider.
The Great Pretender
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

The multitalented, multifaceted Robert Lopez really is the man who would be king.

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Working in a soul mine: Lil' Danny Lanois puzzles with his SXSW keynote.
Austintatious
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Does South by Southwest serve a higher purpose, or is it merely an excuse to go on a weeklong bender?

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Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch: "It was a hell of a long shot," says Prophet of the couple mingling rock and romance, "but it's the long shots that pay off best."
It Takes Two
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Stephanie Finch and Chuck Prophet beat the odds, making marriage and music work with the stunning Hotel San Jose.

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Suite Inspiration
Suite Inspiration
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Among the members of Seattle’s power pop mafia, the Model Rockets have long been regarded as a band blessed with…

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Wilco, showing at a theater near you.
Being There
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Wilco’s rock ‘n’ roll melodrama.

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Visqueen: from left, Rachel Flotard, Kim Warnick, and Ben Hooker.
Grand Royal
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

The Seattle vets of Visqueen create their own classic rock with King Me.

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At School With Randy Newman
At School With Randy Newman
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

He finally got that Oscar, and now one of America’s finest songwriters is giving us an Education.

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Nobody's Angel
Nobody’s Angel
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

With a new CD that draws on her troubled Northwest past, country revivalist Neko Case seems poised for stardom. But can this fiery former punk rocker find success without losing her soul?

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Jimmy Eat World: Adkins in foreground.
World Party
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who’s really responsible for the ‘pussification’ of rock.

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Prophet: mouthing off.
Chuck Amok
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Probably best known—”if at all,” as he jokes—as the white-hot guitar slinger for ’80s Paisley Underground turned alt-country avatars Green…

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Palace guard: Jay Bennett (left) and Edward Burch.
Jammin’ with Edward
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Ex-Wilco axman emerges with new partner and a familiar sound.

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Peter Case: "My thing is telling stories."
Case in Point
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Peter Case’s long road from power-pop to Beeline.

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Shadows dancing: Detroit's Waxwings.
Flying High
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Nothing, it seems, can keep the Waxwings grounded.

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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

GIVEN THE MUSIC press’ exhaustive coverage of Wilco’s landmark Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, it’s a bit surprising that Sam Jones’…

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High Fidelity
High Fidelity
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Nick Hornby’s 31 favorite songs.

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Hello it's me: Brendan Benson returns.
Eventually, at last
By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

After six years, pop songsmith Brendan Benson is back.

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