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Articles by Kurt B. Reighley
"The N Word"
“The N Word”
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

I was 8 years old when I first head the word “nigger.” On that day, Jimmy, an elementary school classmate…

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McAloon (left) and Prefab Sprout.
Sprout, sprout, let it all out
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Plenty of artists would be thrilled about being feted on a 2-CD anthology, but Paddy McAloon, songwriter for elusive English…

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The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

New York indie rockers Versus have just released a new four-song EP (on Merge) entitled Shangri-La. In addition to the…

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Get the Point!
Get the Point!
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

This week’s adventure, like so many others, begins with the ramblings of a drunk. A couple weekends ago, I made…

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Indiana wants me
Indiana wants me
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Looking out a dirty old window. Down below, the cars in the city go rushing by. I sit here alone…

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Fancy
Fancy
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Olga tacked down a fake eyelash with her fingertip, careful to avoid stabbing herself with her press-on nails. She scrutinized…

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Banco de Gaia, a.k.a. Toby Marks.
Cool Runnings
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

BANCO DE GAIA PETER MARDIL Baltic Room, 206-624-4444, $10 9 p.m. Mon., Nov. 11 NOWADAYS, WITH EVERY swank brasserie and…

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The U.K. pop quintet Cousteau.
No Viagra needed
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Cousteau gives that special feeling.

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The house that Jesse built
The house that Jesse built
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

You can learn plenty about a guy’s interests from the contents of his wallet. Most single young men I know…

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A place for us
A place for us
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

The noises filling the backyard of my parents’ house, cradled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, are unfamiliar. The first to…

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You're all alone out there
You’re all alone out there
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

“A capella” isn’t an instantly recognizable term. Ask the average man on the street what it means and he’ll probably…

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C-30, C-60, C-90, go!
C-30, C-60, C-90, go!
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

There’s an especially engaging essay entitled “I’m Just A Love Machine” in comedian Bob Smith’s new Way to Go, Smith!…

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The Scorpions still rock you like a hurricane.
Butt rock breakthrough
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

It started with an innocent request: Would I DJ at a friend’s birthday party? Well, sure. He’s my buddy, and,…

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My secret identity
My secret identity
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

Once a geek, always a geek. I can do a million crunches and get high with Marilyn Manson and Limp…

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Ain't talkin' 'bout Aunt Rhody: Van Halen, shredding away.
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

TWO YEARS AGO, I purchased my first guitar. At the time, I was singing with a wholesome folk trio and…

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They like kites: The Free Design then and now.
The Free Design
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

If the name the Free Design sounds familiar, but you can’t place why, it’s probably because some of the hippest…

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The 'Other' Supremes
The ‘Other’ Supremes
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

WHO’S YOUR favorite member of the Supremes? Do you still worship at the gilded altar of Diana Ross? Perhaps you…

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My fair Cher
My fair Cher
By Kurt B. Reighley • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

I don’t know about you, but I’m really worried about Cher. I admit I haven’t been her biggest supporter lately….

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