Music Contents (04-26-99)

Volume II, Issue 44
April 26 - May 3, 1999

Music

Featured Articles
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Love Him Madly [2]
Duke Ellington turns 100 on April 29, and the coming year will afford endless opportunities to re-examine his uncontainable legacy.
— Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX

The Virgin King [4]
After being blown out of the presidential position at Virgin Records by Hurricane Garth, Scott Hendricks is still a little press-shy.
— Beverly Keel, NASHVILLE SCENE

Would You Trust This Man With a Record Company? [5]
Steve Taylor, an unorthodox leader in Christian music, suddenly finds himself thrust upon the mainstream scene.
— Rob Simbeck, NASHVILLE SCENE

Due Recognition [6]
A look back at Jesse Stone and Red Norvo.
— Ron Wynn, NASHVILLE SCENE

Artist Profiles
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Mule Conversations [3]
Tom Waits talks about Mule Variations, his first album of new material since 1993.
— Jody Denberg, AUSTIN CHRONICLE

Model Rockers [7]
"We've become the same kind of band everybody else is," jokes Ben Folds Five bassist Robert Sledge. "It just took us a little longer."
— Gary Susman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX

Road Wearier [8]
Singer/songwriter Whitley thinks happiness is overrated.
— Dave Irwin, TUCSON WEEKLY

Suburban Trees, Suburban Speed [9]
On not interviewing Jonathan Richman, the elusive bard of Boston.
— Jim Hanas, MEMPHIS FLYER

Old Is New Again [10]
Ronnie Dawson dresses up the rock-and-roll of the '50s for audiences of the '90s.
— Mark Jordan, MEMPHIS FLYER

Live Report
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Old Ways [13]
Neil Young wasn't taking any requests when he played the Opry House in Nashville.
— Michael McCall, NASHVILLE SCENE

Now What? [18]
If you go gaga over the sultry smoothness of a symphonic glissando, just wait till you experience our transitions to cool and useful music links on the Web.
— WEEKLY WIRE

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:

he 100th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington is upon us, and the celebration ensures that there will be plenty of opportunities to appreciate his vast legacy. Jon Garelick takes a look at some of the first re-releases of the master's material.

Tom Waits is another American original, and he's just put out Mule Variations, his first album of new material since 1993. We've got an interview and a review of the work.

Scott Hendricks is in a new job at Virgin Records Nashville, and Christian rocker Steve Taylor finds himself at the head of Squint Entertainment.

Then there are profiles of Ben Folds, Chris Whitley, Jonathan Richman, and Ronnie Dawson, and a live report of a Neil Young concert at Nashville's Opry House.

Album Reviews
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Mule Variations [11]
Mule Variations reviewed.
— Margaret Moser, AUSTIN CHRONICLE

Unwritten Rules [12]
The habits of compositional structure are so ingrained in the San Francisco–based jazz trio What We Live that even on the tabula rasa of free improv they create order and beauty rather than chaos.
— Ed Hazell, THE BOSTON PHOENIX