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Volume I, Issue 9
August 4 - August 11, 1997
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 Bunnies and Bongs
The art of the promotional gimmick. [2]
Michael Bertin
 It's His Party
Four years after his last release, Karl Wallinger returns with a new World Party Record. [3]
Jim Hanas
 Easy-Going Fellow
Ronnie Milsap sheds the glamour, keeps the talent intact at his recent club date. [4]
Michael McCall
 A Pulitzer on PBS (and CD)
Coverage of New Orleans local music scene. [5]
Geraldine Wyckoff
Wreck Your Image
No more alt-country, no more No Depression -- the Old 97's are a rock & roll band, dammit. [6]
Andy Langer
The Buck Stops Here
Local country combo Buck 50 releases CD; local African-American talent takes the Spot-light. [7]
Jim Ridley
Record Reviews
Reviews of the Sea and Cake, Marcia Ball, Jim White, and more. [8]
 Rotations
Reviews of new releases by Radiohead, Motley Crue, Sara McClachlan and more. [9]
Bill Frost
Turn Up That Noise!
An eclectic survey of recent recordings. [10]
Edited by Stephen Grimstead
 Tiny Tunes
Reviewing the latest spins from Wu-Tang Clan and Nearly God. [11]
Jon Kulas and Jessica English
Special Things
Celebrating a simpler, happier hometown with the Young Nashvillians. [12]
Pete Wilson
Showoff
Previews of the best local shows. This week: Black Uhuru, Ben Lee and The Geraldine Fibbers. [13]
Michael Henningsen
Roadkill
The Geraldine Fibbers are coming to the Electric Lounge on Thursday, August 7. [14]
Michael Bertin
 Call It Calexico
A popular local group goes distinctly Latin. [15]
Lisa Weeks
 Now What?
A Web link page chock full of resources, recommendations, and staff picks pertaining to the subject of this section. [16]
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here's a sea of music out there -- a vast, tumultuous ocean within
which it's very easy to drown.
Because of this sad fact, bands often have to take extreme
measures to get noticed. Since hijacking radio stations (a là the
movie Airheads) is a tactical nightmare, and hoping the
sheer quality of one's work will be enough to catapult you to
fame isn't very realistic, a lot of bands resort to that age-old
gimmick: little trinkets. Yes, little trinkets -- they're not
just for movie publicists anymore. This amusing cover story chronicles
the best and worst in self-promotional doo-dads, from accidentally
exploding snow globes to bongs from the Happiest Place on Earth.
Check it out, and speaking of promotions, don't forget to send
away for your free Weekly Wire spatula! (Offer not valid
in states with Internet connections.)
Also this week, we've got an eclectic assortment of feature stories
about an eclectic bunch of artists. (I apologize for using the
word "eclectic" so much, but boy, does it apply.)
This piece on Karl Wallinger shows the Beatlesesque Welsh popster
making the most of his post-Waterboys days. A concert review of
an intimate Ronnie Milsap performance finds the veteran country
crooner relaxing with integrity.
Fans of jazz might be interested to hear what Wynton Marsalis
has recently cooked up: his "Blood on the Fields" jazz opera combines toe-tapping swing with programmatic styles to tell a story about slaves on a quest for freedom. Other stories provide updates on drawling
roughneck Sand Sheff and the rockin' new image of former y'allternative
band The Old 97's.
You want reviews? We got reviews. I can't count them all, but
there's plenty, and many of them are even bands you've heard
of! Here's a list -- check it twice.
- A monster file of reviews that includes albums by: The Sea and
the Cake, Marcia Ball, Jim White, Blue Mountain, Poster Children,
Allen Ginsberg/Timothy Leary, Audioweb, Wyclef Jean, and Jesus
Alemany & Cubanismo
- Another monster set of (humorously written) reviews: Radiohead,
Motley Crue, Prodigy, Sara McLachlan, Primus, Masters of Reality,
That Dog, Megadeth, Michelle Malone, Geezer, Verboe, Mem Shannon,
Buick MacKane, Sugar Plant, and Billy Ray Cyrus's new album The
Best of Billy Ray Cyrus, which is probably on one of those
eensy-weensy CDs
- A more manageable (but still quite eclectic) set of reviews,
including albums by Cordell Jackson, R.B. Morris, and David Byrne
- Reviews of the latest Wu-Tang Clan and Nearly God (Tricky's
latest incarnation) albums
- A look at the reissued double-CD of work by the Young Nashvilleans
- summaries of recent work by Black Uhuru, Ben Lee, and Geraldine
Fibbers
Whew! See what I mean about Eclectic? My brain feels fried. Say,
where's that spatula?
Talk Back 
If anything in this section offends, annoys or perturbs your senses,
here's your place to scream like an angry punk rocker.
Roger's Right Hand
Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman discuss the legacy of the Byrds as Columbia/Legacy reissues their catalog. [07-02-97]
Tim Stegall
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