cover story news opinion arts movies music naked city food listings classifieds real estate forums browse win personals about us contact us advertise with us CP jobs & internships Dish Restaurant Guide Subscribe Email Newsletter August 6–13, 1998 cover story…

May 14–21, 1998 20 questions Ben Stein Interview by Brian Howard Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Ferris American Spectator A License to Steal—Michael Milken and the Conspiracy to Bilk the Nation Win Ben Stein’s Money Win Ben Stein’s Money Tommy and…

April 16–23, 1998 music issue|profile Women Folk She-Haw: Two girls, a guitar and big country. by Brian Howard photo: Jay Matsueda Supermarkets are for shopping, not singing. Right? But Amy Pickard and Beth Case, the two transplanted Southerners of She-Haw…

March 26–April 2, 1998 music Indie 500 Wowee zowee! Fresh outta SXSW, here comes the indie rock. by Brian Howard When it comes to indie rock, who’s really indie anymore? Most labels have a major’s hand in their back pocket…

December 18–25, 1997 disc quicks X-mas disc X-travaganza By Brian Howard and Patrick Rapa Every year around this time, the music industry spews forth an ungodly slew of “brand new” Christmas music, opening up, yet again, the deep coffer of…

October 30–November 6, 1997 music (L. to R.) Eric Judy, Jeremiah Green and Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. The Mouse That Wheezed Modest Mouse is under the weather and sick of the new West. By Brian Howard   It isn’t…

October 16–23, 1997 music|the music issue The Song Remains the Same? the music issue Patrick Harrington and Chucky Gray, Swan Song’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Julia Lehman/City Paper     “I don’t think there was ever another band that…

September 4–11, 1997 disc quicks|rock/pop The Dambuilders Against the Stars (Eastwest) Syrup USA All Over the Land (Flydaddy) The Dambuilders My first exposure to The Dambuilders was through two scrappy little pop songs on two separate compilations. Both were fun…

May 8–15, 1997 city beat The Irrelevance Zone By Brian Howard Deborah Wilson Williams, at-large candidate for the Empowerment Zone Community Trust Board. Keeping in mind that you can barely get people out to vote for a presidential election, the…