January 2027, 2000 disc quicks|rock/pop Chappaquiddick Skyline Chappaquiddick Skyline (Sub Pop) Just when you thought Quasis Sam Coomes had claimed the prize of Indie Rock King of Pain, Joe Pernice is back. “Everyone Else is Evolving,” the first song on…
January 1320, 2000 hit and run Mumia Movie Mystery A young New York filmmaker now at work on a documentary about convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal says he wants to create “an unbiased piece that actually looks at the [Abu-Jamal supporters]…
January 1320, 2000 city beat E-ternal Damnation Ripped off by e-mail retailers this holiday season? Heres what to do. by Jennifer Rauch With the Internet offering relief from his agoraphobia, John Boothman indulged in a merry online shopping spree last…
January 613, 2000 slant Play-it-again Sham by Aaron M. Larkin Turn on a radio and flip through the stations. You hear the same thing: big-name bands, songs you once loved but now cant stand because theyve been played to death.…
January 613, 2000 20 questions Pat DiNizio interview by Ed Condran Pat DiNizio has a lot on his mind these days. But the leader of the blue-collar, no-frills North Jersey rock group The Smithereens isnt so much worried about the…
January 613, 2000 six pick Johnnys Dance Band In the early 1970s when The Hooters were a band called Baby Grand and Springsteen was hanging at the Jersey Shore there was Johnnys Dance Band. The largish rock group…
December 2330, 1999 pretzel logic Mother and Child Reunion Whatever holiday cheer Domestic Relations Court Judge Joyce Mozenter was experiencing came to an abrupt halt last week when I told her about the missing baby. “Oh my God,” she sighed…
December 2330, 1999 cover story What Happened Next? What Happened Next? Second acts, surprising twists and final outcomes: Updates on some of City Papers biggest stories of 1999. The Kimberly Conundrum (Jan. 8) The Story: Two years after Center City…
December 916, 1999 slant He Didnt Have To by Art Howe For a long time, I wondered why W. Russell G. Byers went to work. He certainly didnt have to. He already had more than most of us could ever…
November 25December 2, 1999 disc quicks|rock/pop Solé Skin Deep (Dreamworks) “Wanna freak me, treat me, eat me, nigga?” No doubt, Solé, aka Tonya Johnston, has confidence to burn, as she asserts in “Spell My Name Right.” On her debut, Skin…
