Email Author Jason Gross

2006 Stories by Jason Gross

• Typical Girls Aloud

  published October 31, 2006

  While most of the original U.K. girl-punk bands only reappear on reissues, it's no surprise the Slits mounted a reunion tour. Singer Ari Up has... More >>

• '69 Love Songs

  published July 25, 2006

  Even within the tropicália movement (which rivals genres like postpunk for artsy-politico content), Brazil's Os Mutantes stood out with... More >>

• Being Boredoms

  published July 4, 2006

  Though a near repeat of last year's Bowery Ballroom show, this was still a bizarre, moving experience. After pushing art terrorism to its comical... More >>

• Half-Truth Serum

  published June 6, 2006

  Despite the exposure of his first solo album in more than a decade and his first nationwide tour in a pair of 'em, T-Bone Burnett cultivates... More >>

• A Nerd on the Range, Fit for Socks But Not Boots

  published March 21, 2006

  Even after Golden Throats, we're still tortured by Hollywood's musical horrors: high-drama hard-rock (Keanu Reeves's Dogstar, Russell Crowe's 30... More >>