Email Author Paul Friswold

2001 Stories by Paul Friswold

• The Melvins

  published March 14, 2001

  The Melvins are lusty rock teasers, achingly beautiful temptresses who wink and jiggle seductively from across the record aisle while they... More >>

• Digital Dilemma

  published March 14, 2001

  The ongoing war between the record industry and the music-buying public has taken a turn for the worse in recent years. After winning the format... More >>

• BS 2000

  published February 21, 2001

  A few years ago, Elvis Costello performed a ragged, seat-of-the-pants rendition of his song "Radio, Radio" on one of Saturday Night Live's... More >>

• Dio

  published February 21, 2001

  Say what you will about Ronnie James Dio -- criticize his flair for the dramatic, mock his short stature, note that his glory days were six... More >>

• Pantera

  published February 14, 2001

  Is there any small fiber of the rich Pantera tapestry that has not yet been examined? Everybody from the dolts at Rolling Stone to idiot... More >>

• The BellRays

  published February 7, 2001

  For about a minute there, it looked as if big Detroit-style guitar rock was going to make a comeback. The Hellacopters, Gluecifer, the... More >>

• Enemymine

  published January 31, 2001

  Enemymine makes black-hole rock & roll. It is the sound of rock in its last stage of life, stripped to just the rhythm section. In Enemymine's... More >>

• Marketing Tool

  published January 31, 2001

  The release of a Tool boxed set caused no small amount of outrage around the RFT music offices. Tool has a grand total of three albums to... More >>

• Ulan Bator

  published January 17, 2001

  Ulan Bator are something strange and beautiful and other. Other than rock or pop or world or any simple label that could be slapped on their... More >>