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1992 Stories by Greg Baker

• Program Notes

  published December 30, 1992

  Between Hurricane Andrew and the holidays, it'll be a miracle if there are survivors. This is what we celebrate on the eve of 1993: skyrocketing... More >>

• End of The Line

  published December 30, 1992

  Yes, still more local efforts cross our ears and end up with ink all over them. Thanks for your feedback. Thanks for the music. Thanks for a great... More >>

• Sea Monsters Attack Miami Beach!

  published December 23, 1992

  Dozens of terrified tourists scrambled to shore as vigilant beachcomber Glenn McGahee alerted them to his shocking discovery: hundreds of... More >>

• Program Notes

  published December 23, 1992

  Pandisc prez Bo Crane knows the music biz. Bo knows hit records. And boy does Bo know how to toss a pah-tay. It's not Bo's fault, either, that... More >>

• Program Notes

  published December 16, 1992

  Ah, the piney smell of Christmas trees, the lights twinkling and decorations shining, the spirit of the holidays glowing everywhere you go. Makes... More >>

• Monkee On His Back

  published December 16, 1992

  Every year in springtime music-bizzers -- songwriters, producers, agents, players, critics, programmers, sycophants -- gather in the muggy city of... More >>

• Star Search

  published December 16, 1992

  The six members of Natural Causes, their manager Keith Schantz, and a two-man photo crew are parading down the long hallway of a Lincoln Road... More >>

• Program Notes

  published December 9, 1992

  Time keeps chickens in my head -- tick, tick, tick, it's never enough. Normally when I'm turned on to something cool, I attempt some research,... More >>

• Local Calls

  published December 9, 1992

  Keeping the lines open and dialing in area codes With the three previous installments of this feature (April, June, and September) we... More >>

• In The Vanguard

  published December 9, 1992

  The world is too much with reference books, guides, and the like, but the two new rock-and-roll road compendiums are something new and different.... More >>

• Built for Speed Reading

  published December 9, 1992

  Hey, hit the highway. Get outta town. Life is a field trip. The adventure never ends. On the road. Again. And there exist a thousand other... More >>

• Program Notes

  published December 2, 1992

  It's feel good time. A churning version of "Adam Raised a Cain" and we are reborn to run, our faith restored and renewed, the music moving us the... More >>

• Funeral For A Friend

  published December 2, 1992

  I don't know about the future, but rock and roll died Tuesday night at the Miami Arena. It was not pretty. What's worse, it wasn't ugly... More >>

• Program Notes

  published November 25, 1992

  I've got more than some and less than plenty, but one thing I have of real value is old friends. Plenty of enemies, too, but I'm not going to... More >>

• Program Notes

  published November 18, 1992

  Hurricanes. Favorite football team. Least favorite weather occurrence. And more. There was that hurricane benefit writing contest thing in New... More >>

• The Dealer Wins

  published November 18, 1992

  I joined the Grave Dancers Union I had to file -- Soul Asylum (on their debut album for Columbiaafter leaving A&M and Twin/Tone) The first,... More >>

• Program Notes

  published November 11, 1992

  One large container frozen lime juice, handful of ice, a slice of lime, and several glugs of vodka. Blend well (making sure lime slice is... More >>

• Program Notes

  published November 4, 1992

  It's a little late now. Out of time, over deadline, which happens when you spend sixteen hours a day on the job, and still have to find time to... More >>

• Program Notes

  published October 28, 1992

  Life is a contest so play it. Or as poet Lionel Goldbart might say, "Integrity is a winning strategy." Right, right. So it is with pride and... More >>

• New Times Recommends

  published October 28, 1992

  As editor of this section I felt it was not only my right, but my duty, to recommend which candidate you should vote for in the presidential... More >>

• Program Notes

  published October 21, 1992

  The year's most important rock album has been released. The rectological explication engenders the broadening base of potential matched against... More >>

• The History of Rock and Roll, Part 34

  published October 21, 1992

  Superstar Chet Atkins, of all people, doesn't quite get it. Asked about a specific technique on a particular song, he mumbles that he barely even... More >>

• How Do You Selll Relief?

  published October 7, 1992

  Let's put it this way: One recent weekend night dozens of top musicians gathered to perform an extravagant benefit concert to help victims of... More >>

• Program Notes

  published September 30, 1992

  Zombie Birdhouse, Three Penny Opera, Mari Serpas and the Instigators. The winning band would get $1000, a cool guitar by a famous-name... More >>

• Program Notes

  published September 23, 1992

  Just another funky day, as Greg Brown would sing. Dear diary: 8:30 a.m., car starts, gets me home. 9:00 a.m.: car won't start. 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.:... More >>