Email Author Jeff Stratton

Awards

• 2007 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published August 24, 2006

  "Rim Job"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 26, 2005

  "Mr. Big Shot"

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2000 Stories by Jeff Stratton

• Slow and Low

  published October 12, 2000

  It's only 9:00 a.m., but Al Sparhawk is wide awake. Such is life when you're the father of a six-month-old. As young Hollis Mae Sparhawk lets out... More >>

• Victim Mentality

  published August 24, 2000

  Someone somewhere said something about tragedy being an opportunity,” remarks Ulysses Perez, drummer for Miami trio A Kite Is a Victim. It's no... More >>

• Spring Heel Jack

  published July 27, 2000

  Whereas most drum and bass acts are identifiable by a signature sound (Goldie, LTJ Bukem, and the like), Spring Heel Jack doesn't really have one,... More >>

• Struggling with Greatness

  published June 15, 2000

  Six years ago, when the band known as Ed Matus' Struggle (EMS) settled on its curious moniker, the whole thing felt like a joke. "There's a lot of... More >>

• That's Entertainment!

  published June 1, 2000

  Begin with a bouillabaisse of Zappa, Beefheart, and the Residents, add a liberal dose of Spike Jones's comedy, and then throw in the best bits... More >>

• Salt in the Wound

  published May 25, 2000

  Can't we all just get along? Not if you look to the demise of Veruca Salt, which went down in flames two years ago after singer/guitarists Nina... More >>

• The Devil Inside

  published April 20, 2000

  Glenn Danzig is a living, breathing cartoon character. No, really, just take a look at the cover of the new Danzig album, which pictures the... More >>