Email Author Susan Whitall

1996 Stories by Susan Whitall

• Uncommon One

  published December 26, 1996

  The news that there's a new Van Morrison album out should be thrilling. But for some of us there have been so many Morrison discs in the last year... More >>

• Girl Talk

  published December 5, 1996

  Rock music hasn't traditionally been the musical genre that best expresses vulnerability. Teenage angst maybe; romantic loss certainly. But that... More >>

• Rotations

  published November 28, 1996

  Utah Phillips and Ani Difranco The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (Righteous Babe) On "Bridges," Utah Phillips intones: "I have a... More >>

• Still Blue

  published November 7, 1996

  In a pop world where female musicians are designed, micromanaged, and as carefully positioned in the marketplace as a new brand of air freshener,... More >>

• Rotations

  published October 31, 1996

  John Mellencamp Mr. Happy Go Lucky (Mercury) When I first met John Mellencamp nearly fifteen years ago, he was a young buck... More >>