ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 9, 1995 By Steve Newton On the follow-up to Green Day’s multiplatinum Dookie CD, lead vocalist-guitarist-lyricist Billie Joe tries just a little too hard to be a punk-rock Everyman. Out of Insomniac’s 14 tracks, no fewer than nine include lines that start with I’m. “I’m a snot-nosed … Continue reading Album review: Green Day, Insomniac (1995)
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Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson sings the praises of unsung Satellite Rick Richards
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 13, 1999 Everyone I’ve talked to about new L.A. guitar band Buckcherry—including Vancouver rocker and reporter John Armstrong, the original “Buck Cherry” of the Modernettes—views the group as a rehash of riff-rock acts from the ’70s (Kiss, AC/DC) and ’90s (the Black Crowes). But Buckcherry’s retro raunch-boogie doesn’t … Continue reading Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson sings the praises of unsung Satellite Rick Richards