Email Author Melissa Maerz

2004 Stories by Melissa Maerz

• Just For The Record...

  published December 15, 2004

  Ten scientifically approved verdicts about the best albums of the year. More >>

• White Light/White Heat

  published November 10, 2004

  'DIG!' plays both sides of a rock 'n' roll classic. More >>

• Lifestyles of The Rich and Absent

  published October 13, 2004

  Hunting down the stars with Bright Eyes and the Fever. More >>

• We Are Not Alone

  published October 6, 2004

  IMAX discovers life on 'Mars' More >>

• Have You Any Pills?

  published October 6, 2004

  PJ Harvey and Brian Wilson go down easy, the 5,6,7,8's are harder to swallow. More >>

• Fall Arts

  published September 15, 2004

  In the interest of Future-Past Daydreamers everywhere, City Pages has decided to provide you with so much information about upcoming film, music,... More >>

• Been Down So Long, Looks Like Up To Me

  published August 25, 2004

  Lou Barlow's broken spirit; Jean Grae's faulty turntable; an olympic hopeful fan's fall More >>

• Not Yet Men, Already Rock Stars

  published August 18, 2004

  Melodious Owl reinvent music, study for SATs. More >>

• Why I Love Humans In Their Contemptible Mortal State

  published July 21, 2004

  Miss Pussycat and Melodious owl show their homo sapien side. More >>

• Ah-oooh!

  published July 14, 2004

  Howling with Mallman's werewolves of Minneapolis and other scary tales More >>

• Why Don't We Do It On The Road?

  published July 7, 2004

  Join a band. See the world. Meet interesting people and go broke playing for them. 10 days on the road with Friends Like These. More >>

• Print Out This Page, Roll It Up in a Ball, And Toss It In The Gutter

  published June 16, 2004

  A tribute to all things lost--and "Found". More >>

• My Ride, Myself

  published May 12, 2004

  On the corner of Robert and Concord streets, you can feel a heartbeat in your shoes even if you can't feel anything in your chest--booming... More >>

• Shake Your Tits

  published May 12, 2004

  Gogol Bordello, Peaches, and Neung Phak show us their good stuff. More >>

• Do That Clappity-Clap Thing!

  published April 21, 2004

  Putting our hands together for the Pixies, Mirah, and Stellastarr* More >>

• Freakout Hell Ride

  published April 7, 2004

  Getting on board the love train with Al Green, Blonde Redhead, and the Owls. More >>

• Southern Culture on the Skids

  published March 31, 2004

  SXSW: Good taste and sobriety go down fighting at the music party of the year. More >>

• Forget Me Lots

  published March 17, 2004

  Carrey, Kaufman, and Gondry wander through the fog of love. More >>

• How To Wear A Blood Goatee

  published March 17, 2004

  A week of pummeling pop with The Walkmen, Broken Social Scene, and Walker Kong. More >>

• Abusing Steers With George W. Bush

  published March 10, 2004

  This week: A swig of Tonic and a Coachwhip to the booty. More >>

• Romantica: It's Your Weakness That I Want

  published March 3, 2004

  Romantica It's Your Weakness That I Want 2024 Records Love letters often read better after... More >>

• Playing Doctor

  published February 25, 2004

  Smoking like Dre, rioting against junior high, singing in the parking lot. More >>

• Live From The Vomitorium

  published February 18, 2004

  Man-sized poultry, punk-rock panties, and the grossest story ever told. More >>

• Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo

  published February 4, 2004

  Giving ourselves permission to headbang, breakdance, and scream. More >>

• The Best Little Burlesque Club in Town

  published January 28, 2004

  A good striptease requires a surprising amount of clothes. The frilly panties with scalloped lace that winks like false eyelashes when hips... More >>