Every Day of Your Life

Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation

"...band wanted and shoulda been a contender. Not with Geffen Records, who signed Pariah in 1991 when Guns N'..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

What It Is

Edie Brickell returns to tell the world what she is.

"...her past. Sure, in hindsight, she might have fought Geffen Records' decision to fire original drummer Brandon Aly and..."

June 2, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

"...It's now official: Hamell on Trial is a Mercury Records artist. Though it's been an assumption since not long..."

July 14, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

All Things Must Pass

Spirited doc traces the rise and fall of Tower Records

"...lively history of the rise and fall of Tower Records. At once a celebratory history and cautionary tale, the..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Peacemaker

"...while back by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen – is almost completely what you might expect from..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Driving a New Buick

"...in the fairy tale wedding of Antone's and Discovery Records, says he's one of three execs at the label..."

July 4, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Austin versus Islam, Freedom and Justice (Records) for all, and that damn Ray Benson again.

"...That's what "Steve" (not his real name) from Bostrox Records -- a spinoff of local label Jarrett Records --..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...and formed the Arc Angels, a hit act for Geffen Records...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Shooting Star

"...Puppets. "My brother is on all the Meat Puppets records up to this point, so he's still a Meat..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

The Chopping Block

"...Geffen Records..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature

Another Round

A poetic third act for carnival riot Shoulders

"...Shoulders were musical darlings whose music eluded definition. Even Geffen Records was interested, but "they couldn't pigeonhole us," states..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Gift Guide: Mojo Nixon

The Mojo Manifesto (Manifesto Records)

"...Nineties, reportedly for "Bring Me the Head of David Geffen" (finally released on 1997's Gadzooks!!!), but the purgatory worked..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

This Is No Depression

Another look at Lone Justice, Uncle Tupelo, and some blues

"...loud guitars and frantic rhythms. Later on, it attracted Geffen Records. Eighteen-year-old Maria McKee howls like an over-caffeinated Dolly..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

RAM

"...produced for maximum sonic separation as if by L.A.'s Geffen Records in the hair Nineties. Screaming good fun...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Neil Young, Gillian Welch, Jolie Holland & the Grand Chandeliers

"...Treasure prove essential to the series. With support from Geffen Records waning, Young retaliated with a crack country outfit..."

July 8, 2011 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Chris Gates & Gatesville

"...track is a countrified recording of its namesake's 1990s Geffen Records rauncher Junkyard's bloozey hit "Simple Man," reborn as..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Pleasure Club

SXSW Records

"...Pleasure ClubHere Comes the Trick In 1996, Geffen signed James Hall but didn't know what to do..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Kate X Messer

Sleighed: The Other Side of Christmas (Hip-O/Universal)

Christmas Records

"...shows up here, as do a couple cuts from Geffen's '96 Christmas comp: Beck's voicebox-laden "The Little Drum Machine..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Public Notice

"Public Notice" is the sassy yet totally sincere public service column.

"...weeks after his band Pariah officially was dropped from Geffen Records. Like many musicians, Sims felt he was on..."

March 17, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Austin, Texas! Love It or Leave It!

"...weeks after his band Pariah officially was dropped from Geffen Records. Like many musicians, Sims felt he was on..."

March 19, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Welcome to Austin; Now Go Home

"...weeks after his band Pariah officially was dropped from Geffen Records. Like many musicians, Sims felt he was on..."

March 20, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

They're Heeeeeerrre...

"...weeks after his band Pariah officially was dropped from Geffen Records. Like many musicians, Sims felt he was on..."

March 14, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Great Expectations

Assessing Austin's Class of '96

"...while Fastball awaits word on their future with Hollywood Records. Others, such as Spoon and the out-of-left-field Craig Ross,..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Living in a Dream

Too Many Ways to Fall

"...Layton: After we signed to Geffen, we immediately started putting together material and playing as..."

May 14, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Whither Rock?

ii.

"...led by guitarist Page Hamilton had sold some 30,000 records of their first record Strap It On on the..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Gina Arnold

Welcome Wagon

Doyle Bramhall II, classic rock's most promising new blood

"...still reeling from having lost his solo deal with Geffen, which in many ways, was itself a second chance...."

May 25, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...about the music business. I was trying to make records with my friends at my own level. We didn't..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Search & Destroy

Pages That Rock

"...And that the period in-between -- of "Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen, and the Head-on Collision of Rock And Commerce,"..."

March 14, 1997 Books Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...anticipating the May release of A Thousand Leaves for Geffen. There's your headliner - the royal family of the..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...(Geffen)..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Music Review

1   2   3     NEXT ›    3 »