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Entries Tagged ‘essays’

My Ode to Jellyfish, Pt. 3

I wrote the following article for Youthquake magazine in 2004, but it still retains its sugary-sweet goodness.
And In The End…
For fans, the end came suddenly. The San Francisco Chronicle reported in February 1994 that the band was writing songs for its next album. Then, three months later, word came of the band’s demise, citing “creative [...]

My Ode to Jellyfish, Pt. 2

I wrote the following article for Youthquake magazine in 2004, but it still retains its sugary-sweet goodness.
Crying Over Spilt Milk
Jellyfish had finally arrived. The band was being mentioned in the same sentence as the Beatles, and Sturmer and Manning were being compared to Lennon and McCartney.
And it drove them crazy.
“I hate the word ‘Beatlesque’ with [...]

My Ode to Jellyfish

I wrote the following article for Youthquake magazine in 2004, but it still retains its sugary-sweet goodness.
“I want to see Jellyfish make it because I’m bored with what alternative rock has become – dreary, dull, dim-witted, and way too inbred. Jellyfish flogs a different set of influences, and for that alone it’s refreshing. In an [...]