Geoff Wilbur’s Renegade Newsletter


Past Interviews, Articles, and Reviews

July 1993 through August 1994 (first 10 issues)


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Interviews


Band or Artist Person Interviewed GWRN Writer Edition Issue
All Bill Stevenson Rick Gebhard Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Allgood Clay Fuller and Corky Jones Matt Duke Lansing June 1994
Bakers Pink

Michael Anthony Franano Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Roger Ballard Roger Ballard Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Barkmarket Rock Savage and John Nowlin Toni Jedlowski Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Bleeding Hearts Earl Cosmo Geoff Wilbur Industry August 1994
Blister Pistons Scott Stefanski, Craig Nelson, and Joel Purkiss Rick Gebhard Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Gary Brinin Band Gary Brinin Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Brother Cane Damon Johnson Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Ricky Byrd Ricky Byrd Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Shawn Camp Shawn Camp Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
The Chance Ethan Kreiswirth Kimberly Flis/ interview by Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Chemlab Jared Toni Jedlowski Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Child’s Play John Allen Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
The Cranberries Fergie Lawler Jason Butler Lansing March 1994
Dandelion Kevin Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Eleven Natasha Shneider Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Five Day Rain Joel Ferguson Devene Darovich Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Ghost of an American Airman Alan Galbraith Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Great White Michael Lardie Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Groove Spoon Mike Pale, Allen Quail, and Riley Padgitt Jason Gorbett Lansing June 1994
Heyday Ross “The Boss” Friedman Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
LeCompt Michael LeCompt Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Lillian Axe Darrin Delatte Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Denny Luce Denny Luce Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Lucy Brown Gene Hawkins Melanie Schaffner Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Material Issue Jim Ellison Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
Midnite Ryder Kurt Moore and Alton Taylor Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
My Sister’s Machine Nick Pollock Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Nudeswirl Dizzy Cortright Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Wally Pleasant Wally Pleasant Devene Darovich Lansing December 1993
The Pursuit of Happiness Moe Berg Devene Darovich Lansing March 1994
The Revolution Ken Mari Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Patty Ross Patty Ross Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Fernando Saunders Fernando Saunders The Wild Card/interview by Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Skrew Adam Grossman Toni Jedlowski Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Soul Shock Remedy (formerly The Revolution) Ken Mari Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Texas Sharleen Spiteri Jason Gorbett Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Thunder Road Bing Langham Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Truck Stop Love Matt Mozier Todd Wicks Lansing March 1994
256 Rodney Johnson Rick Gebhard Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Tyketto Michael Clayton and Danny Vaughn Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Valentine Smith Bill McGarvey and Steve Dima Todd Wicks Lansing June 1994
The Verve Pipe Don Brown Jason Gorbett Lansing March 1994
(radio personality – WJXQ-FM) Tim Barron The Wild Card Lansing June 1994

Articles


Band, Artist, or Subject Covered GWRN Writer Edition Issue
Bad Oskar (Drew Howard) Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Johnny Edwards Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Undercurrents ’94 coverage (see also live reviews for names of bands covered) Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Undercurrents ’94 coverage (see also live reviews for names of bands covered) Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994

Disc or Tape Reviews


Band or Artist Album or Single Title Label GWRN Writer Edition Issue
The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen Elektra Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Laurie Anderson Mister Heartbreak Warner Brothers Joe Szilvagyi Lansing March 1994
Anthrax Live… The Island Years Island Shane Copher Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Badfinger Straight Up Capitol The Wild Card Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Beastie Boys Ill Communication Grand Royal/ Capitol Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
BeeGees Size Isn’t Everything Polydor Kimberly Flis Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Tony Bennett MTV Unplugged Columbia Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Big Hat Selena At My Window March Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Clint Black No Time to Kill RCA Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
The Blackeyed Susans All Souls Alive Frontier The Wild Card Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Bleeding Hearts Heart + Soldier Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
BoDeans Go Slow Down Slash Joe Szilvagyi Lansing December 1993
Boingo Boingo Giant Joe Szilvagyi Lansing June 1994
Buffalo Tom Big Red Letter Day Beggars Banquet Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
William Burroughs Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales Island Red Label Joe Szilvagyi Lansing March 1994
William Burroughs and Kurt Cobain the “Priest” they called him Tim Kerr Joe Szilvagyi Lansing March 1994
William S. Burroughs and Gus Van Sant The Elvis Letters Tim Kerr Joe Szilvagyi Lansing March 1994
Shawn Camp Shawn Camp Reprise Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Steve Camp Taking Heaven By Storm Warner Alliance Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Cannibal Corpse The Bleeding Metal Blade Shane Copher Lansing June 1994
Johnny Cash American Recordings American Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
The Chance The Chance Skydoor Kimberly Flis Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Chapterhouse Blood Music Dediated/Arista Kimberly Flis Lansing March 1994
The Cinch Inscence of Time Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Coming of Age Coming of Age Zoo Entertainment Jason Butler Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Concrete Blonde Mexican Moon Capitol Toni Jedlowski Lansing December 1993
Confederate Railroad Notorious Atlantic Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Coverdale/Page Coverdale/Page Geffen Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
The Cranberries Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? Island Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Crash Test Dummies God Shuffled His Feet Arista Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Crazy Alice Bender Sonic Bubblegum Gecko Lansing June 1994
Dead Fly Boy Dead Fly Boy Sector II Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Def Leppard Retro Active Mercury The Wild Card Lansing December 1993
Demelich Nespithe Pavement Shane Copher Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Demented Ted Promises Impure Pavement Shane Copher Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Desultory Bitterness Metal Blade Shane Copher Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Dirty Looks Chewing on the Bit RockWorld The Wild Card Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Dirty Pool The Wild Card Lansing June 1994
Dogbowl Tit… an Opera Shimmy Disk Joe Szilvagyi Lansing December 1993
Dramarama Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Chameleon Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
The DT’s Cinch Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Slim Dunlap The Old New Me Medium Cool/ Twin/Tone Todd Wicks Lansing December 1993
Dysfunktional Son of God Jelvus Loves You Devene Darovich Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
East 17 Walthamstow London Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Eve’s Plum Envy 550 Music/ Epic Todd Wicks Lansing March 1994
Eye Teeth Threnody Rick Gebhard Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Felony To the Core Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Melissa Ferrick Massive Blur Atlantic The Wild Card Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Five Day Rain Five Day Rain Stiff Disc Productions Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
Five Day Rain Five Day Rain Stiff Disc Productions Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Flop Whenever You’re Ready Frontier/Epic Rick Gebhard Lansing March 1994
Forge Part Man, Part Machine, All Power Inexorable Productions Toni Jedlowski Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Frente! Labour of Love Mammoth Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Frente! Marvin the Album Mammoth Joe Szilvagyi Lansing June 1994
Fury Fury Action City The Wild Card Lansing December 1993
Get Set V.O.P. Voice of the Projects Polydor Devene Darovich Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
The J. Giels Band Houseparty Rhino Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Glen Related Glen Related Geoff Wilbur Industry August 1994
The God Machine Scenes From the Second Story Fiction Joe Szilvagyi Lansing September 1993
Godstar Sleeper Taang! Gecko Lansing December 1993
Gone Dog Muleskinner Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Tim Goodwin Emotions in Motion Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy Slash Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
The Graveyard Train The Graveyard Train Geffen Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Great White Sail Away Zoo Entertainment Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Greta No Biting Stardog/ Mercury Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
The Hair and Skin Trading Company Over Valence Beggars Banquet Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
H.P. Zinker Staying Loose Energy Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Haddaway Haddaway Arista Matt Duke Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Hand of Dog Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
PJ Harvey Man Size Island Joe Szilvagyi Lansing September 1993
PJ Harvey 4 Track Demos Island Joe Szilvagyi Lansing December 1993
The Juliana Hatfield Three Become What You Are Atlantic/ Mammoth Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Warren Haynes Tales of Ordinary Madness Megaforce Entertainment Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Heckyl and Jive Fish Out of Water Devene Darovich Lansing December 1993
Hero Pig Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Heyday Heyday Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
The HoHos Ho’s Next Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
Hole Live Through This Rough Trade Joe Szilvagyi Lansing June 1994
The Honest Liars 2 X 4 Todd Wicks Lansing March 1994
House of Love Audience With the Mind Fontana Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
The Hush Googolplex Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Ron Hyden Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Illegal In the Name of the Law Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Illegal Grind You Down & The Opponent Geoff Wilbur Industry August 1994
In Minds Eye Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Indian Rope Burn Sex Party GGE Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Interzone Not Quite Kashmir Sinap Productions The Wild Card Lansing June 1994
INXS Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Atlantic Todd Wicks Lansing December 1993
Janet Jackson Janet A&M Matt Duke Lansing December 1993
Thomas Jean Lusa and Pipe Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Jim Crow Jim Crow Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Sass Jordan Rats Impact The Wild Card Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Kieran Kane Find My Way Home Atlantic Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Karmic Wha’la in the Field of Flowers Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
King Apparatus Marbles Cargo Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Kiss Alive III Mercury Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Kittywampus Smudge Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Krysis Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Last Tribe Substance & Soul Energy Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Latin Playboys Latin Playboys Slash Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Chris LeDoux Under This Old Hat Liberty Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Little Texas Big Time Warner Brothers Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Love Jones Here’s to the Losers Zoo Entertainment Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Denny Luce Country Music’s Changing Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
Mike Lucero The Harmony of Anarchy Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
George Lynch Sacred Groove Elektra The Wild Card Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Yngwie Malmsteen The Seventh Sign CMC International Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Material Hallucination Engine Axiom Joe Szilvagyi Lansing March 1994
Kathy Mattea Good News Mercury Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
The Mavericks What a Crying Shame MCA Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Reba McEntire Greatest Hits Volume Two MCA Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
John Mellencamp Human Wheels Mercury Todd Wicks Lansing December 1993
Mental Landscape Music for the Thought Revolution Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Moodcrush Chronic Memoirs Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Motor Screamin’ Bloody Motor Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Anisa Murphy Yesterday’s Angels Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
The Mustangs Big Ride 93 Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
The Mustangs Big Ride 93 The Wild Card Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Muzza Chunka Fishy Pants Rowdy Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
My Sister’s Machine Wallflower Chameleon Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Naked Soul Visiting Your Planet Scotti Brothers Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Nightnoise Shadow of Time Windham Hill Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Oppressor Solstice of Oppression Red Light Shane Copher Lansing June 1994
orange sugarmuffin Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids July 1993
Outcry Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Overdue 4 For the Road Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Ozric Tentacles Jurassic Shift I.R.S. Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Peace Cleaver Social Medi-sin Geoff Wilbur Lansing March 1994
Peach Siesta Caroline Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Pearl Jam Vs. Epic Associated Todd Wicks Lansing December 1993
Pitch Shifter Industrial Grind Core Jason Butler Lansing December 1993
Robert Plant Fate of Nations Es Paranza Todd Wicks Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Playgrind Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Wally Pleasant Welcome to Pleasantville Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
The Point Fingernoid Slink I.R.S. Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
The Point Fingernoid Slink I.R.S. Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
The Power Trio From Hell American Man Reprise Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Private Sector Geoff Wilbur Lansing December 1993
Pure Pureafunalia Reprise Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
Michael Rank Coral Caroline Joe Szilvagyi Lansing September 1993
Redd Kross Phaseshifter Mercury Kimberly Flis Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Restless Heart Big Iron Horses RCA Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
David Rose Throwin’ Popcorn at the Screen Geoff Wilbur Industry August 1994
Rude Agnus Geoff Wilbur Lansing June 1994
Rush Counterparts Mercury The Wild Card Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Salt-N-Pepa Very Necessary Next Plateau/ London Matt Duke Lansing March 1994
Fernando Saunders The Spin A&M The Wild Card Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Scorpions Face the Heat Mercury The Wild Card Lansing March 1994
7 Seconds Out the Shizzy Headhunter/ Cargo Jason Gorbett Lansing March 1994
The Brian Setzer Orchestra The Brian Setzer Orchestra Hollywood Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jul.-Sep. 1994
Shaver Tramp on Your Street Praxis Internat’l/Zoo Entertainment Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Oct.-Dec. 1993
Shenandoah Under the Kudzu RCA Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Shonen Knife Rock Animals Virgin Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994
Shootyz Groove Respect Mercury Geoff Wilbur Lansing September 1993
The Silver Sun Time for a Change Geoff Wilbur Grand Rapids Jan.-Mar. 1994
Sister Machine Gun The Torture Technique Wax Trax! Joe Szilvagyi Grand Rapids Apr.-Jun. 1994