1989 Rolling Stone, random notes
1989 Jamestown Community College newsletter, "10,000 Maniacs Trace Their Roots To JCC"
March 1989 Vegetarian Times, "One in 10,000"
May 6, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "Maniacs Ready to Tour England"
May 13, 1989 New Musical Express
May 19, 1989 The Guardian, "A Lioness's Share of Woe"
May 19, 1989 Palm Beach Post, "Betrayal is Major Theme for Maniacs", (NY Times News Service)
May 20, 1989 Melody Maker, "Watching the Wildlife"
May 22, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs Fans Get Wrong Number"
May 28, 1989 Newsday, "Mainstream, Yes; Sellout, No From 10,000 Maniacs: Lyrical Heights, Few Concessions"
June 3, 1989 Toronto Star, "Merchant a Maniac for a Good Cause"
June 11, 1989 Albany Knickerbocker News, "Maniacs Expands its Tribe of Followers"
June 15, 1989 Rolling Stone, "10,000 Maniacs Break Loose"
June 15-21, 1989 Now (Toronto), "10,000 Maniacs"
June 28, 1989 East Coast Rocker, "10,000 Maniacs: Out of the Tribe, Into the Zoo"
July 1989, Request, "She's A Maniac: Natalie Merchant is Certified Organic"
July 1989 Spin, "Platter du Jour"
July 1989 Vogue, "Like 10,000 Maniacs, the band she leads, Natalie Merchant Demands to be Heard"
July 1989 Music Express, "Unlocking the Zoo"
July 1989 Pulse!, "Music is the Soul Speaking"
July 1989 Scene, "10,000 Maniacs - Saner than Ever"
July 6, 1989 USA Today, "She's a Maniac Who Isn't Crazy About Her Pop Fame"
July 7, 1989 Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "Fans of Original Lyrics Also Love This Town's 2nd Famous Woman"
July 8, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "Local Woman Discusses Maniacs' Video"
July 8, 1989 The Washington Post, "A Father's Favorite Rocker", column by Colman McCarthy, editorial page.
July 9, 1989 Chicago Sun-Times, "The Mainstream Discovers A Fine Madness"
July 13, 1989 St. Louis Post Dispatch, "10,000 Maniacs Climbing the Ladder"
July 14, 1989 Chicago Tribune, "10,000 Maniacs: Small-town Band Goes Global"
July 15, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs Having Fun On Tour"
July 19, 1989 Rocky Mountain News, "10,000 Maniacs: Folk Rock Group is Erasing Image as Heavy-Metal Act, Nears Platinum"
August 1989 Musician, "10,000 Maniacs Face Sex Worship, Backstabbing and Big Bucks"
August 1989 Music Makers, "Touch of Class"
August 4, 1989 Seattle Times, "Natalie Merchant Adds Exotic Aura to 10,000 Maniacs"
August 11, 1989 San Jose Mercury News, "10,000 Maniacs are Determined to Further Ideals"
August 11, 1989 BAM "Zoo Hours"
August 13, 1989 The Los Angeles Times, "The Queen of Nostalgia Gets Real"
August 18, 1989 San Diego Union-Tribune, "Maniacs Sneak Up on Fans with Songs About Ugly Things"
August 19, 1989 San Diego Union-Tribune, "10,000 Maniacs: Band, Name Both Enigmatic"
August 20, 1989 Palm Beach Post, "10,000 Maniacs' Music Belies Their Name"
August 25, 1989 St. Petersburg Times, "The Dream Merchant"
August 26, 1989 The Atlanta Constitution, "Maniacs: Literate Lyricism, Mystic Beats"
August 31, 1989 Houston Post, "10,000 Maniacs Symbolize End of An '80's Era"
August 31, 1989 The Dallas Morning News, "Music With a Mission: A Social Conscience Marks the Bottom Line for 10,000 Maniacs"
September 1989 Spin, "She Sells Sanctuary"
September 1989 The Street, "Beyond the Heart"
September 1989 The Rocket, "10,000 Maniacs - Drumming up fans at the zoo"
September 1989 MTV to Go, "There Are 10,000 Maniacs, But Only One Natalie Merchant"
September 1, 1989 New Orleans Times-Picayune, "10,000 Maniacs With Message for the Masses"
September 1, 1989 Austin American-Statesman, "Maniac Attack"
September 8, 1989 Charlotte Observer, "10,000 Maniacs Mix Rock Band, Folkish Singer"
September 15, 1989 Buffalo News, "Maniacs on the Run"
November 1989 Revolution, "Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!"
December 16, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "Maniacs Help Allegany County Battle Waste Dump"
December 18, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "The 80s: In My Tribe Finishes No. 65
December 22, 1989 St. Louis Post Dispatch, "Maniacs Say No to Road - For 1990"
December 23, 1989 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs Take Tour Break"
Dec 1989/Jan 1990 Sassy "Natalie Merchant Gets Cranky"