August 2004
Interviews
Daniel Mitchell discusses Braid's upcoming summer reunion tour with guitarist Chris Broach.
With a unique concept behind his first Global Underground mix in years, DJ Sasha aims to re-invent the wheels of steel. Kiran Aditham gives us the in spin.
Daniel Mitchell discusses free health care, Krishnas, and Crownhate Ruin with the gentlemen of True North.
Music Reviews
Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop). Review by Terry Eagan.
Up In Them Guts (No Idea). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music A
Going Gone (Prison Jazz). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
The Advantage (5RC). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Lost Sunset Lounge (CD & DVD) (Kriztal). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music B
Lynch The Weirdo (Serjical Strike). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Hangover Music Vol. VI (Spitfire). Review by Joe Frietze.
Six Song Sampler (David Passack Entertainment). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Bee Hives (Arts & Crafts). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Random Acts of Happiness (Summerfold). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
A Tribute To Guns N' Roses (Law of Intertia). Review by Nick Plante.
Music C
Control Alt Delete (Add Two Zeros). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Cure (Geffen). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music D
Tripped Into Divine (Sixthman). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Compilation #1 (DFA). Review by Danny Lewis.
Music F
Anyway (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
The Other Side (Right On). Review by Andrew Ellis.
The Battle For Everything (Sony/Aware). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Dove (No Idea). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Flowers in the Attic Roma Delenda Est
Split 7" (McCarthyism). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Friend of Howard (Littlebrother). Review by Stein Haukland.
Music G
The Other Side (Republic - Universal). Review by Joe Frietze.
Bodysong (Parlophone). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Live - Rockin' In The Free World (Epic). Review by Joe Frietze.
Music H
The Lake Effect (Post 436). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Are you From Dixie? (D-Fens Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Someone To Tell (Columbia). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Havin’ Fun, Soundin’ Good. Review by Jason Feifer.
The Pale Green Girl (DBK Works). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music I
A Crow Left Of The Murder (Epic/Immortal). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Volume 7 (Gigolo). Review by Danny Lewis.
Music J
Slowburn. Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music L
Up The Bracket (Rough Trade). Review by Danny Lewis.
Start Something (Columbia). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Pretend You're Alive (Militia Group). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music M
Through The Ashes Of Empires (Roadrunner). Review by Nick Plante.
Greetings and Amputations (McCarthyism). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Beginnings (Columbia). Review by Nick Plante.
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (Everloving). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic). Review by Nick Plante.
Love Carries An Ax (Lucid). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Mutual Admiration Society (Sugar Hill). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music N
Chose Your Own Adventure EP (Monosyllabic). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Epic (Temporary Residence). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
No-Fi Soul Rebellion / Volumen
Split 7" (Wantage Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music O
A Name Writ in Water (Level Plane). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Ethnomixicology (Six Degrees). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music P
Volume 8 (Epitaph). Review by Troy Jewell.
Like You Like An Arsonist (New Line). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
For the Love of Music (SubCity). Review by Troy Jewell.
This Is For Real (Mute). Review by Danny Lewis.
Neu (Asian Man). Review by Aaron Shaul.
That The World May Sing Far Away Music, Honky (Heavy G). Review by Carl F Gauze.
No More Songs About Sleep and Fire (Hidden Agenda). Review by Troy Jewell.
Ideas of Reference (Black Market Activities). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music R
Dead Letters (Interscope). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Known Unknown (Favored Nations). Review by Joe Frietze.
Extended Player 24:26 (Reprise). Review by Sean Slone.
Phase Three (145). Review by Troy Jewell.
The Disconnection (Interscope). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music S
The Twilight Era (Blue Disguise). Review by James Mann.
Matt Sharp (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Live (Sixthman). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Up The Dose (RCA). Review by Nick Plante.
Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance (self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Travels in the South (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
Spaceship Lullaby (Atavistic ). Review by James Mann.
Music T
A Snow Capped Romance (Roadrunner). Review by Nick Plante.
Transistor Transistor / Wolves
Split EP (Level Plane). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Straight (Birdman). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music U
The Hillside Scramblers (INDIEgo). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music V
Cul-De-Sac (Universal). Review by Nick Plante.
Die Trying (Crosscheck). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music X
Fabulous Muscles (5RC). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Print Reviews
Marty Beckerman intertwines a fictional narrative with various disturbing facts about teenage sexuality to form a fairly accurate document about modern teenage promiscuity and hedonism. Fairly accurate according to Daniel Mitchell, anyway, who apparently led the life of Riley as a teen.
In a Hollywood-ready plot, an attractive woman named Joey is tossed off a boat by her husband, for reasons unknown. With the help of her friends and relations--including a loopy sheepherding brother from New Zealand--she sets out to find out what's what. Come on in, Ben Varkentine says. The water's fine.
The kid can write. Who knew? Ben Varkentine is just as surprised as you are.
Do you remember when girls wore slacks? - so hip!
Traffic stops, men get heart attacks - so hip!
Seems so strange Carl F Gauze took it like that…so hip it hurts!
Screen Reviews
A re-release of the original 1954 Godzilla film without all the extra fat! Rob Levy squints at the subtitles and declares it improved.
No one will contest the importance of John Lee Hooker in the development of rock music. Bob Cliffordson explains why another DVD of material is still essential.
Rob Levy uncovers this little black comedy about about committment, friendship, trust, change, relationships, Carly Simon and deception.
Carl F Gauze -- and most likely the rest of the home audience -- is not one for the singalong. Sometimes, you just gotta let the band do its thing.
