July 2004

Event Reviews

Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins has never been cool. But he does know how to put on a show. Brian Coles gives us a retrospective on his career and perspective on a Los Angeles show, with photos from Michelle LaRose in Tampa.

Skinny Puppy

Kiran Aditham witnesses the rebirth of Vancouver's art-industrial legends Skinny Puppy; blood, guts and costume changes fully intact.

Interviews

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

What's inside the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum? What are its operating hours, and is there a gift shop? Do seniors get a discount? Sir Millard Mulch, lacking a proper brochure, details the workings of an improbable destination with Nils Frykdahl.

Music Reviews

Music A

After the Order

Stop Rock N' Roll. Review by Tim Wardyn.

Alpha

Stargazing (Special Edition) (Nettwerk America). Review by Terry Eagan.

Aroah

The Last Laugh (Acuarela ). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Asylum Street Spankers

Mercurial (Spanks-a-lot). Review by Lips Fresno.

The Avengers

The American In Me (DBK Works). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Avenues

When the Sun Was Happy (Duffmeister). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music B

Baby Dayliner

High Heart & Low Estate (Brassland). Review by Ben Varkentine.

The Beat Farmers

Tales of The New West (Rhino). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Boston

A Punk and Hardcore Compilation! (Rodent Popsicle). Review by Stein Haukland.

Music C

The Cucumbers

All Things To You (Fictitious Records). Review by James Mann.

Music D

Decade

Ten Years of Fierce Panda (Fierce Panda / Brash). Review by Stein Haukland.

Drop

Summer Sessions (Flipped Disc). Review by Stein Haukland.

Music E

Eleven Eleven

Head (Forever Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Music F

Jay Farrar

Stone, Steel & Bright Lights (Transmit Sound). Review by Sean Slone.

freezepop

fancy ultra-fresh (archenemy). Review by Ben "synth pop snob" Varkentine.

Frost

Raise Your Fist to Metal (Noise / Sanctuary). Review by Stein Haukland.

fuzzy boombox v.2

fuzzy boombox v.2 (fuzzy box). Review by Ben "Crazy From The Heat" Varkentine.

Music G

Give Up The Ghost

We're Down Til' We're Underground (Equal Vision). Review by Nick Plante.

Jonathan Goldman

Chakra Dance (Spirit Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Music H

Haymarket Riot

Mog (Thick). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

House of Freaks

Monkey on a Chain Gang (Rhino). Review by Sean Slone.

House of Freaks

Tantilla (Rhino). Review by Sean Slone.

Hellborg/Lane/Sipe

Time Is the Enemy (Bardo). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Music I

Ingram Hill

June's Picture Show (Hollywood). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Music J

Kate Jacobs

You Call That Dark (Bar/None). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music K

Killswitch Engage

The End of Heartache (Roadrunner). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Kilowatthours & The Rum Diary

Split (Springman/Substandard). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music L

Lambchop

Aw C'mon & No You C'mon (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Jim Lauderdale

Headed for the Hills (Dualtone). Review by Sean Slone.

Leftover Salmon

Leftover Salmon (Commotion). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Lock and Key

No Fate (Deep Elm). Review by Joe Frietze.

Andy Logan

Last Dance on the Wild Frontier (KOAN). Review by Joe Frietze.

Los Lonely Boys

Los Lonely Boys (Epic). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Music M

James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards

Live in Aught-Three (Compadre). Review by Sean Slone.

Mirah

C'mon Miracle (K / Secretly Canadian). Review by Stein Haukland.

Morifade

Domination (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Music O

Of Montreal

Satanic Panic in the Attic (Polyvinyl). Review by Jason Feifer.

Music P

Premonitions of War

Left in Kowloon (Victory). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Music S

Spin the Bottle

A Tribute to Kiss (KOCH). Review by Joe Frietze.

Salvatore

Tempo (Racing Junior / Nail). Review by Stein Haukland.

Sheek The Shayk

Hour Of The Seventh Moon (Laughing Outlaw). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Skinny Puppy

The Greatest Wrong of the Right (SPV). Review by Rob Levy.

Slicker

We All Have a Plan (Hefty). Review by Terry Eagan.

Slow Jets

Remain In Ether (Morphius reords). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Soulfly

Prophecy (Roadrunner). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Music T

Tarot

Suffer Our Pleasure (Metal Blade). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Team Shadetek

Burnerism (Warp). Review by Stein Haukland.

Tesla

Into The Now (Sanctuary). Review by Andrew Ellis.

They Might Be Giants

The Spine (Idlewild/Rounder/Universal). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Tortoise

It's All Around You (Thrill Jockey). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Two Dollar Pistols

Hands Up! (Yep Roc). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Music W

W.A.S.P.

The Neon God (Sanctuary). Review by Stein Haukland.

Music Y

Young Sexy Assassins

May Day In The Garden Of Memories (Mister). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Print Reviews

Diana Rigg

On The Avengers and in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Diana Riggs' best-known characters took revolutionary stances on sex, sexuality and feminism. A good look at this interesting woman's life and career has long been needed; unfortunately, Ben Varkentine says, it still is.

Screen Reviews

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

This just in: With one of the summer's most-anticipated comedies, Will Ferrell debuts what promises to be a long-standing franchise. Rob Levy has the full report. Take it away, Rob...

Catwoman

Halle Berry half-clad in leather versus uberbitch Sharon Stone would be a cage match anyone would pay to see. But Halle Berry as Catwoman? Comic book fans may wince as our man in the Batcave, Steve Stav, relates a woeful tale of waste.

Coffee & Cigarettes

Nicotine and caffeine are the narcotics of choice in Jim Jarmusch's latest, a set of vignettes that pulls together some of Hollywood's quirkiest talents. Rob Levy shakes off the jitters and cravings long enough to tell us all about it.

Fahrenheit 9/11

For weeks, the media has been awash in the tide for and against Michael Moore's latest bombshell -- Fahrenheit 9/11, which among other things investigates connection between the Bush and bin Laden families. James Mann explains why it is about more than your politics.