June 2004
Event Reviews
The Rev. Neil Down and The Quite Fetching Lahna Deering blast the Echo Lounge in one of their first shows in the 'Lower 48.' David Whited reports.
Love them or hate them, the Strokes seem to have the knack of putting on a good show down. Rob Levy caught them in St. Louis last month and is willing to testify.
Interviews
They don't come more seminal than Mitch Easter, who has influenced music from both sides of the mixing board, with his band Let's Active and as the producer for acts like REM, Pavement and Marshall Crenshaw. Rob Levy grabs a few moments with the busy man.
Able to navigate the deepest reaches of fractal time signature, The Mars Volta's Jon Theodore has to be one of the most inventive drummers in popular music today. Gail Worley takes a peek at the strange gears and coils that drive this human rhythm fountain.
Music Reviews
Music A
Beyond (Domo). Review by Terry Eagan.
Weigh Your Conscience (Attention Deficit Disorder). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Fingers Crossed (Bar/None). Review by Rob Levy.
Lady Melody (Kung Fu). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Battery (Barsuk). Review by Aaron Shaul.
A Benefit Compilation for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (Fire Museum). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music B
Here I Am (Dreamworks). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Live – No Food Jokes Tour (Image). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Mud (Bar/None). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Prototype (Militia Group). Review by Nick Plante.
Blink 182 (Geffen). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Hall of Fame of Fire (Level-Plane). Review by Stein Haukland.
Distance and Darkness (Deep Elm). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music C
To Tulsa and Back (Sanctuary). Review by Sean Slone.
Heron King Blues (Thrill Jockey). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Underachievers Please Try Harder (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Wretched Spawn (Metal Blade). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Horse and Fish (Bar/None). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Long Gone Before Daylight (Koch). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Bastion of Itchy Peeves (Northeast). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Cheeseburger (Aerodrome). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Music From the Miramax Motion Picture (Sony). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music D
The Negation (Earache). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Of This Blood (French Kiss). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Back to Times of Splendor (Metal Balde). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Where Iron Crosses Grow (Karmageddon). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
One Bird Two Stones (Small Stone Records). Review by Matthew Damascus.
Music E
Me First (Sub Pop). Review by Anton Warner.
Writer's Block (Eulogy). Review by by Nick Plante.
Music F
The Mourning After (Razor and Tie). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Fire Divine (Deep Elm). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
The Firebird Suite/Project/Band
Archives (Lucid). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Made of Flesh (Metal Balde). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Puppy (One Little Indian). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
Skywards - A Sylphe's Ascension (Metal Blade). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Folklore (Dreamworks). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music G
Get Fucked (Level-Plane). Review by Stein Haukland.
Any Day Now (Red Submarine). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Evidence (Eucommia). Review by Sean Slone.
1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Lookout!). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Turbulent Times (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Music H
Halloween Leaves (Marado). Review by Sean Slone.
Armageddon Mon Amour (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Mitch All Together / Strategic Grill Locations (Comedy Central). Review by Jason Feifer.
Hey That’s What I Call Sludge!
Hey That’s What I Call Sludge! (Metal Sludge). Review by Gail Worley.
Panic Movement (Sanctuary). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Horse Noodles (Lunatic Works). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music I
Where the Engines Lay (Eleventh Hour). Review by Stein Haukland.
Music K
Multicore (Souvenir). Review by Ben Varkalimoto.
Cicadidae (Temporary Residence). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The End Of Heartache (Roadrunner) Review by Anurag Chatterjee
Music L
Maple Leaves / Rocky Dennis (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Cover, Protective, Individual (Firecode Core). Review by Stein Haukland.
Little Darla Has A Treat For You
Volume 21 (Darla). Review by Ben Varkentine.
57 Suspect Words (The Mighty Prawn / Jicama Salad). Review by Stein Haukland.
Music M
Get Away From Me (Columbia). Review by Tim Wardyn.
The Things You Miss (Losing Blueprint/KiraKira). Review by Ben "Soul of wit" Varkentine.
Split CD (Rodent Popsicle). Review by Stein Haukland.
You Are The Quarry (Attack/Sanctuary). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Volume 2 (Mister). Review by Rob Levy.
I Brought You Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (Eyeball). Review by Nick Plante.
Music N
Alive Again (SPV). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Music O
100 Demons (Deathwish). Review by Stein Haukland.
Beyond the Apocalypse (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Splinter (Columbia). Review by Stein Haukland.
Music P
Fiction Man (Fading Captain). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
the porter project (Kriztal). Review by Ben "Lovely as a panther?" Varkentine.
Beautiful Awakening (MVG). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music R
Tension Pins (Badman). Review by Aaron Shaul.
To Force a Fate (Lookout!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Fine Lines EP (New Line). Review by Sean Slone.
Music S
Unbeliever's Script (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Poisonous Friend EP (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
The Greater Wrong of the Right (SPV). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Vol 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (Roadrunner.) Review by Anurag Chatterjee
Snake Oil Supercharm - A Tribute to Zodiac Mindwarp (Sleazegrinder records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Sonic Nurse (Geffen). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Graymatter (Rapster). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Incredible Sinking Feeling (Greyday). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Weak Become Heroes - Remixes (STIFLE/Vice). Review by Stein Haukland.
3 (Interscope). Review by Aaron Shaul.
When White Becomes Black (At A Loss). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Systems Officer (Ace Fu). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music T
So Much for the City (Virgin). Review by Van Sias.
Sweetwater (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
2a.m. Wakeup Call (iMusic) Review by Rob Levy.
Music U
The Unicorns: 2014 (Suicide Squeeze). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music V
Helping the World to See (Metal Balde). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Russian Doll (Bella Union). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Music W
Per Second, Per Second, Per Second...Every Second (Aware). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See (Luaka Bop). Review by James Mann.
Extended Mental Dimensions (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music Y
Year Future (GSL). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
MusicT
Recessional (Leaf). Review by Julio Torres.
Print Reviews
No, it isn’t the Ben Affleck story. It’s a reprint of several stand alone pieces that comic creator James Robinson did not feel fit in with the overall story when the BOP omnibus volume was printed. Joe Frietze says it whetted his appetite for more, which in itself is more than anyone’s said about Ben Affleck in years, the poor dope.
Naked: Writers Uncover the Way We Live on Earth
With the anthology Naked, Susan Zakin hopes to rescue environmental literature from extinction. Eric J. Iannelli wonders if she can bring this endangered genre back from the brink.
A great, valuable alternative to major media. But enough about Ink 19, let's talk about the 'zine community. Jason Feifer says it's stronger when the 'zines are better -- and this DIY resource is the book to do that.
Screen Reviews
It's summer and time for the big budget stinker! Rob Levy gives us the low-down on the sequel to the edgy surprise hit Pitch Black.
A middle-aged man whose wife has left him hires a young woman to clean his house as he puts his life back in order. Joe Frietze smashes through the cliché to tell you how The Housekeeper is different. And maybe not so different.
