Issue 39

Skim

When I picked up Skim I knew it was something special. A Gothic Lolita lesbian love story set in high […]

Tom Bolton, When I Cross the River

I think Tom Bolton would be a good friend for my dad. He’s such a friendly looking guy. Unoffensive, normal, […]

Five Blank Pages, Last Blush

Although half of their membership just called it quits, Last Blush is a fine testament to the creativity of this […]

The Hot Toddies, Smell The Mitten

Remember that girl? You know, that girl you met in kindergarten? The one that was so awesome, and you desperately […]

The Illustrated, Alphabaggage

I must admit. When I first spun The Illustrated’s Alphabaggage I was ready, during the first track, to make a […]

Jay Reatard, Blood Visions

It’s been the victim of a smear campaign for a good seven or eight years. Blink 182, Good Charlotte and […]

Off With Their Heads, All Things

So, Off With Their Heads are this punk band from Minneapolis. My only recollection of that whole geographical area is […]

Orillia Opry, Lighthouse for Straggler’s Eyes

Holy shit, this is awesome. Not like going-outwith-all-your-friends-for-a-ripping-Fridaynight-followed-by-a-delicious-early-afternoon-breakfast-on-Saturday-then-recordshopping-type-awesome, but more like drivingout-to-your-friends’-winterized-cottage-aftermidnight-in-a-car-with-only-a-tape-deckand-his-uncle’s-old-copy-of-On-The-Beachtype-awesome, which is a very particular and hard-to-nail-down kind […]