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Review: Bitter, Bitter Weeks – Revenge
BITTER, BITTER WEEKS REVENGE My Pal God Philadelphia’s Brian McTear is vying for your attention and with Revenge he has earned it. These are songs that call back to the days when folk musicians were every bit as political and biting as anything punk would spit out. McTear is clearly dissatisfied with the world he
Review: DESTRUCTO MAXIMUS – ANTiSEEN
DESTRUCTO MAXIMUS ANTiSEEN Steel Cage Books Street: 01.01.03 This book drips blood; I’m not kidding. The pure destructo rock evil of ANTiSEEN inhabits it. A black leather cover and silver foil lettering is more than appropriate for a book I can’t put down, which I’m a little afraid of. Destructo Maximus is a collection of
Review: CD ART: INNOVATION IN CD PACKAGING DESIGN
CD ART: INNOVATION IN CD PACKAGING DESIGN Charlotte Rivers Rotovision Street: 11.02.03 Charlotte Rivers had an unusual number of challenges when she chose to write a book about CD design: The writing had to be solid and interesting. The layout of the book had to be foxy, but could not overstep its role as
Review: ROCK FACES: WORLD’S TOP ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND...
ROCK FACES: WORLD’S TOP ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR GREATEST IMAGES Oliver Craske Rockport Publishers Street: 08.2004 From one’s youth and throughout one’s life, there will always be a photograph or a number of photographs that touch the very heart of your existence. A powerful, artistically rendered photograph can establish an intriguing rock-star
R.I.P. JOHNNY RAMONE
JOHNNY RAMONE STATEMENT FROM MARKY RAMONE: “Johnny Ramone was my bandmate and brother for over 15 years. The bond between band members was closer than any others in the Ramones’ organization… John kept things in control when they could have spun out of control very easily. I’ll never forget the day he asked me to
Review: TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC...
TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC ROCK JIM DEROGATIS AND HAL LEONARD Street: 12.01.03 The widely published music critic best known for his tome Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, DeRogatis is thorough enough to describe the minimum requirements that make a given band psychedelic: a certain sound
Review: 50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH – ROBERT...
50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH ROBERT STERLING Feral House Anger is one way to overcome apathy. Many of us are angry about “President” George W. Bush–this book provides a good list of reasons why. While Shrub will undoubtedly finish at the top of the list of “Worst ‘Presidents Ever,” hopefully it will