December 2018
ABOUT THE COVER: Intangibles and the impossible become veritably real through literature, reading and writing. For our second Local Literary Issue, David Habben (Habbenink) captures the physical, gestural and conceptual in-betweens of this figure’s act of reading—an imprint of how we assemble words in our psyches. Find more of Habben’s work at habbenink.com.
Review: The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
Manchester pop band The 1975 have made the rounds in the past few years, with their sophomore album having solidified their placement as rebellious influencers on the indie scene. However, they have arguably transcended this persona as of late. … read more
Local Review: Heather Grey – While My Girl Was In...
Heather Grey = Tomppabeats + Kenny Segal … read more
Review: Praises – In This Year: Ten of Swords
Crowe has found a lane, and on In This Year, she races down its unifying center. What the album might lack in range, it more than makes up for in atmosphere; where it forgoes bombast, it revels in eeriness. … read more
Review: Reverend Horton Heat – Whole New Life
Reverend Horton Heat = the Cramps + Flat Duo Jets + Southern Culture On the Skids … read more
Review: PSO/Meth Breath – Split
PSO = Dag Nasty + Gorilla Biscuits + Cerebral Ballzy
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Review: Oren Ambarchi & Jim O’Rourke – Hence with special...
Oren Ambarchi & Jim O’Rourke = Jon Hassell + Eli Keszler … read more
Review: Jeff Tweedy – Warm
Jeff Tweedy = Merle Haggard + Paul Westerberg … read more
Local Review: Uvluv – Afterglow
Uvluv = Josh Ostrander-Mondo Cozmo … read more
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Local Review: The Rose Phantom – Solace [EP]
The Rose Phantom = Goblin + Sisters of Mercy + David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy … read more
Local Review: Repulse – Frail
Repulse = His Hero Is Gone + Rotten Sound + Trap Them … read more
Local Review: MCKC – Is OK
MCKC = Bad Astronaut + Toh Kay + Frank Turner
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Local Review: Janie Jones – Deadline
Janie Jones = Paul Baribeau + Mischief Brew … read more
