In retrospect, it should have been easy. My friend and I would walk in to the theater, pay our eight bucks or so, buy some pop-corn and laugh to our heart’s con... Read More...
Rachel Taylor Brown
Susan Storm’s Ugly Sister and Other Saints and Superheroes
Cutthroat Pop
8/10
Rachel Taylor Brown is a standout, to say the least. Sinc... Read More...
Ed. Julia Wertz
I Saw You
Three Rivers Press
7/10
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be one of the thousands of Craigslist posters who pine for lost ... Read More...
22 year old. College student. New Jerseyite. Significant other.
Adora is all these things.
She is also a nude model.
“I have been modeling since Februar... Read More...
John Wayne Gacy’s paintings. Ed Gein’s Ghoul Car. Serial killer memorabilia is nothing new- nor are the legion of men and women who ply them, dating back to ca... Read More...
Disclaimer: For the second installment of “Deck” we initially contacted Will Braun of Geez Magazine--the young guy we referenced in the post script to “Capes a... Read More...
Since taking the world- or at least Portland, Oregon- by storm with her debut album Do Not Stare eight years ago, Rachel Taylor Brown has inspired plenty of kud... Read More...
Mohsin Hamid
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Harcourt, Inc.
8/10
Some of you who have read the interview with Rachel Taylor Brown may have picked up on a ref... Read More...
Adam Marsland
Go West
Karma Dog Records
8/10
Concept albums are a difficult tack. Double albums are even tougher. Either the tone’s off, or the lyrics are... Read More...
This issue marks part one of “Deck,” a five part series on the hipster lifestyle. In this installment, we explore the subculture’s impact on that perennial fav... Read More...
Mark Fredson is an anomaly. Since he and friends Eric Whitman, Ben Eyestone and Johnny Whitman banded together to form rock group The Lonely H, their retro soun... Read More...
The Pocket Wine Encyclopedia
Eds. Danielle Daggett, Fiona Doig, Alan Edwards, Kate Etherington, Mary Halbmeyer
Barnes and Noble
8/10
It’s no secret that eve... Read More...
The Believers
Lucky You
Chinese Baby
8/10
Alt-country isn’t exactly mainstream. There are probably a handful of those who’ve done it well- most of them eit... Read More...
Time and Distance
Gravity
Not Alone Records
8/10
West Virginia isn’t exactly known for producing musicians. That is about to change. With the release of t... Read More...
The Lonely H
Concrete Class
The Control Group
8/10
In computer science lingo, a “concrete class” is a class that is neither derivative nor meant to be u... Read More...
Andy Shauf
Darker Days
P is For Panda
6/10
Andy Shauf is a mystery man. There are few traces of the singer-songwriter on the Net, and the folk musicia... Read More...
