“So my estranged lunatic ex-girlfriend, right on time with the first installment of her twice-weekly phone-stalking, calls me up to tell me about her recent experiences as a substitute teacher in the Bay area. She’s mostly been assigned to sub for high school classes, an experience that opened her eyes to the wonders of a liberally-bloated educational system…”

Event Review by Keith Mercer

Up (Warner). Review by Jeff Montgomery

Bring It On (The Music Cartel). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Adam (Mondo Melodia/Ark 21). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Lust (Madpunx). Review by David Lee Beowülf

The Friend I Once Had (March). Review by Anton Wagner

Empty Bottles Broken Hearts (Sub Pop). Review by Gail Worley

Chris Di Salvatore (Atlantis: A Rock Opera). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Event Review by Frank Mullen

The Joy of Joplin (Sony Classical). Review by David Lee Simmons

How We Quit the Forest (Columbia). Review by Phil Bailey

Killing You With Rock (September Gurls). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Faith/Far Away (Dark Horse). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Feature

The Singles (Mercury/Chronicles). Review by Gail Worley

When Satan Lives (Roadrunner). Review by David Lee Beowülf

Darkskies (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban

from the Alan Lomax Collection (Rounder). Review by Anton Wagner

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak