Iceberg Defect :: We Interrupt Iceberg Defect… :: Tuesday, April 16th, 2002

Concrete Dunes (Lakeshore). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Split Decision (Magna Carta). Review by Joe Frietze.

Cooking With Lasers (TVT). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.

Trouble Every Day (Beggars Banquet). Review by Stein Haukland.

Gosford Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Decca). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Spendin’ Chuck Bantam wonders where all his money is going, and what this has to do with Mardi Gras and the human condition.

Triangulo (Telarc). Review by Bill Campbell.

Cult (Spitfire). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Black Rio: Brazil Soul Power 1971-1980 (Strut). Review by Bill Campbell.

Ping Pong Bitches at Camden Dingwalls in London, England on March 3, 2002. Concert review by Matthew Moyer. Photos by Heather Lorusso.

With Uncivil Wars, David Horowitz takes a hard look at the controversial issue of reparations for slavery – and why talking about it can be a challenge to free speech. James Mann offers his thoughts.

Matt Cibula braves transatlantic phone lines, shoddy recording devices, and one thick Welsh accent to catch up with Super Furry Animals keyboardist Cian Ciaran. Talk about running Rings Around the World!

Harmonizer (Metropolis). Review by Jorge C. Galban.

Editor Norman Kelly takes a hard look at this business of black music in Rhythm And Business, a series of essays on the economic place of blacks in the music industry. Carl F. Gauze does the math.

The Reverend Horton Heat, with Nashville Pussy and Syrup at the House of Blues in Orlando, FL on March 29, 2002. Concert review and photos by Bettie Lou Vegas.

The Complete Works (Basta). Review by Ian Koss.

Flash Fictions :: The Puzzlements (Five Times Three Points Ending in &): :: Thursday, April 11th, 2002

The Best of 10cc – The Millennium Collection (Mercury / Universal). Review by Hal Horowitz.

Armchair Martian (My). Review by Margie Libling.