Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs exhaustively detail the touring history of one of rock’s most memorable live acts in their new book, Kiss Alive Forever. Stein Haukland holds his lighter in the air.

Flash Fictions :: Let the cat out of the bag :: Thursday, September 19th, 2002

Bar Talk (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.

Blood Rapture (Metal Blade). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Pearl (Astralwerks). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.

Gonzalez (Gonzalezmusic). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Concrete (Roadrunner). Review by Stein Haukland.

Mind if We Make Love to You (Smile). Review by Sean Slone.

Dwellers on the Treshold (Kitty-Yo / Mute). Review by Stein Haukland.

Danny Goldberg, Victor Goldberg, and Robert Greenwald reserve their spots on John Ashcoft’s hit list by editing It’s a Free Country a collection of essays on post-9/11 America. Carl F. Gauze risks inclusion with a review.

There’s a Story to This Moral (Smallman). Review by Stein Haukland.

1957 (Sounds Are Active). Review by Stein Haukland.

Ghana (3 Beads of Sweat). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Consonant (Fenway). Review by Stein Haukland.

Broadcaster (Nitro). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Sick Transit Gloria Mundi (Nocturnal Art). Review by Stein Haukland.

Wonderue (K). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Beneath the Folds of Flesh (Earache). Review by Matthew Moyer.

“Reality” television hits a new low with The Anna Nicole Show. Carl F. Gauze only watches for the articles.

Strange Old Brew (Mercenary Musik / World War III). Review by Matthew Moyer.