Near Truths and Hotel Rooms (Live) (Oh Boy Records). Review by Joe Frietze.

Pretest (Relapse Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Shawn Smith, vocalist for Brad (featuring members from Satchel and Pearl Jam) discusses comparisons with Elton John, Prince, and finding a proper label to release Brad’s material. Troy Jewell has the scoop.

Covert Action (HellCat). Review by Troy Jewell.

Plastered Confessions (Simba). Review by Stein Haukland.

Skin (Aum Fidelity). Review by Bobby Knight.

Honky Mofo (Sick Pup). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Land Air Sea (N.O.S. ). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Various Artists (Putumayo). Review by Bill Campbell.

The Ever Changing Picture (Rockport Publishing). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Fuck the System (Spitfire). Review by Stein Haukland.

Prospect Park (Badman Recording Co.). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Blackadder, Bean…Bond? Rowan Atkinson tries his hand at the spy game, with mixed results. Our man in the Service, Steve Stav, examines Johnny English with a trained eye.

Various Artists (Telarc Blues). Review by James Mann.

Time Squared (Heads Up). Review by Stein Haukland.

Road Star Doolittle (Five One, Inc.). Review by Rob Walsh.

It’s been at least a hundred years since any doctor has made a diagnosis of manic-depression or schizophrenia based on the posistion of the moon in the sky (PMS notwithstanding) …. don’t you think after a certain amount of time a term could be changed from it’s archaic use to better reflect the knowledge we as humans have gained?

A.M. Vibe (Silver Girl). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Park Avenue South (Telarc). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Ten Years and Gunnin’ (Columbia). Review by Rob Walsh.