Month: April 2006

The Cannabis Companion

Print Reviews

I know you don’t smoke weed; but it’s Friday and you’re going to read about getting high today. Mary Petralia passes us The Cannabis Companion, a glossy guide that elevates the illicit leaf to the status of wine and fancy chocolates. So clear off that green stuff, make room on the coffee table, and puff puff, give.

Comrade Rockstar

Print Reviews

Tom Schulte opened up this book expecting a straightforward telling of American-turned-Soviet rockstar Dean Reed’s life. What he ended up with was a crazy musical kaleidoscope of red, white, and blue… and more red.

Zack Hexum

Music Reviews

The Story So Far (What Have You/Trauma Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Jon Abel

Music Reviews

More Than This (Foreverything Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Best Selling Jewish Porn Films

Print Reviews

The only thing that can stop Carl F. Gauze from reading Wayne Koestenbaum’s enjoyable new volume of poetry is … Hold on a sec. Who’s there? Pizza? I didn’t order a pizza….

Rob Zombie

Event Reviews

Rob Zombie brings his skulls, clown heads, and robots to Orlando for a sold-out spectacle for the lucky 2,000 who were able to get tickets. And Jen Cray was one of two people who got to take photographs.

Hello Saferide

Music Reviews

Introducing… Hello Saferide/Long Lost Penpal EP (Razzia). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Mezzrow

Music Reviews

Mezzrow (Self Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Peccatum

Music Reviews

The Moribund People (The End Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

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Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.