I try to be someone that is environmentally conscious. Whether it is trying to reuse materials when I ship things out for eBay or when I throw something into a recycling bin, I feel that I help make the world a little bit of a better place. Sure, I’m not doing everything that I could conceivably be doing, but I’m taking that first step forward. I have found the next…
The Dead Bell / :40 / $2 (No Prisoners) / 84M / SpyKid81@yahoo.com / http://www.skdistro.cjb.net / The Dead Bell has an early nineties feel to it that really strengthens the content within – lots of hand-drawn borders, cut and pasted text, as well as no real political or personal agenda. Pizie just comes out and drops this beast of a zine on our laps, and opens eirself completely to eir’s…
Highly Anticipated Follow-Up to 2004’s Full-Length How It Ends to be Released in March (Los Angeles) The critically acclaimed, exceptionally talented and expansively creative Denver quartet DeVotchKa have signed with the revered independent label Anti-, home of such notables as Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Neko Case.
Tyler Perry: The Plays / 2007 Lionsgate / http://www.tylerperry.com /  http://www.kionsgate.com / When I worked at Kmart a few years back, pretty much everyone was trying to pick up the “Diary of A Mad Black Woman†DVD. In the meantime, there have been a few new movies released in that vein. This means that there are a good seven movies in this specific story arc, and “Tyler Perry: The Plays 
“The Evening Descends”Š and worlds collide. First you hear the prodigious musical skill: the deft guitar work, the clever pop sensibility, the wild arrangements. But then on other end of the spectrum there is the innocent and youthful charm of a trio of lost boys who seem to have no business making music with such maturity and sophistication. Taken together, you have Evangelicals, a wholly demented ensemble from Norman, OK.…
Sultry and seductive are just two of the many tags that Quango recording artist ROSEY has tucked in her back pocket, but those come just as easily as what Entertainment Weekly once dubbed “as cool as anything you’ll hear” or as Rolling Stone described as “Boho chic, grrrl power”. Sassy and alluring, she’s sauntering back with her new album Luckiest Girl to be released in March 2008, proudly displaying a…
The 2008 North American International Auto Show’s (NAIAS) annual black-tie Charity Preview welcomes the legendary pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies to the red carpet. The Canadian born band will entertain Charity Preview goers on Friday Jan. 18, 2008 at Cobo Center.
Dave Dumpsterland and The Great Wall of Bagels / Half Size / 32 Pages / bodhati@hotmail.com Whether this zine is a story, fable, or some form of illustrated poetry, I will never know. However, thi szine will probably be one of the most fun times you will have with a zine. Pretty much an amalgamation between a comic and a background-illustrated perzine, the story of Dave Dumpsterland is a heart-warming…
It is pretty much easy to go and edit a wiki, whether it be the granddaddy of them all in Wikipedia or even like the Lucha Wiki or various other sources that use that general framework. Wetpaint is a web site that provides individuals with a very Web 2.0-styled web site, that shows individuals essentially a users guide for anything to do with Wikis. This means that one side of…
Woodstock, New York based progressive indie rockers 3 are eagerly awaiting the release of the special edition of The End Is Begun. The special edition is going to feature a cover of the Pink Floyd classic “See Emily Play†as well as a bonus DVD. The DVD will give those who are yet to see 3’s mind blowing live show a sneak peak. The live tracks include; “Monsterâ€, “Bramfaturaâ€, and…
Gary Allan – Living Hard / 2007 MCA / 11 Tracks / http://www.garyallan.com / http://www.mca.com / “Living Hard†is the eight studio album for Gary Allan, and marks the second time that Allan has reached #3 on the US 200 charts (eir highest showing). While “Living Hard†did not top the US country charts as “Tough All Over†and “Greatest Hits†had done in 2005 and earlier 2007, this higher…
Magnetic Fields, Mountain Goats, Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan) & Cursive And Just Added… Kelly Stoltz, Tilly & The Wall, Capgun Coup, & Blitzen Trapper The Noise Pop Festival returns in 2008 from February 26 to March 2. Over six nights, Noise Pop 16 will take over the best-loved venues in San Francisco, to host unforgettable performances by Magnetic Fields, The Mountain Goats, The Gutter Twins and dozens…
AVA is hitting the road with special guests Meg & Dia, The Color Fred and Ace Enders Starting February ’08! 2/1/08 Dallas, TX Palladium 2/2/08 Austin, TX Stubbs 2/3/08 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre 2/5/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution 2/6/08 Orlando, FL Hard Rock 2/8/08 Charlotte, NC Amo’s Southend 2/9/08 Baltimore, MD Sonar 2/10/08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 2/12/08 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 2/14/08 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 2/15/08 New…
Mariah Carey – The Adventures of Mimi / 2007 Stonewinner / 165 / http://www.mariahcarey.com / Mariah Carey has been around for so long it is not funny. At this point, the only female pop star that has been around for a longer period of time off the top of my head would have to be Madonna. “The Adventures of Mimi†was a 2006 tour that netted her the highest gross…
Dagger #38 / $2 / :45 / http://www.indiepages.com/dagger /Â There are a lot of reviews in this issue of Dagger. So many, in fact, that about 90% of the non-advertisement space in this issue is dedicated to all fo the different albums and DVDs that Dagger ahs received in the space since the last issue was released. But is this a good thing? There is just not enough in the…
· Featuring brilliant performances from beloved actors including Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Gere, Johnny Depp and more – these classic Valentine’s Day favorites on DVD are the perfect gift for the loved ones in your life. · Enjoy Reese Witherspoon’s hilarious comedic performance in one of her most memorable film roles as Elle Woods, the Harvard bound sorority queen in the romantic collegiate classic, Legally Blonde.
Cake – B-Sides and Rarities / 2007 Upbeat / 12 Tracks / http://www.cakemusic.com / As individuals may be able to figure out from the title, the latest Cake release is a collection of all of the tracks that were either b-sides or did not make it into a finished form on any of the band’s CDs over the years. While the songs on “B-Sides and Rarities†may be scraps from…
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tristan Prettyman will release her second album, entitled Hello, on March 11th, 2008, on Virgin Records. The album is an appealing portrait of this freewheeling San Diego, CA, native as she narrates stories about her life, loves, and heartbreaks. “I really wanted the album to be a reflection of me,” Prettyman says. “If someone were to say, ‘Tell me about yourself,’ I would just hand them a…
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Dagger #32 / 68 Pages / Full-Sized / Tim Hinely, PO Box 820102, Portland Oregon 97282-1102 / daggerboy@prodigy.net / http://www.indiepages.com/dagger / Hey, another issue of Dagger. This time, though, there are even less acts that are being interviewed that I’ve heard, and the same amount of reviews still choke the life out of what might be a slightly interesting zine. This issue starts out promising with Tim’s editorial, discussing the…