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On Hellogoodbye
I’ve always sought to learn more about the artists I like. I don’t know if this indicates a pronounced fanboyism on my part, or if it’s common, but it always seemed like a natural thing to do. Sometimes a band’s personal style, ethics, and aesthetic taste catch my interest as much as their music.
I particularly like when a band’s stuff has a personal touch. If they maintain their own webpage, write their own news updates and are involved in their artwork and merchandise, it reminds me that the musicians I like are real people. This makes music more inspiring for me. I’m more apt to follow a song’s advice or pick up my guitar… Read the rest
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On Mustaches
Thousands of years after Roman emperors popularized shaving, the habit has begun to lose cultural relevance. Today’s American men go to work unshaven without embarrassment for their scruffy faces, and fashion magazine covers suggest that women love the rakish look of an unshaven man. The appeal ends, however, when the scruff becomes a beard, or when the beard is cut into something more sinister. Few men today dare trim all but their upper lip.
Nobody overlooks the mustache. Conspicuously located between our eyes and our lips, it claims the most visible part of our body. In spite of its modest size, it cha… Read the restMusic
On Spoon
Spoon is a weird band. Despite being around for so many years and also the fact that Spoon happens to be a good indie rock band, (perhaps the epitome), asking anyone what they think about Spoon yields one of two responses: Spoon is uneven or Spoon sucks. Following a conversation… Read the rest Comics
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Easy Jaws
Easy Jaws is a new zine of “slow cookin” and “slow eatin” edited and published by Sam Bett of Lava Roll Press. Inside, one finds an array of anecdotes, recipes, stories and essays about topics such as raising your own egg laying hens, slow roasting loin of pork or getting more into cheese making at… Read the rest Fiction
Sacred Commodities: Adventures in Spiritual Dishonesty
By Matt Longo, (Illustration by Matt Espantman)
Chapter One: The Wolves of Anyplace/Anywhere
…in which our (sort of) dashing hero reveals his trade (and is introduced to the reader…say hello) Sitting in his convertible, the vinyl purring beneath his bottom, Joel Colson leans back into the headrest, pressing his skull into the cushy mat… Read the rest
