Adios Buckaroo!
Casey McKinney03.27.06
Back thar in journalism school I wrote a piece about an important musician in my life. No one wanted to publish it, like who cares about Buck Owens right? Well read and hopefully regret if you are of that ilk. I had the fortune of seeing the man two years ago live, probably one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, up there with the first time I saw Fugazi at 16 (I’m now 32). Here’s what I wrote then, now updated after his passing.
Interview with artist Matt Greene
Amelia Saul02.02.06
Amelia Saul misses artist Matt Greene in Berlin, but catches his show there which left her brimming with questions. Greene, a nature lover was California dreamin’ and skipped his own opening, anxious to get back to his favorite mushroom trails, girlfriend and dog. But that’s okay, that’s what email is for! An insightful interview on a myriad of subjects.
HARDCORE UFO’s: NASA’s Dark Days
Michael Louie02.01.06
This past week marks the anniversaries of 3 tragedies in NASA’s history. What is the future for the organization? More trips to the moon? Intergalactic exploration? Will Bush get some "folks" on Mars? Or will it begin competing with private charters sending celebrities into orbit for some hot, out of this world action. The 200 mile high club anyone?
SUPER BOWL XL: Preview from a Steely Fan
Adam Underhill01.30.06
Adam Underhill looks back in reverie on the Steelers’ past Super success and predicts that Jerome Bettis will come home to Detroit to go out in style. That is if he doesn’t fumble again. Photos by Dave Fulmer
Interview with Peter Sotos
Brandon Stosuy01.19.06
Brandon Stosuy catches up with controversial author Peter Sotos, a writer furthering the pursuits of De Sade, Bataille, and perhaps Genet, though when asked Sotos will tell you what he really digs is the work of self-proclaimed militant feminist Andrea Dworkin. Is he for real? Read and see.
The West Ham Football Report
John Russell01.13.06
John Russell meanders his way through a Birmingham and West Ham match while expounding on the missing links of American (rock) history, why the rest of the world doesn’t give a shit about American football, and Frodo Baggins as a neophyte soccer… err football hooligan.
Sailing With Artist Charles Ray
Richard Parks01.05.06
Richard Parks purposefully tacks off course in an intimate interview with artist Charles Ray, talking all sailing (and nothing about art), but then who’s to say this isn’t the best approach?
Take One For The Zine
Grant Weber11.18.05
Grant Weber, like most good journalists, approaches his sources completely clueless about his subject matter. In his first column he talks to his friend Amir about everything (and nothing) sports related.
The Abortion Issue Gets Sticky
Wilbur Wilson07.21.05
Introducing the scathing Mencken-like wit of Wilbur Wilson, Fanzine’s own Washington mole. Not for the faint of heart, Wilson asks the tough questions in a way most journalists are afraid to. For his first article, he queries: What are those punk kids doing standing on the steps of the Supreme Court with their mouths all taped up?
DU: Depleted Uranium
Jesse Bransford07.21.05
Artist Jesse Bransford address a current moral dilemma- the continued use of radioactive weapons, in light of the anniversary at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 1 of at least 2. Photos from Iraq by Adam Shemper.
