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Editorial

Aug 29, 2017 Channel 3 with dozens of bands at a hundred degrees at It’s Not Dead 2

by Martin Wong

It's been at least three or four years since I've been to a big music festival. Too hot. Too dusty. Bad food and even worse bathrooms. Don't get to see all the bands I want. All that was true for Saturday's It's Not Dead Fest 2, but how could I not see my pals Channel...

Imprint Picks

Jun 03, 2016 Imprint Picks: Homo Americanus by Raymond Pettibon

by Martin Wong

Raymond Pettibon is a Renaissance man whose art has charged zines, flyers, album covers, canvases, and wall paintings since the late '70s. This gorgeous and nearly 700-pages-thick tome covers all aspects of the math teacher/punk rocker/fine artist's powerful words and raw images that are informed by Southern California subculture in the tradition of Bukowski, Chandler,...

Editorial

Apr 21, 2015 Happy Belated RSD/This Is Not A Camera

by Martin Wong

Who could have expected Record Store Day to be so divisive among record collectors? The idea of encouraging people to buy vinyl and support indie record shops seems like it would be universally loved among hardcore music fans. If you like shiny new records, good for you. Make some friends in line and hopefully share...