• The Legend Line - From the Editor

    P. Bradley Robb
    CBGB's closed after thirty three years, the same age as Jesus. Now, they're threatening to come back too, so why does this have me worried?

  • Korea? What Say You?


    Sonny Figueroa
    The Nuclear Club didn't quite welcome its newest member, but should it have? Looking back there were plenty of points in which everyone should have seen this coming, and here are just a few.

  • Music for Change


    Bradley Herring
    What has music ever done except soothe savage beasts? Taking a historian's approach, the impact of numerous pop songs can be felt rippling through the masses, mobilizing, uniting, and acting as a catalyst for change.

  • Baby's First Gig


    Houman Sadri
    Mellow, yes, but at fifteen months, the first concert is a feat unto itself. Xander Sadri recently attended his first launch party and lived to one day tell about it. Here's his first step, guided by his father's loving hand, as he embarks on a lifetime of musical discovery.

  • Thoughts of a Self-Made Insomniac


    Justin Koeppen
    It's not stealing if they convince you to give them money. But the combination of sleep deprivation and the multi-concept, need-inducing advertising of men with bleached teeth and women with bleached hair can drive a man to…to wonder just why he needs something that's purplier?

  • Rage Against the Machines


    Brittney Lewis
    In the age of ever-increasing technology, people seem to be talking more and listening less. As the world descends into a million one-way monologues, a few are finding themselves on the fringe, coming to find agreement with the words of college professors of all people.

  • The Universe And The Cosmoses


    David Bird
    To say that big things are happening in the Universe would be a tragic understatement. What is big, however, is how our tiny blue planet's scientists are coming to view our reality, or rather realities.

  • Oyster Run: Bikers Ho!


    Anne Murphy
    Thousands of bikers, one serene Pacific town. The combination should have resulted in hell on earth. Instead, bikers get the anthropological treatment, if only mildly gonzo. It's subter-style.

  • The Art of Ordering a Bottle of Wine


    George R. Perry
    A dummy's guide to getting drunk on the good stuff, brought to you by your local, and more than a little surly, bartender.

  • Would Be Thanksgiving


    Shawn Wozniak
    Thanksgiving is more than just elementary school plays and oversimplified stories of Indians and religious puritans. At one point, it was about families, and bringing it back to that, well, that might just be more than Norman Rockwell wishes.

  • J'Acuse Coldplay


    Houman Sadri
    Vintage subter, originally published prior to the release of Coldplay's third LP, this scathing article should make you question why on earth you ever liked Chris Martin and Co in the first place.


  • The Wrong to Bear Arms?


    John Oxley
    War is big business. But just how big? Following the money can be as easy as following the weapons, but the results are not always easy to handle. Are the major players abusing lack international legislation to push weapons, and are the weapons themselves fueling conflicts all for the sake of profit?

  • 31 Years of Sex, Drag, and Rock n' Roll: Rocky Horror Looks Back


    Seth Greenspan
    The Rocky Horror Picture Show started the "cult film" phenomenon, the first film that you either got, or you didn't. And this tiny film has turned 31, aging rather…well, there's not a lot of grace in it, but there is the time warp.