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Unsanctioned raves and rants from friends of Ink 19

Escape To New Jazz With ESC

Outsight

Kurt Russell is nowhere to be seen, but Tom “Tearaway” Schulte is here to survey a cityscape littered with pop culture detritus.

I Guess Nothing Really Changes

Bladejob

Matthew Damascus shakes his head and mutters dark curses against the phony gay wedding angle on Smackdown, and then marks out over the Axl Rose comeback.

Somebody Sign Those Kids

Unbalanced Breakfast

A gun-toting musician forced a southern Brazilian radio station to play his debut album for more than an hour after apparently having no luck opening the doors of show business, the man’s father said.

The Swede Life

Unbalanced Breakfast

“To combat their problem with a declining population (which apparently is having to start economic ramifications), a clever Swedish lawmaker has proposed ‘Porn Saturdays’ on national TV.”

Epic Gluesing It

Unbalanced Breakfast

Writers receiving review copies of two soon-to-be-released albums – Tori Amos’s “Scarlet’s Walk” and Pearl Jam’s “Riot Act” – are finding the CD’s already inside Sony Walkman players that have been glued shut. Headphones are also glued into the players, to prevent connecting the Walkman to a recording device.

The Height of the Haight

Unbalanced Breakfast

A quick rundown of the amenities: “Oh, man, what does it NOT have? It’s gonna be like 1,000,000 sq. ft., 19 stories, all together”

Swedes in the Garage (Time to Rock)

Target Or Flag

Bob Pomeroy has stayed mum on the Great Garage Rock Debate long enough! He weighs in with enthusiastic appraisals of Sahara Hotnights, Flaming Sideburns, and Devil Doll Records.

Remain Calm.

Angry Ink

David Lee Beowulf bangs on about Idiotarians, terrorists, oil and Susan Sontag, long may he bang.

Back So Soon?

Bladejob

Is that Bladejob? Where did you come from? How about that WWE? How about that “HLA”?

Turbonegro Goes America

Outsight

A bonafide Mr. Tom “Tearaway” Schulte returns refreshed with plenty of opinions on Alex Skolnick, Darby Crash, Turbonegro, his top 10 bubbling under for 2002, and tons of discs.

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Music Reviews

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Screen Reviews

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