Ultra Blues (Mossy Oak). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Based on real events, Larry Clark’s Bully recounts a horrific 1993 murder committed by seven teenagers in South Florida. With a look at the DVD, Kiran Aditham examines the many differing viewpoints of the motives behind the murder.

Having been there virtually from the start, David Lee Beowulf is eminently qualified to school you on Ink 19’s genesis and ten-year history… from his own, unique perspective.

David Lee Beowulf’s fond remembrance of ten years of Ink 19 history continues, with the early days just underway…

The Blacks, with Adult Rodeo (Handle-Bar, Pensacola, FL, June 16, 2000). Concert review and photos by Phil Bailey

Some people wouldn’t know beauty if it smacked them upside the head. Thankfully, Sean Carswell isn’t one of them – when he got hit by a car while riding his bike, he found the beauty in the situation.

The Toasters, with Step Lively and the Jonny Fives (Fu-Bar, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 4, 2000). Concert review by Jason Feifer.

Fearless Records Tour, featuring Bigwig, Beefcake, Dynamite Boy, and Luckie Strike (Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL, May 21, 2000). Concert review by Brian Kruger

Starfest featuring Collective Soul, Tonic, Gas Giants, Dido, Guster, and Leona Naess (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, FL, May 28, 2000). Concert review by Lee Ann Leach.

Don’t call them math-rock, and don’t compare them to Slint, because you won’t be doing justice to the lush and understated beauty of the Mercury Program. Nirav Soni chairs a roundtable discussion with all four members of the atmospheric and critically acclaimed Gainesville quartet.

Nutrajet, with Symptom (The Hustler, Indialantic, FL, June 10, 2000). Concert review and photos by Ian Koss.

The Supersuckers, with Los Infernos and Furious Four (The Hustler, Indialantic, FL, May 17, 2000). Concert review by Phillip Haire.

The Blue Joules, with Nasty Habit (The Neptune Lounge, Tarpon Springs, FL, May 27, 2000). Concert Review by Lee Ann Leach.

You never let a lack of equipment stop you from singing in the shower - it sounds so good, and the soap bubbles create a pleasant vibrato. The Toxic Audio crew shower separately, but sound so much better fully clothed and in the round at Civic Theater’s intimate Second Stage.

Hey man, nice show: Jen Lato caught Filter and Chevelle at the House of Blues in Orlando on March 29, 2000.

Despite two years of lineup changes, name changes, record label merry-go-round rides, lawsuits, and more, the Amazing Crowns have remained Royal to the loyal. Julio Diaz catches up with frontman Jason “King” Kendall to get the details.

Yes, it’s true – good shows do come to Melbourne, FL sometimes! Julio Diaz saw “Weird Al” Yankovic and stand-up comedian Flip Schultz at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts on May 19, 2000. Ian Koss got some great photos, too!

As hard as I try to look back on my childhood with glee, I just get a mental picture of a retarded blond boy falling down everywhere and generally making a fool of himself everytime I think of myself. I wasn’t just an idiot – I seemed to be completely unteachable. I would get jumped by neighborhood kids, get some rocks thrown at my face for good measure……and, sure as fuck, it would happen again.

Spending so much time in such a relaxed, non-confrontational atmosphere has somewhat dulled my killer instincts. And now, of all places to relocate to, I pick New York City. That’s right, the Mecca of all Western Civilization, as an old friend once referred to it (that old friend now sells drugs in Washington Square Park, among other horribly communist and leftist occupations). There is speed in the water in NYC. This is not a lie.