I have to admit, indie rock is not my thing. The Spock-top, "drown in my bed of tears" approach to life has never interested me. But on with the review. This is a five song EP titled There Is No Beginning To The Story, so I'm going to take it one track at a time.
“From A Balance Beam” - Color me shocked! I'm used to indie rock bands burying everything beneath mounds of crunching guitar riffs. But this song is wide open and well arranged. Plus, I'm a sucker for weirdo-tape recorder snippets on albums. Hence my collection of LaBouche LPs.

A good deal of the staff knows that I am a sucker for conspiracy theories. Who shot JFK? Elvis. What goes on at Area 51? Phyllis Diller Conventions. Has man ever been to the moon? FUCK NO! That’s why I got so fired up when director Bart Sibrel sent a copy of his controversial film, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon, to us. I had heard about this film before from our good friend Joe Rogan. Joe really dug this film, so I figured I would, too. Let’s just say that not all of Joe’s tastes parallel all of mine. The idea behind the film is a noble one.

It was that mystical time during my college years when the world around me was opened up and left to my design. I could be whoever and whatever I wanted. There were no more parents around to subtly guide my character, and I was beginning to understand that I could rebuild my identity into whatever I saw fit. It was at this time that I met a girl. She was dark and mysterious, and in her eyes she held so many secrets that I thought her thin frame would surely burst from the internal pressure of lies and hidden acts of passion.

It's been quite a while since Concrete Blonde played together on stage. The show started off with opening act Steve Wynn. I had never heard of Wynn before, but my friend and I were impressed with him. He pretty much stuck to an acoustic guitar for most of the set. After Wynn came Concrete Blonde in Mandarin outfits. There were only two of the three original members at the show; the drummer was obviously a much younger replacement. But the show started off great and kept the energy through the encore. Lead singer Johnette Napolitano was amazing to watch.

Fourth of July is over. All of the hot-dogs have been eaten. All of your beer has been drunk. The fireworks you bought on the side of the rural highway are now laying lifeless in the middle of the street. You’re bloated, hung-over, and you just want to chill and take in some music. Boy are you in luck. The tenth installment of the More Than Music festival is making its way to the Rhodes Center in Columbus, Ohio, July 5th through the 7th. Among those slated to take the stage are High On Fire, Neon King Kong, and (my favorite!) DJ Spooky.

I arrived with my fearless friend Darby O'Gill. We were there to buy the new Star Wars toys. The section was cordoned off until 12:01AM, and was guarded by blood-thirsty senior citizens. After being questioned by the slack-jawed store managers, I was commanded to not cross the yellow tape. Certain death would most likely have followed. The minutes lagged by, and more and more people swaggered in with desperately hungry eyes-- hungry for Star Wars. I began to panic and ordered my flank man to hold at the other end of the aisle.

If you still find yourself hungry for Samurai action after a Kurosawa marathon, look no further than the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Sword of Vengeance is the first gem in the series. Set in Japan during the Tokugawa era (1603-1868) we find our hero. More accurately, our anti-hero. The film opens with Ogami (Wakayama Tomisaburo) beheading a child ordered to death by the Shogunate government. Ogami holds the ominous occupation of Shogun Executioner, and his blade knows no prejudice, be it man, woman or child. In fact, he doesn’t even bat an eye. He is a bad motherfucker.

Sometimes, you're introduced to new people, and end up spending hours with them, talking about everything under the sun. You're having a great time, and have made a mental note to yourself, deeming this person a real fun cat. Then they say that one thing that catches you off-guard. But you look past it. It was "off-brand" in a manner of speaking. So you amend that mental note to this: this person is a really fun cat at least 80% of the time. That's what I think of every No Use For A Name album. They have an uncanny ability to entertain me for at least 80% of the time.

I wouldn\'t be living up to my title if I didn\'t use my space this month to talk about Spider-Man. You\'ve heard of him, right? Seeing as how the movie should be past the $300 million mark by the time this sees print, it\'s safe to say most of you have seen it. Well, I saw it. And I liked it. But that\'s not what I want to talk about. Did you like the movie? You did? Then, for God\'s sake, find some Spider-Man comics and read them! There have been thousands of Spider-Man comics published in the last 40 years.

The Sum Of All Fears. That's right. The newest Ben Affleck movie is just that. But as far as Affleck starring in the new Tom Clancy movie, it could be worse. Like any good franchise, you have to have at least three or four actors play your main character. The Clancy films are now on actor number three: Ben Affleck. The movie is about the threat of a nuclear attack on American soil. Sound a little too real? Well, when they show you the effects of a nuclear blast in a downtown city, it looks a little too real, too.