Looking Inside by Matt Crosslin (watercolor, 1997). “This image makes me think about what we find inside of our hearts whenever we take a long hard look at ourselves.”
October 2008
Looking Inside by Matt Crosslin (watercolor, 1997). “This image makes me think about what we find inside of our hearts whenever we take a long hard look at ourselves.”
History and Hardship – An interview with the man that started Christian Punk Rock by Steve Ruff; photo by Drew Domkus Allan Aguirre… The ‘Godfather’ of Christian punk. Allan and his band Scaterd Few broke into the scene back in the days before there was a real punk band in Christian music. All you...
Interview by Matt Crosslin Writ on Water is back with a new album and a whole slew of re-issues. If you are keeping count, this is the second time they have done that without the support of a label of any kind. Jeff MacKey & Daniel Johnson recently answered several questions about the past,...
by Steve Ruff When I was talking to Michael about the new L.S. Underground record, we also started talking about songs and their meanings. Songs are really interesting in the sense that they can take on a life of their own. I have always been attracted to music based generally on the lyrical content...
interview by Matt Crosslin, photo courtesy of Joshua Lory Some may not know how much of a veteran you are. What is your background in the music scene? So for me it started in 1991, I went to my first show and saw the Crucified at the Omni in Oakland, Ca. I was hooked...
By Steve Ruff Michael has to be the busiest man in music. If you didn’t already know, not only is he a musician, but he is also a painter, the curator of an art gallery and hard at work on several different projects. In addition to the new L.S. Underground album, there are many...
By Steve Ruff Photos by Rick McDonough THE MUSIC AND THE MESSAGE, THE HEAVIEST TO DATE “I’M SCARED ABOUT THIS NEW RECORD, BECAUSE I’VE HAD TO TOTALLY ENGULF MYSELF IN THIS SUBJECT TO MAKE IT SEEM REAL TO ME” L.S. Underground is back. It’s been ten years since we have heard from the band...
Michael Knott Michael Knott has been a busy man, as usual. He has started two bands (Struck Last May and The Rovers Three), released several songs on his MySpace page, as well reviving L.S.U. The Rovers Three (see more info at TheRoversThree.com) is a “kind o’ Irish Band” that features Michael, his Dad,...
Download the PDF of this issue Purchase a print copy of this issue WELCOME TO DOWN THE LINE E-ZINE I’ve noticed that most magazines seem to have a few blurbs about something right about here. This being the first issue and all, I can’t say that I have a whole bunch of cutesy thoughts...
Editor
Matt Crosslin
Steve Ruff
Rick McDonough
Joshua Lory