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Cover Dilemmas
I’ve always wondered why some magazines do flip covers so much. It’s pretty cool once, but gets hard to read after a while. This issue helped me understand that a little more – as we had a great cover story lined up, and then Rick sends in this awesome Brian Doidge image. Brian has a great story, so we had two possible cover stories. What did we do?
Procrastination can work wonders sometimes in solving dilemmas. Turns out our original cover story got busy with a tour of all things, so that story was totally out for this issue. But we will see it in the future.
Second issue, and we still have a few other surprises in store. We still keep a blog about the progress of our ‘zine as well as other random thoughts we have, so feel free to stop by and leave a comment.
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Print Articles:
- Letters to Us
- News
- Steve’s Corner
- Matt’s Musings and Meanderings
- Brian Doidge: “The normal, mundane things you become grateful for”
- Knott and Doidge: Current Projects
- Greg Lawless: Coming Soon to a Jazz Trio Near You?
- The Genesis of the Lost Dogs (as told by Terry Taylor)
- Roger Rose & Mad at the World
- Window Reflection on a Street in Athena by Rick McDonough (2008)
Reviews:
- Vigilantes of Love – Audible Sigh
- Writ on Water – Ancestral Echo/Wunderzeit!
- King’s X – XV
- Glenn Rowlands – Red Road
- Jerry Oliver – Death of the Avante-Garde
- Windy Lyre – Overflow
- The Sound Gallery – Umbra
- Motonaut – The Now and The Not Yet
- Starflyer 59 – Dial M
- Daniel Amos – Darn Floor, Big Bite Re-Issue
- Greg Lawless – Prayers and Lowsongs
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EDITORS: Matt Crosslin and Steve Ruff
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WRITERS: Steve Ruff, Matt Crosslin
COVER IMAGE: Doidge by Rick McDonough
LAYOUT: Matt Crosslin
WEB DESIGN: Matt Crosslin for Monsoon River Designs
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Down the Line covers bands that explored the intersection between faith and art in the 1980s through the early 1990s – even though they were probably never accepted in to what is called “Contemporary Christian Music” because they were too edgy or alternative or liberal or for whatever reason. Some of these bands may still be making music today, and others may have moved on. We cover these bands (active or dormant) as well as any new projects by former members of these bands and any new bands that may have the same spirit as these bands.
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Already a correction to report – “In your review for the Sound Gallery “Umbra” record, you have it listed as a 2008 Lo-Fidelity release. While we dig Herb and his music, this info is incorrect as we have no connection with the release.” The Sound Gallery album is an independent release – sorry for the mix-up. I’m not even sure why that was put there.
Wow, a Vigilantes of Love and King’s X review, and then a Gene Eugene tribute issue! Where have you guys been all my life?! Finally, a magazine that talks about all the music I love. Keep the good stuff coming!