Retro Is So Retro: November/December 2008
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Editorial
All The Time In The World
by Less Lee Moore
Q & A
Teach Yourself Stevie Riks: Q & A
by Hanna
My Short List Of Heroes: Q & A With John Parish
by J Howell
Popcasts
Before They Were Famous: Top Ten Artists Formerly Known As …
by Kristin Messina, Mandy Mullins, and Jaime Sparrowhawk
The Forgotten Music
by Less Lee Moore
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Reviews
Electric Six, Flashy
by Christian Lipski
It’s Finally Here: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains on DVD
by Noreen Sobczyk
John Hodgman In Atlanta: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Tuxedo
by Adam McIntyre
Icons
A “Very” Exclusive Interview With Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
by Danny R. Phillips
Rest In Peace: Rudy Ray Moore
by Jemiah Jefferson
Staff Picks
Divas in Disguise: Top Five Most Misguided Phases Of Musicians
by Emily C.
Wounds Of Love: Ten Reasons I’ve Seen Tuff Turf Over 100 Times
by Less Lee Moore
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Features
Adam Adamant LIVES!
by Hanna
Bucking Trends: How I Learned To Love Buck Owens
by Melissa Bratcher
Entirely A Matter For You: Peter Cook
by Emily C.
1970—1980: Ten Golden Years Of Teen Films
by Noreen Sobczyk
Give Me Take You: The Music Of Duncan Browne
by Emily C.
Television Verité: Degrassi High
by Jesse Roth
Antics In The Forbidden Zone: Adam Ant On VHS!
by Less Lee Moore
Must-See-TV: The Eighties
by Kaye Telle
Be Epic: The Glory Of Power Metal
by Christian Lipski
I Want My MTV: A Collection of Nostalgic Complaints
by Brenna Chase
Tom Verlaine Is My White Rabbit
by Chelsea Spear
Fuck You, I Like Tin Machine
by Christian Lipski
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Film Remakes, Part One
by Michelle Patterson
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From The Fanzine Vaults
Selections from Smack Dab Fanzine, 1994 – 1997
Nobody Takes Me Seriously, Anyway: Split Enz
by Less Lee Moore
Rick Springfield
by Less Lee Moore
Pop Culture Holy Grail
Sometimes the search for that elusive pop culture treasure can seem like an epic quest for a mystical artifact.
The First Synthpop Song, Part Three
by Less Lee Moore
Waxing Nostalgic
Popshifter trips down the turntable lane.
10,000 Maniacs, Blind Man’s Zoo
by Chelsea Spear
Madness, Madness
by Jimmy Ether
Tori Amos, Y Kant Tori Read
by Christian Lipski
Prince and The Revolution, Purple Rain
by Michelle Patterson
London Triad, 1987 – The The, Infected; Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Flaunt It; We’ve Got a Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It, Bostin’ Steve Austin
by Christian Lipski