January/February 2009

 

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Equilibrium, 2002
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Editorial

You Think You’ve Seen It All Except The Future*
by Less Lee Moore

Popshifter‘s Best Of Lists

by our Staff and Very Special Guest Contributors:
Fatal Farm, Brian Kehew, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., David Markey, JG Thirlwell, and James Urbaniak

Staff Picks

Top Five: TV’s Female Role Models
by Michelle Patterson

Top Five Most Inadvertently Hilarious Rock Books
by Emily C.

Ten Songs That Made Your Parents Want To Kill Themselves
by Jim R. Clark

Interviews

Nothing Wrong With Liking A Flashy Man: An Interview With Dick Valentine
by Christian Lipski

Toothpaste For Dinner: An Interview With Drew, Humorist
by Adam McIntyre

1 Top Class Manager—The Notebooks of Rob Gretton: A Q & A With Lesley Gilbert
by Emily C.

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Equilibrium, 2002
Image from EquilibriumFans

Features

Licorice Pizza: My History With Vinyl
by Jesse Roth

Travel Advice For a Journey Into Comic Books
by Christian Lipski

China Girls
by Chelsea Spear

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Film Remakes, Part Two
by Michelle Patterson

Dark City is Overrated
by Chelsea Spear

Origin of Similarity: Why Muse Is Not Radiohead
by Christian Lipski

Reviews

Bands, Posters, Lights, Money: The Notebooks of Rob Gretton
by Emily C.

Not Your Mother’s Biopic: Gus Van Sant’s Milk
by Maureen

The Heart Of Darkness: Comedy And Drama From The Coen Brothers
by Lisa Anderson

The Gonzo Tapes: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
by Lisa Haviland

The Bicycles, Oh No, It’s Love
by Less Lee Moore

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Equilibrium, 2002
Image from EquilibriumFans

Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains, S/T
by Less Lee Moore

Jay Reatard, Matador Singles ‘08
by Less Lee Moore

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., Catnip Dynamite
by Less Lee Moore

Peter Project, S/T
by Megashaun

The Shortwave Set, Replica Sun Machine
by Chelsea Spear

Weep, Never Ever
by Less Lee Moore

Waxing Nostalgic

Popshifter trips down the turntable lane.

There’s A First Time For Everything: David Bowie, Stryper, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Robyn Hitchcock
by Christian Lipski

Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique
by Laura L.

Boys Wearing Eyeliner by Less Lee Moore
Japan, Quiet Life
Love and Rockets, Express
Adam Ant, Strip