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DREAM MAGAZINE #2
($10.00 ppd from George Parsons / PO Box 2027 / Nevada City, CA / 95959-1941. Web:
www.dreamgeo.com)
Magazines like
Dream remind me (as if I could forget) that there is clearly an unfathomable amount of music out there that I have yet to sample. This 96-page squarebound magazine is crammed with all sorts of interesting stuff with many connections between music, dreams and comics. The interviews in this issue are with Jim Woodring (by Sasa Rakezic), Abunai!, Magical Power Mako, Timothy Renner, Jim White, Magic Carpathians, Greg Weeks and lots more. With lots of talk about psychedelic music and references to Terrastock, this mag also deals with folk, experimental, jazz and other underappreciated forms. On top of all that, there's an interesting letters section, live music reviews, a couple pages of video and publication reviews, over 350 knowledgeable record reviews
and an 18-track CD featuring previously-unreleased music by the musicians covered in this issue such as Glen Johnson, Greg Weeks, Tanakh, Kiila, Dipsomaniacs, The Spectral Light & Moonshine Firefly Snakeoil Jamboree and others. By the names I've listed, you know if this interests you, but even for those who just want to learn something new, ten bucks postpaid seems like a hell of a bargain for what you get. The first issue is still available, too, with Peter Blegvad, Tim Buckley, Terry Jones, Kate Kane, Yo La Tengo, Jonathan Richman and loads more and George says #3 will be out soon. If you're even mildly interested, you should try it; you'll be overwhelmed.
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THE COMICS JOURNAL #250
(
www.tcj.com)
I just received this in the mail a couple of days ago and haven't even had a chance to read it, but I wanted to mention it while you can still find it on the stands. This giant 250th issue is packed with good stuff such as: a Tom Spurgeon essay on Team Comics, coverage of the Neil Gaiman/Todd McFarlane legal battle, several Best of 2002 features (including a look at the work of Ted May), R. Fiore on racial caricature, a look at
Hi-Horse, Bob Levin on Rory Hayes, a 22-page comic by Yoshiharu Tsuge, a 1976 panel discussion between Carl Barks and John Stanley, Dan Clowes on process and so much more. Oh, did I mention the interviews? This time they're with Hergé, Gary Panter and Raymond Briggs. This is an amazing issue; get it while you can!
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