Issue 31
July/August 2002
AMPLIFICATION
9 BEN KWELLER
10 JOHN McMULLAN
12 MR. ENCRYPTO
14 THE MOONEY SUZUKI

COLUMNS
16 RAVE ON - Random musings of a (pop) nut
18 THE CRAIG TORSO SHOW - Camille Davila
20 NECESSARY EVILS - Digressions on the music business
84 AND IN THE END - a parting shot from our editor

DEPARTMENTS
22 ROOT BEER - Dolly Varden
24 POP SECRET - 10cc
26 NOT NECESSARILY POP - The Promise Ring
28 POP DOWN UNDER - the best in Australian pop!
30 BACKSTAGE PASS - Super Furry Animals

FEATURES
32 COVER STORY - WEEZER
38 THE BREEDERS
40 GUIDED BY VOICES
42 TOMMY KEENE

REVIEWS
45 CD REVIEWS - Arlo,27, Mark Eitzel, Neil Finn, Jucifer, the Rooks,
Tom Waits, Wilco, and many more!
78 NIGHTCLUB JITTERS - John Spencer Blue Explosion, Lambchop,
3rd Degree, Paul McCartney, IPO Chicago
83 DVD/BOOK REVIEWS








Table Of Contents
Cover Story
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
 
Featured Article
Ivy
 
CD Reviews Ani DiFranco, Kathleen Edwards  
Live Review Gov't Mule  



Road Warriors
Mock Orange
Boss Martians
The High Dials
Featured Article: AMPLIFIER Top Ten Albums of 2004... and more.  
CD Reviews: Happy Doing What We're Doing - Elizabeth McQueen... and more.  
Live Review : Willy Mason - Joiners Arms, Southampton, UK ... and more.