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Graffic Traffic – Column

February 1, 1997

While it’s a four-part mini-series and over by the time of this writing, I recommend Milestone’s Wise Son – The White Wolf (art and story by Ho Che Anderson).

Liquor Lecture – Games for Young Adult Alcoholics – Column

February 1, 1997

10. You drink warm Keystone Light on purpose so you will never have to share (goddamn it, you’re not just an alcoholic, you’re a selfish alcoholic!). (6 pts.)

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

February 1, 1997

If you have no lover, your sucky Valentine’s Day means that you’re a loser. Or at least single. They’re the same thing from an evolutionary standpoint.

Sarre-Chasm – All Punked Out in ’97 – Column

February 1, 1997

So, what’s in store for 1997? Glam resurrection? Goth resurgence? Prog explosion? A sudden unexplained interest in Eastern European folk forms?

Cine-Trash – Showgirls – Column

December 1, 1996

To call Showgirls “bad” is like calling Ted Bundy “moody.”

Coroner’s Corner – Column

December 1, 1996

If you enjoy powerful drama jammed with tons o’ stars, check out Sleepers – a well-crafted tale of four young boys sent to Juvie Hall.

Guide To the Boston Area’s Used Record Stores – Column

December 1, 1996

The following is a guided tour (though, unlike other city tours, you don’t get to see or feed any ducks) of the Boston area’s used record stores.

The Third Eye – Kabbalah – Column

December 1, 1996

As untraceable as the origin of the Tarot, Kabbalah (Cabalah, Qabala) is an ancient Jewish mysticism based on the hidden meaning in the Hebrew Bible, the Torah.

Why Techno? – Column

December 1, 1996

The first musicians banged rocks together, sticks together, bones together. Later, someone had the revelation that you could bang different things together.

End-of-year List – Column

December 1, 1996

I shall make a list of 25 records spanning the history of rock music that, without which, I would shortly be found naked, curled into a fetal position.