Fall 2007

Fall 2007

M.I.A.: With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrl? We’re convinced she’s both.

INTERVIEWS

Juliette Lewis answers Venus Zine readers' questions • Debbie Harry • Rilo Kiley • Reno 911's Kerri Kenney-Silver • Ferraby Lionheart • Brother Reade • Office • The Lovely Bones author Alice Sebold • artist Kara Walker • Broken English director Zoe Cassavetes

PLUS

* DIY special section: 15 innovative ways to use paper

* "What Happened to Revolution Girl Style Now? With the 21st century well into its first decade, it’s time to take a look at where we’re at in the music industry — and what it means for women"

* Record Shopping With Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

* Style Idol: Gogol Bordello front man Eugene Hutz goes commando

* “Not Such a Goodyear for the Ladies: Landmark Supreme Court case could change gender discrimination suits”


Other Stories in this Issue

Music

Features
Recordshopping_sharonjones
Record Shopping with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Soul’s got nothin’ to do with diva

By Megan Martin

Scene & Unheard  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
GLASGOW

By Lauren Fairley

Styling by: Cassie Machado Make-up by: Ozzie Salvatierra Hair by: Bailey
M.I.A.  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

No_such_thing_as_a_free_download
No such thing as a free download  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Warner to offer free music ... sort of

By Amy Westervelt

Illustration by Kyle T. Webster
What happened to revolution girl style now?  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
With the 21st century well into its first decade, it’s time to take a look at where we’re at in the music industry — and what it means for women

By Amy Schroeder

Debbie Harry  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The legend Joey Ramone tagged as ‘really hot but really cool’ calls her first solo album in 14 years aggressive

By Charlotte Robinson

Office  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
A year of hype and hard work pays off with the band’s latest album, A Night at the Ritz

By Stacey Duggan

Rilo Kiley  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
It’s hard to make sleaze sound sweet — unless you're Jenny Lewis

By Laura Leebove

From left: MC Jimmy Jamz and DJ Bobby Evans
Brother Reade  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The rap duo is all about the ladies. In a good way.

By Catherine Disabato

Ferraby Lionheart  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The story of a boy with a curious name

By Kristina Francisco

Jennyhoyston
In Her Own Words  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Erase Errata’s Jenny Hoyston gets deep in describing her creative process on Isle Of, her second solo album

By Jenny Hoyston

Gloria
Sound Bar  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Gloria Gaynor lists her favorite disco hits

By Pamela Grossman

Sounds
Animal_collective
Animal Collective  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Strawberry Jam (Domino)

By Claire Evans

Jose_gonzalezhires
José Gonzàlez  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
In Our Nature (Mute)

By Anna Breshears

The Fiery Furnaces  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Widow City (Thrill Jockey)

By Joel Cusumano

Architecture_in_helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Places Like This (Polyvinyl)

By Lori Finkel

Alina_simone
Alina Simone  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Placelessness (54°40’ or Fight!)

By Saundra Sorenson

Brenda_weiler
Brenda Weiler  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
End the Rain (Speaker Phone)

By Erin Wolf

Carolyn_mark
Carolyn Mark  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Nothing Is Free (Mint)

By Caroline Evans

Earlimart
Earlimart  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Mentor Tormentor (Majordomo)

By Anna Breshears

Emma_pollock
Emma Pollock  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Watch the Fireworks (4AD)

By John Everhart

Enon
Enon  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds (Touch and Go)

By Wilson Brown

Lindsay_anderson
Lindsay Anderson  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
If (Minty Fresh)

By Rebekah Meek

The_dirty_projectors
The Dirty Projectors  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Rise Above (Dead Oceans)

By Sam Scranton

Mendoza_line
Mendoza Line  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
30 Year Low (Glurp)

By Chris Pacifico

The_new_pornographers
The New Pornographers  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Challengers (Matador)

By Laura Leebove

Oakley_hall
Oakley Hall  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
I’ll Follow You (Merge)

By John Everhart

Over_the_rhine
Over the Rhine  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The Trumpet Child (Great Speckled Dog)

By Annie Anderson

Sout_out_louds
Shout Out Louds  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Our Ill Wills (Merge)

By Jeremy Ohmes

Stars
Stars  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
In Our Bedroom After the War (Arts & Crafts)

By Laura Leebove

Stero_total
Stereo Total  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Paris Berlin (Kill Rock Stars)

By Dean Ramos

The_go_team
The Go! Team  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Proof of Youth (Sub Pop/Memphis Industries)

By Garin Pirnia

The_lady_birds
The Ladybirds  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Regional Community Theater (Creep)

By Sonia Pereira Murphy

You_say_party__we_say_die_
You Say Party! We Say Die!  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Lose All Time (Paper Bag)

By Kim Newman

Young_marble_giants
Young Marble Giants  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Colossal Youth (Domino)

By Jeremy Ohmes

Carla_bruni
Carla Bruni  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
No Promises (Naïve)

By Sonia Pereira Murphy

The_good_life
The Good Life  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Help Wanted Nights (Saddle Creek)

By Matt Siblo

Nina_nastasia___jim_white
Nina Nastasia & Jim White  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
You Follow Me (Fat Cat)

By Katerina Herodotou

The_mekons
The Mekons  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Natural (Quarterstick)

By Joel Cusumano

Imperial_teen
Imperial Teen  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band (Merge)

By AK Gold

DIY

Features
Paperdolls1
Paper dolls  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Meet four paper mavens who create art one sheet at a time

By Stephanie Davila

Paperdresses_mywindupbird_working
Printing paper fashions to perfection  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Screen stars share the secrets to the perfect print

By Lauren Shopp

Lighten up  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
These lamps turn any time into cocktail hour

By Emilie Zanger

Letterpress1
ImPRESSive  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Printing with finesse: the ancient art of letterpress

By Susan Beal

Culture

Reads
Author of SHORTCOMINGS: Adrian Tomine
Shortcomings  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
By Adrian Tomine (Drawn and Quarterly, 104 pages, $19.95)

By Sarah Coffey

Alice Sebold  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The author talks about covering new ground in her latest novel, The Almost Moon, learning to live with our own bodies, and how she got over being an ‘absolute loser’ in New York

By Ling Ma

Caspianrain
Caspian Rain  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
By Gina B. Nahai (MacAdam/Cage, 250 pages, $25)

By Jen Girdish

Manofnomoon
Man of No Moon  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
By Jenny McPhee (Counterpoint Press, 304 pages, $24)

By Lisa Brunton

The MARS TRILOGY both Kelly Link and Gavin Grant review in this article.
Mad Lit: Kelly Link and Gavin Grant  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The multitasking literary duo compares notes on Kim Stanley Robinson's epic sci-fi trilogy

By Ling Ma

Film
Rockfilmsstripcrop
Best and worst films about women in music  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Hollywood loves a good song, but they love a wounded songbird even more (continued from the fall 2007 issue)

By Sheba White

Mayalawson
What's On  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
Maya Lawson

By Amy Westervelt

Styled by: Joline Towers Hair & Make-up by: Joyce Castaneda Location: Falcon (falconslair.com)
Kerri Kenney-Silver  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The Reno 911! actress returns to her inescapable comedy roots in The Ten

By Carlye Wisel

Zoe Cassavetes  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
A talented daughter makes her own mark with English Lessons.

By Joseph McCabe

1
When ordinary is extraordinary  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
French filmmakers strip bands of the usual hype machine with an au naturale approach

By Sam Scranton

Art
Portlandsprogress1
Portland’s progress  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
The new Museum of Contemporary Craft kicks off with Craft in America

By Sarah Coffey

Dianasudyka1
Diana Sudyka  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
After years of working unrelated day gigs, the illustrator scores her dream job: full-time artist

By Eugenia Williamson

Karawalker1
Kara Walker  Issue Number #33 Issue #33
A traveling exhibit shows the artist’s career of provocative work

By Kelly Shindler

Lead Articles

Muses of The Moment
Did The Baby-Sitters Club inspire spring style?

By Andrea Kasprzak

The Amika Heat Proof Style Holder in black.
Siera Cerny Loves the Amika Heat Proof Styler Holder

By Venus Zine Staff

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The Seven Fields of Aphelion
Periphery (Graveface)

By Anne Johnson


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