Spring 2008
SPECIAL ISSUE!
Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time
Joan Jett, Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein, Marnie Stern, Joni Mitchell, Kim Deal, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and 40 more.
Fashion: Style Idols
Get to know the personal style of some of music’s brightest talents, including Juliette Lewis, Kid Sister, Kate Nash, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, the Lady Tigra, Girl in a Coma, Clare Muldaur Manchon of Clare & the Reasons, Kelly Ogden of the Dollyrots, and Bebban Stenborg of the Shout Out Louds.
DIY Special: Get Down to Business
We can’t tell you everything you need to know to run your own business. But we can give you a few tips, tricks of the trade, and a little advice to help you achieve your goals.
Interviews
• The Cool Kids
• Goldfrapp
• The Kills
• DJ Kayper
• author Elizabeth Crane
PLUS
• Ani DiFranco answers Venus Zine readers’ questions for “Call & Response.”
• Record Shopping with Donita Sparks of L7
• Dollars & Sense: Navigate the U.S. Healthcare System Without Going Broke.
Other Stories in this Issue
Music
Features
The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time
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Venus Zine applauds 46 of the world's best
Style Idols: Joan Jett and Girl in a Coma
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The legend plays ‘rock mother’ to up-and-coming bands
Donita Sparks
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The former L7 frontwoman puts her tough-girl image to rest
Scene and Unheard
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Budapest
Gift certificates you can actually use
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Sonicbids lets fans help independent bands gain some much-needed exposure
The Cool Kids
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Rap’s next big thing has a penchant for good, clean fun and ’80s nostalgia
Stephen Malkmus & Jicks
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Real Emotional Trash (Matador)
Sounds
The Breeders
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Mountain Battles (4AD)
Diamanda Galas
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Guilty Guilty Guilty (Mute)
The B–52’s
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Funplex (Astralwerks)
Shelby Lynne
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Just a Little Lovin’ (Lost Highway)
These New Puritans
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Beat Pyramid (Domino)
The Raveonettes
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Lust Lust Lust (Vice)
The Heavy Circles
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The Heavy Circles (Dynamite Child)
New Bloods
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The Secret Life (Kill Rock Stars)
Mia Doi Todd
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Gea(City Zen Music)
Sera Cahoone
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Only as the Day is Long (Sub Pop)
Beach House
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Devotion (Car Park)
Los Campesinos!
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Hold On Now, Youngster (Arts & Crafts)
Old Haunts
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Poisonous Times Kill Rock Stars
Be Your Own Pet
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Get Awkward (Ecstatic Peace/Universal)
Missy Higgins
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On a Clear Night (Reprise)
Blood on the Wall
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Liferz (Social Registry)
In Her Own Words: Dawn Landes
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The self-described audiophile gets into the thick of recording studio details with her new album, Fireproof
DVDs: The Ex
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Building a Broken Mousetrap (Touch and Go)
DVDs: Metric
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Live at Metropolis (Last Gang)
DVDs: Mono
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The Sky Remains the Same As Ever (Temporary Residence)
Culture
Reads
Susannah Felts
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The novelist talks about This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record
Mad Lit: Felicia Sullivan
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How many readings of John Cheever’s Bullet Park does it take to purge WASP envy? The editor of Small Spiral Notebook keeps count. (The uncut version)
Starring you as the daring dame
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PulpStar.com creates pulp novels about you or your friends for 50 clams
Elizabeth Crane
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With a new pet dog, an aspiration to become a reality show contestant, and her third short-story collection down the pipeline, the Chicago-based author confirms that, yeah, her life is pretty awesome and great
Film
A chain letter you actually want
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Miranda July’s Joanie 4 Jackie connects videographers
Rock my world
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Girls Rock! shows that Portland's Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls goes beyond just music
Battle in Seattle
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Directed by Stuart Townsend
City of Men (Cidade dos Homens)
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Directed by Paulo Morelli
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