Lady Sovereign, Queen of England   Issue #26

The truth about grime’s first lady

By Amber Drea

Record Shopping With   Issue #26

Princess Superstar

By Marisa Torrieri

Scene & Unheard   Issue #26

Nashville

By Amber Drea

Whatcha Watchin?   Issue #26

with Stacey DuPree

By Amber Drea

About Place   Issue #26

Smells like work spirit

By Mairead Case

Sex Bomb   Issue #26

Mr. Lif

By Amber Drea

Jenny Lewis   Issue #26

The Rilo Kiley frontwoman talks about booze, boobs, and going solo

By Jenny Sabella

Ladybug Mecca   Issue #26

The Digable Planets’ MC tries something new on her solo album, Trip the Light Fantastic

By Ann Heppermann

Celebration   Issue #26

Katrina Ford — the Baltimore trio’s PJ Harvey-sounding frontwoman — wants you to forget about the traditional band-versus-audience thing

By John Everhart

Sinead O’Connor   Issue #26

Welcome back: Nothing compares to this pop star-turned-reggae artist

By Amy Schroeder

The Detroit Cobras' Mary Ramirez   Issue #26

The guitarist of the R&B rock band talks back to the stars

By Ophira Edut

Michelle Phillips   Issue #26

The actress and member of the Mamas and the Papas believes that everybody can sing

By Charlotte Robinson

In her own words   Issue #26

Metric's Emily Haines reviews the band's latest album, Live It Out

By Emily Haines

THE STROKES   Issue #26

First Impressions of Earth (RCA)

By Katie Hasty

Kate Bush   Issue #26

Aerial (Columbia)

By Jim Keller

The Mendoza Line   Issue #26

Full of Light and Full of Fire (Misra)

By Kristina Francisco

Comet Gain   Issue #26

City Fallen Leaves (Kill Rock Stars)

By John Everhart

The Chap   Issue #26

Ham (Lo Recordings)

By John Everhart

Bell Orchestre   Issue #26

Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (Rough Trade)

By Anna Breshears

The Fiery Furnaces   Issue #26

Rehearsing My Choir (Rough Trade)

By Jim Keller

Annie   Issue #26

DJ-Kicks (!K7)

By Katerina Herodotou

Kudu   Issue #26

Death of the Party (Nublu)

By Bill Copeland

Duchess   Issue #26

Duchess (Blackball)

By Katrina Martin Davenport

Espers   Issue #26

The Weed Tree (Locust Music)

By Garin Pirnia

múm   Issue #26

Yesterday Was Dramatic — Today Is Okay (Morr Music)

By Anna Breshears

Controller.Controller   Issue #26

X-Amounts (Paper Bag)

By Amber Drea

Tender Forever   Issue #26

The Soft and the Hardcore (K)

By Kristina Francisco

Jana Hunter   Issue #26

Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom (Gnomonsong)

By Dean Ramos

Vashti Bunyan   Issue #26

Lookaftering (DiCristina)

By Audra Schroeder

Midaircondo   Issue #26

Shopping for Images (Type)

By Sonia Pereira Murphy

Edith Frost   Issue #26

It’s a Game (Drag City)

By Gretchen Kalwinski

Wussy   Issue #26

Funeral Dress (Shake It)

By Tiffany Lee Brown

Robinella   Issue #26

Solace for the Lonely (Dualtone)

By Stephanie Kinnear

Jasy Andrews   Issue #26

Little Girl (Versailles )

By Anne Johnson

The Tah-Dahs   Issue #26

Le Fun (Undeniable)

By Anna Breshears

Rah Bras   Issue #26

WHOHM (Lovitt)

By Audra Schroeder

Scarling.   Issue #26

So Long Scarecrow (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

By Callye Morrissey

Happy Bullets   Issue #26

The Vice and Virtue Ministry (Undeniable)

By Bill Copeland

Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn   Issue #26

Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn (Kimchee)

By Dean Ramos

The Dials   Issue #26

Flex Time (Latest Flame)

By Bill Copeland

Denali   Issue #26

Pinnacle (Lovitt)

By Amber Drea

Lavender Diamond   Issue #26

The Cavalry of Light (Lavender Diamond Partners)

By Elizabeth Barker

Amina   Issue #26

AnimaminA (Worker’s Institute)

By Katie Hasty

Liz Janes & Create(!)   Issue #26

Liz Janes & Create(!) (Asthmatic Kitty)

By Anne Johnson

Young People   Issue #26

Five Sunsets in Four Days (Too Pure)

By Andrea Benvenuto

Holiday Craft-off Winner: Brandy Agerbeck
(continued from the Winter 2005 issue)   Issue #26

The 5-Shirt Quilt

By Venus Zine Staff

Holiday Craft-Off Winner: Robyn Paton
(continued from the Winter 2005 issue)   Issue #26

Guitar Strap/Guitar Strap Belt

By Venus Zine Staff

pH balanced   Issue #26

Equal parts retro and Asian influences, pH by Phillia finds a perfect fashion equilibrium

By Jenny Sabella

Branching out   Issue #26

Paul Fogt recreates vintage handbags with an Audubon edge

By Maija Zummo

Nice threads   Issue #26

Sonic Fabric makes new use of old-fashioned cassette tapes

By Amber Drea

DIY on the airwaves   Issue #26

With Sister Diane as her guide, Elisabeth Donnelly explores the new frontier of crafty podcasting

By Elisabeth Donnelly

Judy Blume   Issue #26

The children’s books author discusses banned books, Miranda July, and menstrual belts. On a visit to her New York City apartment, we find the literary icon in full Blume.

By Marisa Meltzer

I’M WITH THE BAND   Issue #26

by Pamela Des Barres

By Gretchen Kalwinski

Bolt Risk   Issue #26

by Ann Wood

By Mia Horberg

Pretty Little Dirty   Issue #26

by Amanda Boyden

By Ling Ma

New Year's Evolution   Issue #26

Our film editor reports back from the Toronto Film Festival on what — and what not — to watch in 2006. Continued from the story in Venus No. 26

By Rebecca Flint-Marx

Margaret Brown   Issue #26

The first-time director paints a vivid portrait of a man and a mystery

By Rebecca Flint-Marx

New Year’s evolution   Issue #26

Our film editor reports back from the Toronto Film Festival on what — and what not — to watch in 2006

By Rebecca Flint-Marx

Transamerica   Issue #26

By Michael Hastings

MATCH POINT   Issue #26

directed by Woody Allen

By Rebecca Flint-Marx

SARAH SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC   Issue #26

directed by Liam Lynch

By Rebecca Flint-Marx

Peregrine Honig   Issue #26

The artist and gallery owner shares her thoughts on language, sexuality, and curatorial decision-making

By Marcus Cain

Hear me roar   Issue #26

Chicago-based arts program YAWP! helps Asian teens shout their stories from rooftops

By Beverly Mendoza

Lisa Kirk   Issue #26

This accidental curator uses spectacle and inadvertent feminism in her never-stuffy art shows

By Kara Oehler

Yoko Ono

Give Peace a Chance (The Remixes) (Mindtrain/Twisted)

By Marisa Iacobucci

Jessica Adams loves Luna Music.

By Jessica Adams

Brooklyn beat

By Cathrine Westergaard

How to survive Dude Fest as a dudette

By Jessica Blumensheid

We want to feature you in our fall issue

By Venus Zine Staff

Sunrise to sunrise at Bonnaroo 2008

June 12-15, 2008, in Manchester, Tennessee

By Lauren Trzaska