Labor issues? There seems to be a bunch of stuff going on in the UK in terms of 20-years-after-the-miner's-strike navel-gazing, but I can't point you to anything in particular.

Hec! OMG! The mag's been getting more and more SF subscribers lately. Obviously, they evangelize.

The theme we're tossing about for the next issue is "labor issues, as related to various aspects of pop culture."

I'm sure someone has thought of this, but would something on Buffy's money/job problems in S6, centring on "Doublemeat Palace," fit the bill?

Galaxie 500 Captures 'Youth' On DVD

Seminal alternative rock trio Galaxie 500 will be celebrated with the double-DVD set "Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste (1987-1991)," due June 29 via Plexifilm. The collection sports more than three hours of live performances culled from eight different shows, including two full concerts from London and Atlanta. Also features are music videos for "Tugboat," "When Will You Come Home, "Blue Thunder" and "Fourth of July."

Cool!

Coincedentally, my iTunes is playing a Galaxie 500 song ("Sorry") it selected at random.

Also coincedentally, on my way to the train this morning I stopped to look at a '59 Galaxie 500 parked on the street. '59 was the first year for the Galaxie 500, and it's IMHO one of the most beautiful cars of the era.

Seminal alternative rock trio Galaxie 500

I loved Galaxie 500's music, and I'm even friends with all of them, but I never understood how a band who's entire oevre was borrowed from the Velvet Underground's third album could be called "seminal."

Of course, I'm the guy who didn't think the Pixies were seminal either, so feel free to ignore me.

Was poking around the High Hat and noticed this Modern Lovers article, which I thought bicyclops might be interested in as he included "Pablo Picasso" (Cale version) on his Frankenmix. Loved the Lounge Lizards tune, too. Marc Ribot is great on it. Saw him once & it was awful. Just him and some screeching, writhing Japanese guy; I think it might have been the guy John Zorn used on some of his albums. Anyway, as bad as that was that's how good "Big Heart" is.

The theme we're tossing about for the next issue is "labor issues, as related to various aspects of pop culture."

Okay. I'm drawing a blank, but okay. Did come up with one non-theme clue/answer that I think you'll love. Clue: Peckinpah's advice to the drummer? Answer: Ride the high hat. Yes, I'm aware of the inaccuracy, but it's about the play on words, not the finer points of drumming.

Misha & Lyra Jane: any chance I could talk y'all into writing for the next issue? We're low on articles.

I'm with Jon on Galaxie 500's non-seminality. However, I love their albums. A lot.

Joe, I fuckin' love the clue. And that Modern Lovers article rocked my world, too.

Loved the Lounge Lizards tune, too. Marc Ribot is great on it. Saw him once & it was awful.

That's my experience with Ribot - as a sideman, frequently great, as a frontman, sometimes interesting, but frequently unlistenable.

Glad you like "Big Heart".

And I had caught the Modern Lovers article when hayden posted the link to that issue.

However, I love their albums. A lot.

Same here.

Liked that Modern Lovers article and agree with everything Gary says except that I don't need to see him play live every time he passes through. Once every few years is plenty for me.