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The Shondes dedicate their sophomore album to healing heartbreak

...and they aren't afraid to talk about it

Jill Sobule   Issue #39

The California Years, Vol. 1

Franz Nicolay

Major General (Fistolo)

Jonatha Brooke

The Works (Bad Dog)

Loney Dear

Dear John (Polyvinyl)

Jean on Jean   Issue #38

Jean on Jean (Kanine)

Bart Davenport

Palaces (Antenna Farm)

Woodhands

Heart Attack (Paper Bag)

Amy Ray   Issue #37

Didn't It Feel Kinder (Daemon)

Head Like a Kite

There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere (Mush)

Catherine Cole Loves AfterEllen.com

Catherine Cole Loves Vimeo

Catherine Cole Loves the Mini-Weber Grill

G. Love & Special Sauce

Superhero Brother (Brushfire)

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog

Party Intellectuals (Pi Recordings)

Diet Kong

Coma Motor Inn (Patriarch)

Liz Phair

Exile In Guyville Re-Issue (ATO)

The Instruments

Dark Smaland (Orange Twin)

M.I.A.   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

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

Venus Zine Crowns the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll!   Issue #44

PART 1: STAFF PICKS

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, H–M   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff

Fans get double doses of rain and Radiohead at All Points West

August 8-10, 2008, at Liberty State Park

By Dominick Mastrangelo