Fiction, Tidbits and What-Have-Yous By Brian Polk Art By Jason White & Tyler Gross Published Issue 098, February 2022 ALL MY FRIENDS WHO ARE NEW PARENTS NEED THREE MONTHS’ NOTICE BEFORE MAKING ANY PLANS And even then, it’s super touch and go. For example, if I wanted to make plans for them to attend my birthday in …
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Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 097, January 2022 2021 marked cancer taking two of the most talented, kind and sincere musicians from the Denver music scene, Gared O’Donnell and Nate Marcy. I’d never heard of O’Donnell’s older emo band Dismiss, well-regarded in his hometown of Peoria, IL, which also included the late …
Are You Dead To The World Or Just Plain Dead? By Brian Polk Art By Jason White Published Issue 097, January 2022 Do you feel like there are times in your life when no one notices your existence? You say words, have feelings, complete projects on time and under budget at work, and no one …
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My Existential Doctor Herb, Part 17 By Brian Polk Published Issue 096, December 2021 “Can I ask you a blunt question?” I ask my existential doctor, Herb, who nods. “You know what you’re talking about, right? You’re not totally full of shit?” Herb thinks about it for a minute. “I’m pretty sure I’m not full …
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 095, November 2021 Grief Ritual | The Gallows Laugh The distorted drone like caustic winds in the scorched hellscape of a near future earth, punctuated by the sounds of echoing metallic clanging in the distance is the perfect way for “Backwards Circle” to introduce this album. While …
Down To Brass Tacks By Brian Polk Art contributions by Mark Mothersbaugh & S. Putnik Published Issue 095, November 2021 We Should Take A Cue From The English And Call Our City Denver-Upon-Platte Kingston-upon-Hull, Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne — the English sure know how to name their cities. It just sounds so dignified to be “upon” something. …
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Short Fiction For The Busy, The Easily Distracted, And The People Who Don’t Ordinarily Read Fiction By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 094, October 2021 I Drank 10 Drinks At The Sober Bar And Was Way Too Hydrated To Fuck “These sober drinks can sure pack a punch,” I told my potential …
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 094, October 2021 Buck Gooter | Head In a Bird Cage A chain of genre tags like industrial, psychedelic, bluesy noise punk and references to obvious musical touchstones for potential listeners like Butthole Surfers, Chrome, Suicide, Swans, Alice Donut, Big Black and Screamers could never quite encompass what …
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 093, September 2021 Bolonium | Full Of It Imagine an orchestral mélange of an Adult Swim musical skit, They Might Be Giants, 8-bit video game music and Devo and you have an idea what you’re getting into with Bolonium’s latest album. The band is an extension of …
Million Dollar Ideas By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 093, September 2021 Over the years, I’ve had several ideas that would have earned me millions of dollars if I had any sort of follow-through whatsoever. In my own head — where my “follow-through” skills are on point — these ideas have allowed …