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Every weekday, Splendid's Departments bring you the best of everything else Splendid covers: we explore the world beyond your stereo in &, roam the live music scene in LIVELINE, sample the wares of independent publishers in BOOKSHELF, and more! See your favorite artists in an entirely different light in POINTLESS QUESTIONS, and witness our attempts to freshen the sagging Music Lists genre with THAT DAMN LIST THING. There's enough stuff here to keep you happy for a long time...
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POINTLESS QUESTIONS |
We ask your favorite bands the questions no-one else asks. Random, perplexing and often oddly enlightening. |
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THAT DAMN LIST THING |
Every other zine has a "Best CDs List." Normally, we go out of our way not to be like every other zine. In this case, we're jumping on the List wagon. Indulge us. Besides, our Lists are better. And less predictable. |
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& (THE WORLD BEYOND YOUR STEREO) |
Zines, books, movies, DVDs, comics and who-knows-what else -- & takes you beyond the music for reviews of... well, everything else. |
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BOOKSHELF |
Thousands of books are released each year by presses representing communities and viewpoints not always found in your local MegaBookMart. Each month, Bookshelf will spotlight a different press, with reviews of fiction, poetry, cultural writing and more, providing a valuable guide for those interested in expanding their reading horizons. |
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THE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS |
There are great albums, and there are great albums. Our writers discuss the classics, the obscure-but-perfect treasures and the ten-out-of-tens that belong in every well-rounded music collection. |
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GUILTY! |
Far more than just our writers' guilty pleasures -- Guilty! spotlights obscure and often singular delights, weird and wonderful oddities and albums that, while decidedly not classics, hold a special place in our writers' hearts. |
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SHORT TALK |
In the course of acquiring articles to fill our weekly feature interview slot, we've accumulated a number of pieces that are too short to use -- but other than the length problem, they're usually worthy of publication, and certainly worth the modest effort required to read them once. We've launched Short Talk as a way of getting them out there. Short Talk will debut in mid-October. |
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LIVELINE |
Your friends at Splendid get to see a lot of bands play. Most of the time, we don't even have to pay. But rather than lording it over you and pulling a big "hipper than thou" thing, we write about the shows so you can say you were there... |
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FILE UNDER ? |
Christian Carey treks tirelessly through the hinterlands of uncategorizable music, and you get to read about it in the comfort and safety of your home, you lucky bastard. |
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I, COLLECTOR |
This occasional column, detailing the ins and outs of life as a compulsive record collector, isn't nearly as wank as it sounds. Begins in late October. |
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TEN |
Each month (or thereabouts), Jimmy Possession, the man behind the UK-based zine Robots and Electronic Brains, enumerates his favorite new releases. Sometimes there are ten of them. Other times, there might be eight of them, or twelve. Don't take the name too literally. |
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THE RUMOR-MONGER |
If music news is a good meal, music rumors are the light, airy dessert that follows! Here are the juiciest rumors our crack staff could dig up, without all that tiresome fact-checking that drags so many articles down. The Rumor Monger makes her glorious return in mid-March 2005! |
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LABEL CONSCIOUS |
Our long-awaited label profile column finally sees the light of day. Here's where you can learn all about your favorite labels, the labels you're indifferent about, and probably several labels you've never heard about. Labels, labels, labels. w00t. |
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THE TOURING TEST |
Bands on the run -- America's heartland, and beyond, from behind the wheel of a late-model van. |
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Departments below this point are no longer updated, but if you ask us, they're still worth reading.
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THE FOUR FOURS |
The Four Fours are a fictional cartoon band. Unlike those other fictional cartoon bands, the Four Fours are unsuccesful and untalented. The Four Fours play the big beat and the straight face and the alcoholic shake. The Four Fours are your new best friends. Watch for new strips twice a month. |
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PAUL VELOURIA |
Beginning in late July:
Paul just wants to be your friend. That is, assuming you can play the guitar. Or maybe the drums. Or if your name rhymes with "Rivers Cuomo". Meet Paul Velouria: Strangely Old, Strangely Male Groupie. |
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