THE WORLD’S FIRST FREE TATTOO AND PIERCING LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION

e’re back! I hate that

we had to skip
W February and I apolo-
gize to all our readers that antici-
pate the arrival of a new PRICK
TABLE of
CONTENTS
5 HELLZAPOPPIN
Magazine every month. We had to Deranged entertainment
take a break to recalibrate our-
selves as a magazine and as a company. The primary 6 MISS INKED ATLANTA
Sarah Caudel
reasons for retooling was to meet the needs of the
tattoo industry and still be able to reach the general 9 FIGHTER OF THE MONTH
public. We have now split PRICK Magazine into two Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver
versions. Unless you are a tattoo artist, or work at a
12 ARTIST OF THE MONTH
tattoo studio, the magazine that is in your hand is Kurt Fagerland
markedly thinner.That’s because we took out all the
supplier ads and focused our content on the tattoo 14 SURF ‘N’ INK AUSTRALIA
collector as a reader. If you work within the industry Wonders from Down Under
and are holding an issue that has “Artist Only
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Edition” on the cover, you will notice a center sec- Kamikaze style
tion that is just for you! We are doing this in an
effort to correctly fit the content and advertisers on 24 DIKTA
both sides of the industry to their direct Icelandic rockers

market/reader.The”Artist Only Edition” with suppli- 29 GYPSY QUEENS HOT PIX

er ads will still reach the same number of artists Riot Brides
while the tattoo artists who advertise will reach the
same number of collectors in the public version. It’s 31 MUSIC NOTES
a win-win situation for everyone but the scratchers! 34 BULLETIN BOARD

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Prickin’ Around
Around

hellzapoppin
Deranged Entertainment
Photos by Sylvia Hagar - Words by Sean Dettman

resented by Master of Ceremonies Bryce “The Govna” Graves, the Hellzapoppin

sideshow, or the “Greatest Show in Hell,” places genuine human oddities on a stage to
P present traditional sideshow performances like the human dartboard, the blockhead,
sword swallowing and the ominously named blade box.
Adhering to the notion of showing but not telling, this modern day sideshow—members have
included Lady Diabla, Zamora the Torture King, Penguin Boy,The Lizardman and Slymenstra Hymen
(of GWAR fame)—is a platform for artists of unique talents and abilities to communicate through
the metaphorical and emotional aspects of their performances.The greatest caveat here, of course,
is that nobody will be buying or selling it.
Capt. Stab-Tuggo,Atlanta’s resident freak last seen at Ink & Dagger Tattoo Parlour’s Man Day,
did some pierced weightlifting (with the help of Penguin Boy), sat on a bed of nails and pulled a
lamp chain through his head in a move called “the brain saw.” H

Hellzapoppin is on tour now and will be appearing at SXSW later this month.

More at www.helllzapoppin.com.

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 Girl Power- Miss Inked Atlanta

Sarah Caudel
Dixie Pin-Up, Etc.
By Greg Truelove
arah Caudel, the winner of the recent Miss Inked contest (spon-
sored by MetroMix), has been getting tattoos ever since her moth-
S er told her not to. Her favorites include the cherry blossom tree
on her right arm by Rob Knight at Timeless Tattoo and her newest tattoo, a
cargo plane on her leg, by Russ Abbot (one of the prizes for the contest).
"Winning this Miss Inked contest and getting the chance to be tattooed by
Russ was great! I’ve heard of him and what a great artist he is for a while.We
chose the WWII cargo plane to represent the 'For Our Boys’ calendar project
that Dixie Pin-Up produced this year to raise money for the Wounded
Warrior Project," says Sarah.
Sarah is so passionate about the tattoo scene that she's even carried it
over into her profession. As a cofounder of Dixie Pin-Up, based in Atlanta, she
believes that the classic pin-up style will never be unpopular and that today's
models have just put a contemporary spin on it by being tattooed. Dixie Pin-
Up transforms their clients into sexy pin-up models and provides photos
ranging from the classic Vargas-styled photos all the way to Maxim-esque. "I
think that even though society as a whole is still warming up to a heavily tat-
tooed lady, modern day pin-up girls just prove that you can have a ton of ink
and still be beautiful and sexy." H

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 Jens “LIL EVIL”
Pulver By Greg Truelove

o I was sitting on Tapout's tour bus, on assignment for PRICK in even had people ask if they can fix it because it's so messed up. I tell them, "Nope,
Nashville, waiting to go to an autograph signing session with no way.That's my idiot stamp."
S Skrape and Punkass. I noticed this short, stocky, wild-eyed
guy who had shown up with them for the ride to the mall. He was on
After that, I went out and got a black sun on my left shoulder. I guess I
was about 19.The reason it's black is because, more or less, as dark as my
his phone, talking loudly and generally acting like he might have A.D.D. I'd life was I still always tried to find the light.
seen him somewhere before; his voice sounded very familiar but I Then, on my right arm, I got the clown because that's how life started
couldn’t remember where I knew him from. It was killing me.The more to get for me.When I moved to Boise, I became really independent. It was
he spoke, the more I tried to shake my memory loss... and then it hit my first time out on my own, and I just fell in love with the place. I was
me. Little Evil.That's Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver. I knew Jens from watching happy being outdoors and fly fishing all the time. I started living my life as
him beat the crap out of people in the UFC and the WEC, and now a joker. I finally escaped all the horrible things I went through growing
I was sitting across from an MMA legend, feeling a bit stupid. up and could finally enjoy my life.
If you don't know anything about the UFC, MMA, or From there, I got my last name tattooed on my back. I start-
don't know who Jens Pulver is, he can best be described as ed thinking about how football players get to have their names
one of the fighters who helped pioneer the sport of mixed on their jerseys and how, as a wrestler, I didn't even have a jer-
martial arts, and is noted sey. So I put my name on the only jersey I had... my skin!
for helping create the I went back and added an armband underneath the
featherweight divi- sun. I got one that goes all the way around because I'll
sion. He is a self- never be the guy that only goes half way because it hurts
described O.G. too bad.
fighter whose
career in MMA What hurts worse for you? Getting a
began years ago tattoo or being punched in the head?
when cage fight- Without a doubt, tattoos hurt worse. Getting
ing was unpopu- the two fish tattooed on my stomach was an intense
lar and looked pain!
upon as a savage
sport.What many You have a tattoo of your nickname,
people don’t “Lil evil”. How did you end up with that
know about Jens name?
is that this “savage One day I was at training camp, being spiteful and
sport” helped him complaining when someone said,“Oooh weee, ain’t you a lil
to escape a child- evil bastard this morning!" And I was like, "Wait, I like that! I
hood he called a “daily like that better than 'The Pulverizer'." So we made a deal: if I
hell,” filled with vio- could knock out the opponent in my next fight I'd have a new
lence and an abusive nickname. So I knocked him out, and it went from there.
alcoholic father. It was
the disciplines of What does the Latin phrase on your
wrestling and athletics forearm mean?
that kept him focused as It comes from the movie 300. It means "If you want them,
a student in his early come and get them." To me, it's like you're never going to quit.
teens competing first in It's over my dead body.And that's what I've been going through,
community college and being the older guy, being
then at Boise State the former world champi-
University as an NCAA on, being the legend.
All-American. Jens People are coming after
eventually made it to me all the time, and if
the training camp of they want to make a
Pat Miletich, where he name off of me, let's
learned to fight. go.
Through his
many difficulties, Jens remains a positive person and
a genuinely honest and sincere individual. He How long
loves to give back, and has created Driven, Inc., a have you
clothing company which features a military line in had the koi
honor of those who serve. He’s also just opened fish on your ribs?
the Driven Training Center near Boise, Idaho. I talked with “Lil Evil” about his tattoo They're about four years old now. I have
work. He gave me some insight into their deeper meanings and tells us which hurts respect for anybody with tattoos on their stom-
worse, a tattoo or a punch in the face. ach because, man... that hurts! But it was worth
it.The meaning behind them was to convey
What influenced your first tattoos, and how old were you? swimming through an ocean of suffering. Most
The very first one was on my hand, and it was done with a safety-pin. I was people have the koi fish point upwards, but I
just infatuated with tattoos, but it was just straight ghetto, like a jailhouse tattoo. I've faced mine down because I feel like I've always

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CONTINUED
had to go against the grain. I'm the one fish that moves in the opposite direction. My brother went to
prison and my dad got into alcohol and drugs. I wanted a different direction for my life. I left the koi uncol-
ored because I feel like it represents me.You can see my skin in them, and that's me.The fish tie all of my
tattoos together.

If tattoos weren't as painful for

you, would you have more of them
on you?
Once you get started, you usually want
more. Most people never get just one tattoo.
It's not the pain, it's the moments.And I'm
saving space for them. My tattoos aren't for
other people.When I'm 60 and my son, or
my grandchildren, ask me what they are, I'll
be able to look at my tattoos and be brought
back to specific memories. Everyone talks
about how life is too fast, so tattoos are like
capturing a moment for me. Instead of a
photograph, it's on my skin.

I've noticed you've been

doing the commentaries for WEC
and supporting Tapout, but what
else have you been up to?
I've met the woman of my dreams. I
have two incredible kids.And I recently
started my own clothing line as well as
having opened the new training facility
near Boise. H

Jens Pulver will be return-

ing to the cage March 6 in
Columbus, Ohio for the WEC.

Check out more Jens at:

www.jenspulver.com
www.driveninc.net

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Kurt Fager land
artist of the month
By Lyndsey Sargent

urrently holding it down as a resident artist at

Russ Abbott’s brainchild, Ink & Dagger Tattoo
C Parlour in Decatur, Ga., Kurt Fagerland is industri-
ously buzzing away and gaining a healthy following of clientele
at one of Atlanta’s premier tattooing studios.With a true imag-
inative penchant, he strives to find the design in every aspect
of life and then apply it to his work, making him one big, bad,
but oh-so-good machine of raw tattooing ability.

How is your life

different from how
you pictured it as a
child?
As a kid I had this
strange fear that I would
be homeless when I
grew up. I was probably
five years old when I saw
a person sleeping on the floor of a restroom in Penn station.That
is a clear memory. I worried that it would be me if I couldn't find a
job. I was a serious little kid. Now I am 32 and I'm not homeless.
Things are looking up.

What is your favorite mythical creature? Why?

That's easy. The

Valkyrie. Valkyries are
from Norse mytholo-
gy. They’re half naked women with
Viking helmets who sometimes ride eight-legged horses
through the sky and bring slain soldiers into the afterlife.
Eight-legged horses are fast and naked women with Viking
helmets are bad ass!

If you weren't a tattoo artist, what would

you be and why?
If I weren't tat-
tooing I would
probably be a land-
scaper. I worked for
a company doing
landscape design
for a few years
after high school
and it was awe-
some. Working
outside, driving
dump trucks and
tractors… there
is an art to plant-
ing trees and For more information on Kurt
Check out:
throwing sod. H
www.kurtfagerland.com or
www.inkanddaggertattoo.com

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SURF ‘n ’ I N K - A u s t r a i l i a
By SIMON LUNDH
rk, USA.
Jude Salinas, New Yo
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N UNDER
W ON D E R S FR OM D OW
hen Surf ’n’ Ink opened its doors on
Friday, January 15, it was a historic
W moment. For the first time ever an
international tattoo convention was going to be held
on Australian soil.And the starting field was nothing
less than impressive.
The venue is empty when I arrive at the
Gold Coast Exhibition Hall. Outside, the sun is
scorching and the streets are filled with sparsely
clad women and men who seem to enjoy showing
off. Sun glasses are a must, board shorts and blond
streaks in a greasy hair style are recommended.
Inside, the exhibition hall also features
people with an urge to show off, but with different
things to display. Well, not entirely anyway. In this
case it’s body art and, as always, the visitors draw
almost as much attention as the artists and their
portfolios. The convention features about 100
artists. The man behind it all, Marco Ventura, is
happy with the outcome.“It all comes back to the
fact that I am a tattoo artist myself. I know a lot
of these guys and they know I’ve got an inde-
pendent vision. So I’ve had a lot of help from
magazines and support from other artists
abroad,” says Marco.
Besides being the head organizer of
the convention and tattooing at Satisfaction Art,
he also manages Custom Magazine. He’s original- Pin-up Parade participants
 Rod Thompson, Gold
Coast. Artist: Tony
Ranger, Skin FX, Australia

James Cassidy, Tasmania. Artist:

Harry, Starfisch Tattoo, Germany

1st prize, Best artistic small

colour and Best abstract small.
Mark Vasic, Melboune. Artist: George Mavridis,
n
Artist: Fran the Drago Tattooligans, Greece
Lady, Australia Dave Show aka Rara, South
Australia. Artist: Tanney, Art By
Wig, Australia

Geoff Ostling, Sydney. Artist: eX

de
Medici, Australia

Kel Gatton. Artist:

Ted Sado, Sink the
Rachael Moses, Gold Coast.
Ink, Australia
Artist: Nick Chaboya, Seventh Sofia Bence, Su
nshine Coast.
t:
Sofia Bence, Sunshine Coast. Artis Son Tattoo, USA Artist: Skintastic,
Australia
Skintastic, Aus trali a
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ly from Lima, Peru. One day he took his newly bought tattoo machine and
went to a party in Arequipa, the second biggest city in Peru. He ended up
tattooing there, at a pub, for two weeks. Little did he know it, but this was
just the start of a long journey that would lead him to settle in Australia.
The idea of organizing a convention he got while tattooing at a conven-
tion in Amsterdam, three or four years ago.“I had been attending conven-
tions for about five years, so I asked myself why we didn’t have one in
Australia.The only things we had were small, local shows run by different
clubs. So I started planning this one,” Marco says.
A brief look through the program shows that Marco has man-
aged to pull together quite a few artists from overseas:Alex at Rites of
Passage in Denmark, Nick Morte from Norway, Gilles Lovisa from Tahiti,
Xio Dong from Mummy Tattoo in China and Bob Tyrell,Mike DeVries and
a whole lot more from the US.
And there’s no mistaking who the biggest star is. His booth is
constantly surrounded by people during the two days he’s actually tattoo-
ing.Visitors, as well as the organizers and other tattoo artists, are talking
Artist: Mick Squires, Korpus,
Australia

Shane Dawson, Tweed Heads. Artis

t: Tim Ebbles,
Borderline Tattoos

Jude Salinas, New York,

USA. Artist: Various

Rod
Thompson,
Gold Coast.
Artist: Tony
Ranger, Skin
FX, Australia

Mark Vasic, Melboune. Artist: Fran the Jude Salinas, New

Dragon Lady, Australia York, USA

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the er on the younger gen-
Mark Vasic, Melboune. Artist: Fran
Dragon Lady, Australia
Teri Montgomery, Los Angeles,
California. Artist: John Montgomery,
Allaprima, USA
about the two portraits he does at the convention. Both pieces
make it into the top four of the “Best in Show” competition.
One of them takes home the title while the other has to be
content with winning first prize in “Best Colour Portrait”. Nikko
Hurtado from Black Anchor Collective in the US even signs a
few autographs.
“It’s a bit strange. I mean, I’m just a tattoo artist,” he
says and shrugs his shoulders. It’s his first visit to Australia and
he’s more than happy so far. Even though he, like every other
international artist, had to take Queensland’s special two hour
health and sanitation course the day before the convention
started.
That’s the
only thing with
Australia: their
rules. I honestly didn’t
think I’d pass. I have
problems with focusing
when it comes to read- 3rd prizeOriginal
ing and so on, but it colour. Artist: Artist: Nikko Hurtado, Black
went to plan. I’ve been George Mavridis, Anchor Collective, USA
treated well. It’s been Tattooligans, Greece
busy. I talked to some
older tattooers, who
are normally a bit hard-
eration, who have been
doing this for 30 years.
They were responsive Bob Tyrell doing jury duty
and totally cool.
N i c k
Morte, a traveling tattoo artist with his base in Norway, is
also happy. “It’s been great con-
sidering it’s the first time. Better
than I thought. I had no appoint-
ments made before I got here
and I’ve been busy doing inter-
esting, fun tattoos.”
On Saturday there are a
lot more people. In the after-
noon, there’s a long line just to
get in. A couple of winners
were crowned already on
Friday, with more to come
today and Sunday, which is
also the night of the big,pres-
tigious contests.
The quality of the tat-
toos made at the... Kylie Olsen, Brisbane
. Artist: Steve Moore,
Imprint Ink, Canada
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Mason, Las Vegas, USA. Artist:

Jime Litwalk, Hart & Huntington,
USA
Artist: Black Dragon, New Zealand

...convention was generally very high, consisting

predominantly of the portraits and realistic
variations the Australians seem to enjoy at the
moment.
“It’s been a trend the last four years
or so,” Marco Ventura says.“There are a lot of
painters and airbrush artists who have become
tattooers and they have different influences
than the classic tattoo artist.They’ve started to
check out more international artists for inspi-
ration.”
“There’s not a lot of black and grey
around,” Nick Morte says,“but a lot of fantas-
tic colour tattoos.”
“It’s like the old school never made it
here,” says Nikko Hurtado.
I talked to some Australian artists
Jai Raphael and Bridget and they told me that the whole American
Tunstall, Ink Up, Australia 1950s style never caught on here, not just the
tattoos. And if you look around, you quickly
notice that the rockabilly guys normally
seen at European conventions are
nowhere to be found.Among the girls, it’s
a bit more common. At the convention
you can buy clothes and get your hair
done ‘50s style, even participate in the
Pin-up Parade.
Sunday attracts a fair number
of people.The big competitions are held
as the first international convention in
Australia is coming to an end, and Marco
has already started planning next year’s
event. His general goal is to spread the
tattoo culture in Australia and get as
many international artists as possible to
come over, but he also has plans to
widen the spectrum of the convention.
“Next year it will be more of
a tattoo and art convention. I have some
ideas and I’ve had people calling me
already about wanting to participate.
We’ll see what happens.” H
1st prize, Best portrait black and
More about this convention at grey. Artist: Robert Hernandez,
www.tattoosurfnink.com. Vittamin Tattoos, Spain

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 hot ink

KALEY LUXE
Kamikaze Style
By J.J. Diablo - Photos by GREG TRUELOVE

irst, I have a confession to make.The title of this piece may or may not have start-
ed as a cheap and dirty word association from the West Coast phenomenon that
F is the Suicide Girls. I’ll also admit this month’s Hot Ink, Kaley Luxe, is on a crash
course towards anything but destruction. However, the word kept creeping back into my
mind as I tried to think of any other way to do justice to this stunning woman whom I have
had the privilege of meeting on several occasions. I finally did what any other intelligent
human being would do: I googled it.
It turns out the term was more suited for Kaley than I thought. Literally translated as
“divine wind,” this Atlanta native really is a divine breath of fresh air to the tattoo and model-
ing world. She simultaneously juggles a career as a touring Suicide Girl (a damn good one at
that) and one as a down to earth college student. Kaley Luxe has an appeal reaching far
beyond the local ink contests and into the mainstream world of just downright pretty. She
took a few moments from being awesome to answer some questions for us little people.

What are you currently in school for?

In a few months I will be graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
Thank goodness.

Accounting?
Questions that don’t have answers make me uneasy, so accounting suits me well. If
you don’t have the answer, someone does.

How did you get into modeling?

I always knew I wanted to be a model. Until high school, I was generally the girl that
was taller than the tallest boy in school.When I did grow up, I went and covered my
body in tattoos and realized soon after that there is a whole market for pretty girls with
well done tattoos.
Last year, with the help of
Sylvia Hagar, I applied to be a
Suicide Girl. I went pink a couple
weeks after. I have been traveling
around the country doing SG
shoots and other work ever
since!

You have done quite a

bit of work with our pho-
tographer, Sylvia Hagar.
How did that pairing
begin?
About a year ago, I decided
I wanted to take a serious stab
at modeling, so I hired her to
do some portraits. I had never
done a photo shoot before,
and she guided me the entire
way through. She made me
feel comfortable and the
photos turned out beautifully.
For our second date, we
shot my first Suicide Girls
set.

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 What are your
plans for the future
and how would you
like tattoo modeling
to play a part of
that?
I would love to be a
fashion model.The odds
are definitely against me,
but I figure if Nicholas
Lemons can do it, so can
I. Other than that, I plan
to keep doing work for
SG and continue devel-
oping my fancy new
website, www.young-
soulrebel.com. Oh yeah,
and maybe do some
accounting here and
there?

What was
your first tattoo?
The Hot Water
Music logo on my
lower stomach. I had
just turned 16 and my friend Benji did it
at his house (he thought I was older). I couldn’t tell you why, other than
HWM rocks!

You have an incredible back piece.

How did that come about?
Very spontaneously. I wanted to get a tat-
too and I figured that I should go big or go
home. I went around to a few different shops
and no one took me seriously since I had less
than 15 minutes under a needle up to that
point.The only artist that entertained the idea
was Jason Kelly, and even he made me call him
back for a few weeks before he started draw-
ing it.

What other shops have you

received work from? Which pieces?
Jason also did both arms and my stom-
ach. The only pieces left are the key on my
left wrist,
which was
done at the
Smiling
Buddha during a trip to Savannah, Ga.
and the “MLM” monogram on my right
wrist from Psycho Tattoo 3 in
Douglasville, Ga.

What are your future

tattoo ideas?
My right forearm is next. I am so
excited because Brian Ewing is designing
it for me. He is one of my favorite artists!
On a whim, I asked if he would design my
next tattoo. I jumped out of my skin
when he said he would. I am not sure
who I will ask to tattoo it on me. I may
travel out of state for this one.

See more of Kaley at www.mod-

elmayhem.com/kales.
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 dikta
ICelandic Rockers By Chuck B

n my last trip to Iceland I encountered a musical force to be reckoned

with—Dikta. Dikta is not heavily tattooed, or even that heavy of a band;
O their sound could be described as a mix of Dashboard Confessional,
Coldplay, a smidgen of Shawn Mullins, and some of The Beatles with a lot of
Icelandic spirit (though none of their songs are in Icelandic).“We used to have
some songs in Icelandic but when we played in the states, in L.A. and New York,
those songs were not hits.We got more response from our songs written in
English, so we really migrated to everything being in English. It’s more universally
recognized and easier to make melodies with.”
Iceland is full of great music and art, but it’s rough around the edges, or too out
there for mass appeal. Even Björk and the Sugarcubes are not for everyone. Dikta,
however, is one band out of Iceland that is truly polished.They might even be too
polished for our usual readers, but they very well could be one of those bands that
become famous and then you could say you knew about them before they made it
big and sold out.
The members, including Haukur Heidar Hauksson (vocals, guitar, piano), Jón
Bjarni Pétursson (guitar, backing vocals), Jón Gór Sigurdsson (drums) and Skúli Z.
Gestsson (bass, backing vocals), have been together since grade school as friends
and band mates.All the members are college educated—even with a Ph.D. in the
mix—and shy away from talking about the fact that they’re all brainiacs.With their
longtime friendship as the glue that binds them, and their studious work habits...

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...acting as a blueprint for songwriting success, the future looks bright for
Dikta.
With song titles on their recordings the likes of:“Just Getting Started”,
“Let Go”,“Losing Everyday”,“This Song Will Save the World” and “Final
Call”, you can tell this band is deep.Their anthemic, heartfelt power-pop-
rock sound breaks through even the most grizzled of music enthusiasts.
Lyrically, they let you know that the world is a roller coaster but that every-
thing will be okay. Musically, they take you on a trip that goes well with
uppers or downers. Combined, their sound takes you on a welcome jour-
ney instead of making you feel confused.

More info on Dikta at www.dikta.com or www.myspace.com/dikta.

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Gypsy Queens - Hot Pix by (GQ) Dana Helton and (GQ)Andrea Bolton

Photos by Chris Mumford

iot Brides is definitely not your every day, run of the mill rock band.
This California-based four-piece is going to single-handedly change
R the view of hard rock one person at a time.These four spectacu-
lar women have taken the stigma of “girl rockers” to a whole new level; far
from being just your "average girl band," Riot Brides has taken the image of
rock from fellow male musicians and added a lady’s touch. With Tuesdai on
drums, Gabby on vocals,Abby on guitar and Erin on bass, these kickass ladies
are sure to capture your heart the way they did mine. From what I gathered
in speaking with their guitarist,Abby Gennet, we are in for something miracu-
lous!
So tell me something about each of you ladies that we
might not know?
Well, believe it or not, I was prom queen.And captain of the cheerleaders.
Ha! Erin can burp better than any man I’ve ever met. She’s definitely not a
woman you want to mess with. In fact, she has a gun tattooed on her hip.That
has “don’t fuck with me” written all over it! Tuesdai hits harder than a lot of
guys I know, but when it comes to her drinking skills she's definitely the light-
weight of the band. Being in Riot Brides is definitely going to prepare her, and
her liver, for a “professional” career in drinking! Gabby used to be in a hip-hop
band. One day we're gonna have to write a song with some rapping in it so she
can show us her mad skills, yo!
What are some of your influences in music?
We all come from different backgrounds. I'm all over the place. I love Led
Zeppelin, 1980s hair metal and riff-rocking bands like Soundgarden and
Queens of the Stone Age. Jimmy Page is my idol. Gabby was into hip-hop. It’s
crazy how we came to be where we are with such different backgrounds.
What are some of the obstacles that you have encoun-
tered as a group of female rock musicians?
Well, the rock world is really a male-dominated scene, so sometimes it
feels like we have to prove ourselves. Because we're a bunch of chicks up
there, most people have low expectations and think the music is gonna suck.
We like to prove them wrong!
What does the future hold for the Riot Brides?
We're gonna do some touring, and our EP came out in February on Top
Fuel Records, a label owned by Stephen Pearcy, the front man from Ratt.
Look for it and enjoy!
The Gypsy Queens are looking for tattooed models for the GQ calendar.
More information at www.myspace.com/thegqs.

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bands worthy of hearing & supporting

NIRVANA
LIVE AT READING [GEFFEN]

There are two types of Nirvana fans on this

planet. The first still likes “Smells like Teen
Spirit” and Unplugged in New York is their
favorite Album.The second is the Grunge Baby,
the fanatic. In our lives, Nirvana was less like a
band and more like a life changing event, a musi-
cal phenomenon that no matter how many
artists and years passed, nothing can seem to
change. You know who you are. Most people
that fall into the second category have fully understood the importance of
Nirvana’s headlining show at Reading in 1992 as one of the most quintessential per-
formances of their career.When we were given From Muddy Banks of The Wishkah
we asked, “Where is Reading?” When we were given With the Lights Out we still
asked, “Where is Reading?” Now, finally, some corporate whore, nineteen years
later, has finally released the tapes. Twenty-four tracks, including unbelievable ver-
sions of “Drain You”, “School”, “Lounge Act”, “On a Plain”, “Dumb” and a cover of
Fang’s “The Money will Roll Right In”. It feels so good to be able to actually hear
these songs without listening to someone’s bootleg taped off of a VHS of the show.
It almost makes me thankful for the wait, but not quite. - Garrett Range

SPOON
TRANSFERENCE [MERGE]

Right on time, Spoon’s back with another indie

record. A good one. Luckily, Britt Daniel has
finally realized that Spoon should sound like
Spoon. With none of his infamous new play-
things from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, the man behind the
funny black glasses can finally make amends with
his actual fan base, otherwise known as all the
people still listening to Spoon long after their
local Best Buy took “Sister Jack” out of rotation.
Transference is really for fans of earlier Spoon
(think Kill the Moonlight era) to rejoice in; these typically good but less pop-ori-
ented songs are complemented by the band’s willingness to still use closet-muf-
fled vocals and be structurally repetitive. - Sean Dettman

THE JESUS LIZARD

RE-MASTERS
DOWN, GOAT, HEAD, LIAR
[Touch and Go]

What can be said about a band whose fans have

already all turned into critics and musicians
alike, and seem to have already written every-
thing that can be written about them? The Jesus
Lizard could be one of the most talked about
bands of my lifetime and, as one would imagine,
the release of a complete reissue of all of their albums has been met with some
excitement. Down, Goat, Head and Liar, since the days of their initial releases, have
always been considered a critical example of “pig-fuck”, a particular type of music
that The Jesus Lizard, and only a handful of other bands, were credited with creat-
ing. Aside from a louder record, better looking artwork and a few live tracks
and demos, there is nothing new here. Nevertheless, being a fan means that you
already owned the original releases and that you probably already own these beau-
tiful re-masters. For the non-fan, reread the last sentence and try to figure out why
you haven’t gotten into The Jesus Lizard yet. - Garrett Range

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DR. DOG
PSYCHEDELIC SWAMP

Long before Dr. Dog sounded like a con-

temporary take on The Beatles, they may
or may not have taken drugs and record-
ed an album known as Psychedelic Swamp.
As psychedelic garage music wasn’t yet
the popular thing listen to on your as-yet-
to-be-invented iPhone, nobody cared
about this band when they released it, in
2001. Even now this is still experimental;
songs are endless loops of distortion,
senseless words set to repeat themselves, and then some guitars. Simple while
still entertaining, but may be weird for fans of their newer work. - Sean Dettman

JAMES HUSBAND
A PARALLAX Ixx]
[Polyvinyl Records]

I admit that I'm late on this, but A Parallax

I is completely overtaking me. It's like
Robert Pollard took a Ritalin, concentrat-
ed, and made an album with some real
follow through. That last sentence may
upset principal songwriter Jamey Higgins,
whose influences seem to be strong in
the Guided By Voices catalogue along
with the obvious mid-’90s psychedelic
rock of Athens, Ga. He is, after all, a long time member of Of Montreal. Higgins
strolls easily into the laid back summery jam of “Take The Train” and makes pure
pop bliss—and hiss—on “While The Boys Went Down Under”, the album's best
track. Having waited this long to reveal his talent is a smart move, only adding
to his mystique. Let's just hope he follows the path of his prolific lo-fi guru.
- Zach Hinkle

MASSIVE ATTACK
HELIGOLAND
[Virgin]

The year was 2001. Mezzanine, Massive

Attack’s latest record, had come out in
1998. I found myself in Athens, Ga. doing
what the locals call a “10-loop,” or driving
in circles on the 10 until all the drugs are
gone. Mezzanine was the soundtrack to
when I fell in love with Massive Attack for
the very first time. Now it’s 2010.A full 12
years later and Heligoland, Massive Attack’s latest effort, is finally out. Honestly,
being a pessimist geared me up for the disappointment I would surely feel at lis-
tening to it. But Heligoland’s ambitious sound provides very few disappointing
moments. “Paradise Circus”, featuring Hope Sandoval (of Mazzy Star fame) is
my favorite. The first track, “Pray for Rain”, features Tunde Adebimpe of TV on
The Radio and can cause the casual listener to mistake it for a song from
TVOTR’s catalog. Nevertheless, it is a perfect fit to Heligoland and starts the
album out perfectly.The only real dull song on here is “Babel”, and only because
it’s a little too much like eating GHB in a crowded dance club in a shitty ver-
sion of London for me.The rest of the album is fantastic, don’t miss it.
- Garrett Range

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