When ordinary is extraordinary   Issue #33

French filmmakers strip bands of the usual hype machine with an au naturale approach

The Dirty Projectors   Issue #33

Rise Above (Dead Oceans)

The Curtains   Issue #30

Calamity (Asthmatic Kitty)

Xiu Xiu   Issue #29

The Airforce (5RC)

Juana Molina   Issue #28

Son (Domino)

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