Innocent Words Magazine Back Issues
Issue 1: December 2001
Cover Story: Artists Michelle Liggett. Feature Musician: Eva Hunter. CD Reviews & Poetry. The inaugural issue under the first moniker Confronting Innocent Words. SOLD OUT!
Issue 2: Spring 2002
New name… well shorter name of the publication.
Cover Stories: Ani DiFranco and Thursday. Features on BYO Records, Glasseater, Iffy. CD Reviews & Poetry. SOLD OUT!
Issue 3: Summer 2002
Cover Stories: Burden Brothers, Hey Mercedes, Knievel, Time Spent Driving. Features on Catheters, Piebald, Stickfigure. CD Reviews and our first run at a film review section.
Issue 4: Fall 2002
Cover Stories: Absinthe Blind, Brad, Ani DiFranco, Rachael Sage. Features on Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Local H, the New Constitution, Pinkston, Ty Tabor, CD & Movie reviews. Our first issue with an Art section. SOLD OUT!
Issue 5: Winter 2002
Cover Story: Innocent Words Records is launched with Compilation CD. G. Lee & Jet Blonde, Shins, Plea for Peace, Volta Do Mar, Paul Westerberg. CD & Film Reviews. Art section.
Issue 6: Spring 2003
Cover Story: Sub City Records. Features on Centuar, Emotional Rec Club, Grand Mal, Pearl Jam, Matt Pond PA, The Vandals, The Violents. CD & Film Reviews. Art section. SOLD OUT!
Issue 7: Summer 2003
Cover Story: Pearl Jam. Features on Brady Brock, Cortisol, Cursive, Ani DiFranco, Riddle of Steel, Temple of Low Men. CD & Film Reviews. Art section.
Issue 8: Fall 2003
Cover Story: King’s X. Features on Allette Brooks, Finger Eleven, Houston, The Life & Times, Andrea Maxand, Unseen. CD & Film reviews. Art section featuring interview with Steve Diet Godde. SOLD OUT!
Issue 9: Winter 2003
Cover Story: Hamell on Trial. Features on 31 Knots, Firetrucs, Michael Franti, Hey Mercedes, Interpol,, The Shins, Some Girls, Steve Turner. CD & Film Reviews.
Issue 10: March/April 2004
Innocent Words goes bi…Monthly
Cover Story: Pearl Jam. Features on Chuincksaah Records, Ani DiFranco, Jack Endino, Cameron McGill, Rainer Maria, Stickfigure, CD & Film Reviews. Art section with Brittany Bindrim and Charles Peterson.
Issue 11: May/June 2004
Cover Story: Hey Market Riot. Features on Crank Records, Lanterna, Little Kids Rock Foundation, Reality Television. CD & Film Reviews.
Issue 12: August/September 2004
Cover Story: I;Scintilla. Features on BYO Records, Great Western Recorders Studio, Nicole McKenna, Novatone, Now It’s Overhead, Old Ghost, Our first Book Review Section, CD and Film Reviews.
Issue 13: November/December 2004
Cover Story: Lorenzo Goetz, Features on Goodyear Pimps, Jack Irons, Lucia, Music for America, CD & Film reviews. Book review section.
Issue 14: March/April 2005
Cover Story: Teagan & Sara; Interviews With: Blue Meanies, Hot Water Music, Ms. Led, Innocent Words Compilation 2005, Maia Sharp; Features on Ani DiFranco, King’s X, Extended CD & Film review section.
Issue 15: May/June 2005
Cover Story: Jimmy Eat World interview. Interviews with Adeline Records, Download Punk Digital Distribution. Features on Bright Eyes; South by Southwest 2005 wrap up; Heartless Bastards; Extended CD & Film review section.
Issue 16: August/September 2005
Cover Story: Terminus Victor. Interviews with American Minor,
Jane Boxall (of Triple Whip), Delta Kings, Greedy Loves, Headlights,
The Living Blue, Lorenzo Goetz, Cameron McGill, Parasol Records, Pogo Studios, Shipwreck, Terminus Victor; Extended CD & Film review section.
Issue 17: November/December 2005/
Cover Story: Sleater Kinney; interviews with, Kinski, Rosie Thoms; Interviews with Dropsonic, The Epoxies, Mike Park, Utah Phillips, Triple Whip, Transistor Transistor; Feature on Our Lady Peace; Film Page with Scot Baubour director of Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story; Steve Diet Goeede; and our extended CD review section.
Issue 18: February/March 2006
Cover Story: King’s X; interviews with Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn; Jack Endino; Latterman; Life and Times; Lydia Lunch; Mad Science Fair; Motion City Soundtrack; And our extended CD review section and DVD section.
Issue 19: April/May 2006
Cover Story: Take Action Tour ’06; Interviews with Aloha; Buzzcocks; Crush Kill Destroy; Deadboy & the Elephantman; Califone; Hamell on Trial; Low Skies; The Like young; Mudhoney; and a feature on local women in rock. And our extended CD review section and DVD section.
Issue 20: June/July 2006
Cover Story: Pearl Jam; A feature story on independent music in film and television; Interviews include Atreyu, Bang Bang, Brief Candles, Ever We Fall, Lisa Germano, Hazard County Girls, Mecca Normal and New Amsterdams. Also the new Decline of the Midwestern Civilization section showcasing local reviews; Plus over 30 CD reviews.
Issue 21: September/October 2006
Cover Story: Innocent Words Records new bands Cameran and The Great Crusades. A feature story on the new Sonic Youth record Rather Ripped. An indepth conversation with independent musicians as they look back on 9/11 five years later. Also the new Decline of the Midwestern Civilization section showcasing local reviews; Plus over 30 CD reviews and the DVD review section.
Issue 22: November/December 2006
Cover Story: Soul Asylum; Interviews with Cracker; Heartless Bastards; Ignite; Junior Varsity; Salaryman; The Thermals; Traindodge; Triple Whip; Veruca Salt. Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books.
Issue 23: February/March 2007
Cover Story: The Shins; Interviews with Channels (feat. J. Robbins), Branches, The Joggers, 2007 Take Action Tour, Uniting Bands, The 2006 Best Of releases; Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books
Issue 24: May/June 2007
Cover Story: Play from Desoto Records; Anagram, Eames Era, Calvin Johnson, Kaddisfly, Menomora, The Queers, and Lucinda Williams; Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books.
Issue 25: August/September 2007
Cover Story: Silverchair, Earthless, i:scintilla, The Only Children, Grant Lee Phillips, Poison the Well, Sherwood,Smoke or Fire, Rosie Thomas, Tuatara; Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books.
Issue 26: October/November 2007
Cover Story: An interview story with punk legends Bad Religion. Other interviews include Against Me!; The Clientele; G. Love & Special Sauce; Chantal Kreviazuk; Abra Moore; Patton Oswalt; Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music); Rooney; John P. Strohm (Blake Babies); Two Loons for Tea. Also a feature on the new album by former Concrete Blonde lead singer Johnette Napolitano anf a look at Pearl Jam's 7-CD box set Live At the Gorge! Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books.
Issue 27: December2007/January 2008
Cover Story: An interview with Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida talking about his solo debut The Hunter’s Lullaby. Raine is interviewed by fellow Canadian musician and his wife Chantal Kreviazuk.Also in this issue we have interviews with Tegan Quin of the fabulous sister duo Tegan & Sara; and an interview with King’s X singer/basses Doug Pinnick about his new solo record. We also talk to John Ralston; Carrie Akre; Eisley; Angie Heaton; Ryan Groff; Envy on the Coast; Dropkick Murphys; Mustard Plug; American Steel; Flatliners; and the Low Budgets; Plus reviews of CDs, DVDs and books.
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