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#21 2050 Losing the battle, losing the war since 1993 TABLE OF CONTENTS Wherein the Publisher interviews himself. Not too pathetic, huh LETTER EXCITING CONTEST EVENT WINNERS GARY PANTER LYING IN STATES D.O.A. THE HOLD STEADY iPOD, uPOD THE PEELERS RIDICULOUSLY SHORT FICTION WORLD FAMOUS RECORD REVIEWS FRUITLESS INTERNET SEARCHERS COMICS Several animals were injured in the making of this magazine. All typos should have been fixed by now. Sorry. Editor & Publisher Reglar Wiglar Staff Contributing Writers Contributing Artists Cover Distribution © 2005 Reglar Wiglar Magazine. The Reglar Wiglar's ass is owned by Pocket Swivel Incorporated which is controlled, in part, by Giganta Corp. and Hugantic Limited. Everything is copyrighted and registered and really, really complicated and confusing to the point where we don't really know where our paychecks come from and consequently whose ass to kiss, which I think is the way they prefer things, whoever they are. |
ARCHIVES: REGLAR WIGLAR #21 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 IDIOTORIAL by CHRIS AUMAN Wherein the Publisher Interviews Himself Reglar Wiglar: I like that shirt. Chris Auman: Oh, this old thing? RW: Yeah, where'd you get it? CA: Thrift store. RW: It really looks good on you. CA: Really? Thanks. RW: So why a self-interview for this issue's Idiotorial? CA: Besides the fact that no one else wanted to do it, -you mean? RW: Right, besides the obvious reason. CA: Well, I just don't think Reglar Wiglar readers ever get a chance to see me as a person. They never get a glimpse of who I really am. All they get to see is a really fantastic magazine and they never really see the genius behind it. RW: Maybe they don't want a glimpse. CA: They don't, you're right, but why should it always be about them? RW: Excellent point. CA: Thank you. You're a really good interviewer by the way. RW: Thanks, man. You're cool to say that. CA: You're cool too. Read the Complete Idiotorial
GARY PANTER Gary Panter's answering machine sounds like a dilapidated robot. The creaky mechanical monotone is a perfectly appropriate voice for notifying callers that the artist is unable to answer at the phone. Since the late '70s, Panter has spread his inimitable alternate-universe visions across the world, in the form of countless books, comics, art exhibitions and installations, performances, animated cartoons, record albums, toys, housewares, and on and on into infinity. His work across so many mediums is an inspiring and true testament to the power of imagination. He's a really nice guy, too! Read the Complete Article
Inteview by JOEY GERM Lying in States is a five piece band from Chicago, Illinois who after six years, one name change, an EP and a full-length CD, are gearing up for their next assault on our tender senses. Combining the force of punk, the immediacy of emo and the danceable beats of danceable beat music these young fresh fellows* are ready to stake their claim in the current music territory. (How you like this introduction so far? Pretty good, huh? Be honest. ((But enough with the parentheticals!)) Read the Complete Interview D.O.A. Inteview by JOEY GERM Back in the day, before cell phones and the Internet and DVDs and iPods and all that shit, back when VCRs were top-loaders that ejected tapes with enough force to launch a hamster ten feet across your living room (not that I ever witnessed such a stunt myself) punk bands like DOA were blazing the trail for today's mopey emo kids. Like their American counterparts and brothers-in-arms, Black Flag, DOA rampaged across the North American continent, as well as Europe, living their vagabond lifestyles in smelly breaking-down vans. When DOA showed up, they plugged in and leveled the joint. If you want the full-on version of the events briefly described above, do yourself a favor and read Joe Keithley's autobiographical, I Shithead (perhaps the funniest book title ever) The book is chuck (biscuits?) full of anecdotes that will make you yearn for the days you weren't around for to begin with. And do check out any DOA record of the last 25 years. Bloodied But Unbowed is a must, however, just so you know. Read the Complete Interview THE PEELERS Inteview by C. BALES
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