ABORT - Issue 12

SNOOP DOGG:

Worldwide and Weed-eyed, Hip-Hop’smost famous lyrical pimp Snoop Dogg, gets “Blazed andConfused” in order to enlighten you on his latest block-buster summer tour featuring Slightly Stoopid and StephenMarley!Pg. 12

SLAYER:

Fancy a bit of death and dismemberment in yourdiet? nutritionist-turned Editor; Grimm Culhane chowsdown on a heaping portion of Slayer’s Tom Araya and theresults are devilishly delicious.Pg. 14

RAEKWON THE CHEF:

Almost 15 years after theclassic Only Built For Cuban Linx, Wu Tang Clan’s mostoutspoken MC - Chef Raekwon gets prepared to drop thefollow-up album bearing the same name. Only Built ForCuban Linx Pt. II, arrives in stores worldwide on Septem-ber 8th and the anticipation on the street is spreading like

the swine u.

Pg. 18

NEW YORK DOLLS:

After surviving a career that spansover thirty-eight years the man also known as Buster Poin-

dexter and currently back on tour with his original outt,

the New York Dolls, vocalist David Johansen in fact hasnothing of any importance to say in this exclusive inter-view, and that’s what makes it so fucking cool.Pg. 24

THE CRYSTAL METHOD:

From the world of Electron-ica, we have the dastardly duo of and Ken and Scott givingup the goods on their latest album and tour, growing up onheavy metal, the countless soundtrack appearances and get-ting shit-faced with Peaches. Stuff that in your glass pipeyou sketchy motherfuckers!Pg. 30

CAGE:

Who the fuck let him out ?.Dave“Corvid”McCallum unleashes the beast from withinand he goes off with a wrath and fury like no other MC can.You’ve been warned!.Pg. 34

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN:

Jazz/Fusion pioneer and oneof the most respected guitarist of the 20th Century, JohnMcLaughlin gets deep on life, jazz, working with Miles

Davis and his infamous rst meeting with the late Jaco

Pastorius (and how he ripped him off for 20 bucks!) anABORT exclusive.Pg. 36PLUS:

Poison Pen, Behemoth,

and more!BEHIND THE BOARDS:

DJ JS-1

MADE IN CANADA:

The Cliks, Last Plague.

SHOOTING GALLERY: Rock The Bells (Chicago andToronto) NXNE, Sled Island.Pages: 72-77Plus: A shitload of reviews, Audiotopsy, ABORTIST, TalesFrom The Eastside, Headphonica, DENIED! all our regularfeatures, rants, ramblings and incoherent babbling.

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