NamasteInside

Really sad news, everyone.

Rupert Giles, you phenomenal character. Anthony Head, you incredible actor, who brought such subtlety to this role. At times dark, at times comedic, always hot.

The Mother of it all, Sister Rosetta Tharpe!

'His eye is on the sparrow' 1960

We wanted to share this gorgeous photo of a partially leucistic young red squirrel, taken by Anne Marie Dougan in the highlands, isn't it beautiful! Our team had never seen an individual with such striking markings before. Thank you to Anne Marie for allowing us to post it.

Monument to Persistence

Peniche, Portugal

Wake up babe, new octopus just dropped

Kei Watanuki

"occasionally opens"

わたぬきけい

I'm pretty sure that Chemical Imbalance first came into my orbit when I started going to See Hear, the terrific fanzine store in the village in NYC in the 80's and 90's. In fact, I think editor/publisher Mike McGonigal worked at See Hear for a time (but I didn't actually meet Mike face to face until the 00's when I lived in Portland, Oregon, where Mike lived as well). 

I believe Mike had just moved up to NYC from Miami to go to school at NYU, so he must've done a few issues of C.I. before moving to NYC (issues 1-4?) , but I have never seen those issues before.

This is a great issue who, aside from the bands you see on the cover (Television Personalities!! Slovenly!) includes interviews/pieces on  Shop Assistants, Antietam, Died Pretty, and more, plus plenty of record and live reviews. 

I learned a ton of not only many great independent bands of the day from reading C.I. but also lots of artists, writers, etc. Mike dug deep not just in music but several different art and creative scenes. 

I don't think I have my 7" anymore, but there will be reviews of other issues of C.I. on this site in the future. Great stuff!