From Ears and Mouth
Before there were blogs, there were zines. And there still are zines. And after blogs are gone, there will still be zines.

This is my excuse to link to one of the few web appearances by the famed C Gin Populus, co-editor of From Ears and Mouth. She loved The Church so much that she'd market Under the Milky Way candy bars, given half a chance. Here's her introduction to an interview with Steve Kilbey:

As intricate as the flower-plumage of the bird of paradise lost so were
this man's goals, ideals, morals, emotions, irritations, philosophies,
priorities, contradictions, fascinations, hallucinations...a segment of
his secret self swirling into a tidal wave too magnificent to contain in
one afternoon's conversation. And so, like a child with a kite struggling
with an overpowering wind, I let go. Not unlike the Bible's three wise
men, we found ourselves following a sign in the sky, only in our case it
wasn't a star but a marquee. Not unlike the three wise men, we had
reached our travel's end after a long, hot and tiresome journey, only in
our case it wasn't to Nazareth but to Montreal. Not unlike the three
wise men, we wee full of anticipation for we had come to meet a man/child
who would enlighten us through words and thoughts, only in our case he
wasn't Jesus Christ but Steve Kilbey. Not unlike the three wise men, our
gathering took place in a shadowland, still and serene with one voice
speaking at a time, only in our case the meeting wasn't in a stable but
in a Hotel room. Unlike the three wise men, we carried no Gold, no
Myrrh, no Frankincense, and more than wise I'd call ourselves lucky.
What follows are Steve Kilbey's reflections generated by a specific day's
behavior, his mood and thought patterns directly affected by June 14th's
characteristics which, so far, consisted mainly of humidity, hunger and
exhaustion....

For the record, my favorite Church song isn't a Church song. It's a solo Steve Kilbey song called "Pretty Ugly, Pretty Sad." Another trashed cassette to replace on CD someday.