Welcome to Space City Rock. We're a happy little e-zine that covers music, movies, comics, weirdness, and whatever the heck else we feel like (okay, yeah, it's mostly music, but the rest pops in occasionally). We listen to pretty much anything and everything, from the utterly mainstream (hell, we've even run a Madonna review) to the intensely obscure (The Vehicle Birth, anyone?), with somewhat of a focus on the indie side of the spectrum. We like punk, we like indie-rock, we like hip-hop, we like metal -- we like pretty much all of it, in some form or another. We generally run reviews of CDs (and, when the moons align properly, 7-inches or DVDs) and interviews with various folks, as well as sporadic columns like Overexposed or Roger Ebert Overdrive (on movies) or No Sound (on books/magazines/Web sites).

For the locals, yep, we also happen to focus somewhat on the Houston music scene. One of our primary goals since we started this thing has been to bring H-town music up to the same level as indie or major-label music from elsewhere, so we try to spend about half our time writing about or interviewing local bands, musicians, and scenesters of all stripes. There's also the Houston section of the site, which is where you can find stuff about upcoming local shows, clubs, bands, labels, zines, etc.

Our talented writers are scattered all over the country/globe, but most are either H-town dwellers or expats who still think fondly of Helltown, USA. Our doors are open to everybody, naturally, so aspiring writers/reviewers who'd like to join our all-volunteer staff (sorry, but we're not in this to make money, at least not at this point) should contact us. We've got folks from all walks of life; as long as the writing's good, we're open to it. Check the Credits, below, to see our current -- and past -- rosters of writers (and click on the linked names for more info about each of 'em, if you feel like it).

In terms of publishing, we moved in the early spring of 2006 to a more "traditional" publishing schedule from the issue-based deal we used to try to do. These days, we put up ten or twelve new reviews every few weeks, and a new interview or two every month, as we get 'em. And yes, we do run ads -- see the bottom of this page for more details on that. If you're really a glutton for dull, boring details, by the way, you can check out our new History page. Enjoy...

If you want to send Space City Rock stuff to review (CDs, DVDs, records, books, the works), correspondence, free stickers, other zines/magazines, or whatever the hell else you want, send it here:

One minor peeve, though: please don't bother sending us a "sampler" of your upcoming CD/EP/magnum opus and expect us to review it. We'll gladly listen to the real thing, and demos are fine, as long as they're actual "full" releases. I mean, c'mon -- you wouldn't send the first 50 pages of a book you've written to the NY Times Review of Books and expect them to review it, would you?

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