cover designed by Justin Whedon
cover designed by Adam Hoffsette (IndyGround Entertainment)
So we finally went to print today with the new issue…whew. On the covers are Mac Lethal on the front side for 500 copies and DJ G-Train & DJ Shad on the front of the other 500 copies.
Here’s the editor’s note:
First and foremost, I would be remiss to write this editor’s note without mentioning the late local rap artist, Sliccs Gotcha, who lost his life just about two weeks before we went to print with this issue. One of our writers actually completed an interview with Sliccs which appeared in the winter/spring 2009 issue of Demencha, after suggesting to me that Sliccs was very well known on the street rap side of Kansas City’s music scene. I had the pleasure of meeting Sliccs a few times, and most recently saw him at the Taste of Troost festival last summer.
Not to go into too much biographical talk, but Sliccs was a part of a very close-knit family/collective of rap artists from Kansas City’s North Side, Major Factor Records. When I first heard about Sliccs’ death, my first reaction was shock. I can only imagine how somebody, like his co-workers who I occasionally visit, would handle this.
Soon after hearing about his death, I found myself listening to a copy of his album, Prince of Whales, in the car one night. I suppose it’s common for people to celebrate an artist’s work when they pass. I also suppose that it’s natural to hear that music like you never have before in that moment. When I took the disc out of my CD booklet in the car that night, I looked at the album art behind it and remembered that Sliccs had actually signed it for me. My heart goes out to everyone who knew him better than I did.
On a much lighter note, and a much different topic, I’d like to briefly talk about what’s inside this new issue. On our dual-sided covers are Mac Lethal on one side and DJ Shad and DJ G-Train on the other. In Mac’s interview, he said some things that could potentially make heads explode. If you thought Murderbot’s story in the last issue was intriguing, Mac’s interview is probably the most essential reading that we’ve put out since our first issue. Even Shad and G-Train’s story is much edgier than anything you’re going to read in the music section of “The Ink.”
To summarize the rest of the reading in here, we’ve got Dougie Fresh aka Nightlife Jones’ advice on how to start a new legendary weekly dance night in KC, Kalie’s thrashing of Lady Gaga, A:42’s take on why troubled youths are the backbone of sub-culture, and why one local guy is putting together the makings of a local music website that could make others obsolete. Trust in Demencha.
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Will (1 year ago)
Looks good fam! We need to meet up when this issue comes out.