thorGod of

Grammer

leoMySpace Guru

and Writer

jes

andiContributing

Writer

Contributing Editor

ramseyPublisher

Black Mantis Komotaka

Letters Page

frank xContributing

Editor

INTERESTED INADVERTISING IN MAG X? WANT TO SUBMIT A STORY

OR ARTWORK? CONTACT US AT

MAG X • 601 W Pecan Suite 2, McAllen TX 78501

956.661.9595 or 956.648.4464

Read it every month @magxonline.com

Distributed bySouth Texas Circulation

956.566.1157

Featuring

VASTon their 2006 Summer Tour

also featuring Man Kind Is Obsolete

Beyond HopeGravity Euphoric

and Driving The Nails

AtMETROPOLIS

2120 W ORCHIDMCALLEN TX

July 4th, 2005Call 956.661.9595 For Info

Tickets: $10 at the Door

GO TO THIS SHOW! IT”S GONNA KICK

ASS!

That’s all for this month!

-Ramsey

Hello there! We get alot of letters/email here at MagX but haven’t had time to respond to them. Luckily, Our buddy Black Mantis Komatoko the “Devourer or Souls” was laid off from his job at El Pato last week, so we hired him as our Letter answerer. Have a question that’s nagging the hell out of you? ASK HIM! On to the letters!

Email your answers to CONTESTS@MAGXONLINE.COM

Love me long time!!

I hate to sound like a bro-ken record, but all the guesses were WRONG!! This month is so easy, It’s like your momma, yeah that

easy. For those of you who don’t know what this contest is about, We take ran-dom Trivia from Movies. You have to guess the movie and/or character. Here goes...

1. Who is Vernon Beasley?HINT: He is missing.

2. He goes by the name of Barry Allen, but what is this fu-

gitives’ real name?HINT: Barry Allen is Wally West’s uncle.

3. Who works at action 4 news? Name 2.

HINT: He makes Sinatra look like a hobo.

4. Name 2 members of “MAG-GOT DEATH?”

HINT: they are a rock band.

Send your answers to:contests@magxonline.com

PRIZE: A new release DVD of your choiceand a Mag X Mysteriously Mysterious Goodie Back with...Goodies inside!

LAST MONTH: 1. Michael Clark Duncan/ “Starkweather”- The Island2. Babe Bennet a.k.a. Pam Dawson catches “Freddy”- Mr.Deeds3. Watch Memento.

MagX had such a great re-sponse on Komotaka page that we have decided to make it permanent! let’s not waste any time, on with the letters!

Dear KomotakaWhy is the sky blue?-Marc

Worry not about sky, ask yourself why is your face black, blue & red after i give you the Chimichanga Chingazo! Also please give directions to your house for I Lord Komotaka plan to slap your mother as well for giving birth to you!

Dear Komotaka,I’m graduating this may from high school and would like to work there @ magX. got any intern jobs for me?- Kim

Are you trying to take Komo-taka’s job?! just try it girlie, Ko-motaka will “hurricane tortilla slap” you back to the pre-K! and then steal all lunch money from your classmates! (Editors Note: Yes we are looking for interns, Call us at 956.661.9595)

Hey Komotaka!hey bro is that you on myspace?! haha that’s a cool profi le you have but why don’t you have more hot chicks? c’mon bro, even i have more hot chicks.-dave

If by “hot chicks” you mean your sister & mom on your

“friends” list go ahead and celebrate! freak. but he is right I Komotaka have a myspace page and command all hot women to add me as your friend, you know you want me. myspace.com/lordkomotaka

Hey Komotaka!You really don’t expect to be payed for this right? hahaha-haha......Ramz, Jes & Frank

Run for the hills for Komotaka will unleash an ass tortilla whip-ping of biblical proportions on these 3 sad little men. I bid you all goodbye for now as next month will be Mag Komotaka!

MagX: What can peo-ple expect when they go to Chapa’s Bar?

Chapas: They can ex-pect a good wholesom show featuring ORIGI-

NAL Talent. Honestly, every night is different but fun!

MagX: What kind of bands have played at Chapa’s?

Chapas: Chapas’ Bar has had acts like The Queers, Micheal Graves from The Misfits,

The Independents, (WHo are coming Back in September), The Atari’s, The Apers, Sloppy Seconds (Com-ing again this month) anf The Vibrators are

coming soon.

MagX: Ha, Ha, you said The Vibrators are coming soon. Any-way... How Have things changed since you first started?

Chapas: Things have changed in a good way. We are taken seri-

ous in the touring world as a stoping ground in Texas.

MagX: How did Cha-pa’s Bar get started as a Rock Bar?

Chapas: My partner and friend Adian CHa-pa (Owner) and I were desiring a place that offered good music as well as a playground for musicians but there were NONE in Browns-ville. He had the place, so putting all bad talk and negative visions aside, we pressed on not looking back. I(Efrain:Booking/Promotor) also being a musician with inten-tions to have a place for bands to make some money at

the door and not get a percent-age taken away. The main thing is to inspire and spawn musicians by giving them a place that feels right, just like home.

MagX: What Makes Chapa’s Bar Shows dif-ferent from any others?

Chapas: Well, I would really want

the people who visit us to answer this but, what can I say? We do our job right and get to business.

MagX: What can people expect when they walk through your doors?

Chapas: Slam Dancing, Diving, Crowd Surfing, Breasts hanging out and well I know there’s more to come.

MagX: Favorite SHow?

Chapas: THE QUEERS...though I enjoy every show.

MagX: What accom-plishment are you most proud of?

Chapas: That impor-tant people such as Managment, A&R, & Record Labels would dwell in our establish-ment and help bands get out of this hole called Brownsville.

MagX: What do you want to say to the Mag X Readers who love live Music?

Chapas: First of all SHOW UP. That helps the bands and us. Quench your thirst with our cold bever-ages. Tursdays is $1 off drink special with $1 cover & House Band (Reved Up) The style of Music? Well the name speaks for itself. So spread the word about us and remember, Don’t Drink & Drive!

You Have to check out this band, July 4th @ Metropolis in McAllen, On Tour with VAST!

We interviewed Nata-sha, Front Goddess of MKIO over the phone (No you can’t have her number!) After the ner-vousness wore off, we were able to get a few questions out of mouth. Enjoy!

MagX: Ok, first off the name, What does it mean and why did you all choose it?

MKIO: The name is meant to be a chal-lenge to the listener. In-evitably when you hear a statement in a name, it makes you pause a moment to think about the meaning. We’d like

to pose that as a chal-lenge to try to be the best human beings we can be, to treat each other, ourselves, and our environments with respect and kindness, because we are facing a lot of serious issues to-day that could lead to humans truly becoming obsolete. It’s our hope that the music behind the name encourages awareness.

MagX: We’ve noticed on your page you have various influences, any-thing other than music that inspires you.

MKIO: Life is the big-gest influence....all of the enriching experi-ences, whether they were painful or happy. I love all sorts of books as well...folk tales, comic books, anything

by Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King.

MagX: How did you all come together and make this sound so unique?

MKIO: Well, Jon and I originally met and decided to start writing together, since we had a lot of similar musical tastes. I came from a classical background in piano and Jon had grown up in the punk/hardcore scene in the midwest. We met Mark who was influenced by a lot of punk bands and joined us soon after. Gordon and I had been in another band together, and he came from a very jazz and classical background, playing upright bass. Brian is the latest ad-dition, and he comes

from a very electronic background, work-ing with video game music as well. It’s great working with such a diverse group, because I feel that everyone has something interest-ing to offer, and we encourage everyone in the band to contribute and express freely.

MagX: Natasha, how hard is it to be in a band on tour with noth-ing but men around?

MKIO: So even if boys are a little gross, the guys are like brothers to me...very protective and supportive. I think I’m at my happiest on tour, because they always crack me up, and I find myself laugh-ing a lot.

MagX: I see you all

have made music videos, how was that experience? MKIO: Incredible and fun! We’re really lucky to have so many talented, artistic friends. It’s re-ally neat to see their visual interpretation of our music come to life. We’re hoping to put together some footage of live shows as well...that’ll be brewing after the tour, as I’m sure we’ll get plenty of great blips on the road.

MagX: You all have been on the road for awhile have you had any crazy encounters or weird tour stories?

MKIO: So there was this show we played in Ore-gon. The club we were supposed to play at got shut down the day we

Featuring

VASTon their 2006 Summer Tour

also featuring Man Kind Is Obsolete

Beyond HopeGravity Euphoric

and Driving The Nails

AtMETROPOLIS

2120 W ORCHIDMCALLEN TX

Call 956.661.9595 For InfoTickets: $10 at the Door

CatchMan Kind Is

Obsoleteon July 4th at

came into town, and we ended up playing at a house party. The house was made out of recycled material and was so tiny that people had to stand outside and look in the windows to watch us. Plus, for some reason, a bunch of people decided to bring their dogs, so I remember all these dogs weaving in and out of my legs with this one drunk girl trying to get me to sing Guns and Roses songs the entire time we were playing. Pretty random.

MagX: Your favorite show that you have played and why?

MKIO: I’ve had a lot of favorites, our

shows in Arizona really stand out to me. They’ve been so supportive out there, and the shows always go off. It’s such an amazing moment when you play for people that know the lyrics and re-ally feel the songs.

MagX: What made you guys want to come down to play in South Texas?

MKIO: Well, being a Texan myself (my family’s still in Lub-bock), I will always feel that Texas is my home. It’s nice to come back...plus I have a lot of friends in south Texas that I’m looking forward to seeing.

MagX: If you could ask some-

one famous one question, who would you ask and what?

MKIO: I would ask Rob Halford how he’s kept his voice in such amaz-ing shape after all these years of metal. I saw Judas Priest a few years ago at Ozzfest, and all I can say is there’s a reason that these guys are legends. He is one of the great-est vocalists I’ve had the privilege of seeing live.

MagX: We here at Mag-X have a knack for movies, any favorites?

MKIO: Here’s some of the favorites: Waking Life, Amelie, Fight Club, Frida, Jacob’s Ladder, The Crow,

What Dreams May Come, Ghost in the Shell, anything with Will Fer-rell, Being John Malkovich, and Moulin Rouge (I’m a sucker for musicals).

MagX: Any words for aspiring musi-cians?

MKIO: Express from your heart, be yourself, and try to not get too caught up in worrying about what other people think.

MagX: Anything to say for the Rio Grande Valley and McAllen?

MKIO: We’re look-ing forward to hanging out with everyone!

Cruserweight is coming to the valley. When and where you ask? At Simon Sez, 2007 Orchid (Next to the McAllen Museum, see Back Cover) for Patrick’s B-Bay Bash, Friday, June 16th along with SeanDynamite and more.

We checked ‘em out at Myspace.com/cruiserweight and dug them so much, we tracked them down to find

out what we could expect at their show.

MagX: What can people expect from Cruiserweights live show?

CW: If you’re drunk, it’s awesome! If we’re drunk, it’s Awe-some!

MagX: Have you guys ever received heat for having a female in the band?

CW: Yes, you’d think

that people would be over it by now. I don’t think people realize how back-ward it is. Some people try to write it off as a gimmick. In some ways it’s almost become as bad as being racist.

MagX: In 5 words describe Cruiser-weight.

CW: Ha! This should be easy, I’m pretty good with haikusGive. Us. Free. Beer!

MagX: We love the mustache picture on your myspace. It’s hilarious, What made you come up with something like that?

CW: That would be Yogi’s genius. I do think we’re a good looking band, but it’s hard for us to be seri-ous in our pictures. So if we are able to throw a wrench in, like a mustache, it’s better for us.

MagX: Any last

words?

CW: Just wanted to let everyone know something really quickly. We’re in the process of getting rid of all of our equip-ment. Our idea is to change our trailer into a costume closet. This way, we’ll have plenty of sombreros when we come visit you.

“I’m C

hris D

an

iel. Yo

u mig

ht kn

ow

me

fro

m th

e Ro

ck b

an

d “W

arryo

r”. I starte

d

off in m

usic p

layin

g w

ith the

ba

nd

“V

ally Le

mm

on

s.” I love

gre

at m

usic, I

do

n’t favo

r any g

en

res a

s lon

g a

s the

so

ng

s are

gre

at. W

ith my so

lo m

usic I

cre

ate

a va

riety o

f son

gs, fro

m a

po

w-

erfu

l roc

k sou

nd

to so

me

softe

r ba

llad

s. I’ve

lea

rne

d fro

m w

atc

hin

g th

e g

rea

ts like

Ac

/Dc

, the

Bea

tles ,Iro

n Ma

ide

n, a

nd

eve

n U2,th

ey a

re m

y tea

ch

ers.

Gre

at So

ng

s ca

n do

gre

at th

ing

s. Gre

at

Son

gs a

nd

a G

rea

t Live sh

ow

? The

rest

is histo

ry. Tha

t’s wh

at I lo

ve a

bo

ut th

ose

a

rtists. I gu

ess yo

u ca

n say th

at’s w

ha

t I a

m tryin

g to

ac

co

mp

lish.

- Ch

ris Da

nie

l

“I cre

ate

a va

riety o

f so

ngs, fro

m a

po

we

rful

roc

k sound

to so

me

softe

r b

alla

ds.”

Ch

ris Da

nie

l

Mu

sicia

n Profile

Pop quiz time people! If someone asked you what colors you played would you know what they were talking about? What if I told you I played BLACK/GREEN? No? What I’m talking about is a card game called “MAGIC THE GATHERING”. Think of it as a cross between chess, poker, and battle, But add crea-tures, dragons, spells, and artifacts. You’re main power source comes from a form of elemental magic called “MANA”, which has black, green, white, red, and blue colors. Spells, monsters, humans, elves, dragons can all be used against your opponent. The object of the game is to destroy your fel-low players by a point system or if their cards run out. Any and every type of creature can be found in the game, from a small ant to a Shivan Dragon. If you’re a fan of “LORD OF THE RINGS,” this card game is for you.

What if magic is not the sort of thing you want to play? Maybe you want something with a different style, YUGI-OH is your answer. Based on the popular Japa-nese anime series, the game plays similar to MTG, with a few differ-ent rules. Point system & running out of cards

will win the game but so can having two very important “FORBIDDEN’ cards in your hand. With tons of colorful characters, especially all you monster lovers out there, YUGI-OH is the game you want to check out. We sat down with dave from Dave and Alex’s Collectibles on the cor-ner Pecan & 10th st in McAllen and asked him some questions about YUGI-OH!

Thanks for the interview dave, how long has D&A been in buisiness?

D: About 18 years, we started out on 10th street in front of Circle K. I’m actually looking into retiring! (laughter)

MX: what exactly is YUGI-OH?

D: A Japanese card game that has gotten really popular in the US. It is a pyramid style, elimination style game. MX: Do you think this is a safe hobby? Should parents worry about all this creature/ monster stuff?

D: It’s just a card game, if they have any questions they can always come in on the weekends and see for themselves.

MX: When are the tour-

naments?

D: Wed & Fri - 4:30 pm -7:30 pm, Sat. 2pm-6pm & Sun 1pm - 6pm

MX: Any plans to create a bigger con here in the valley?

D: We did have one in the dodge Arena, and our best players go all the way to Regionals. The Texas Regionals are held in San Antonio, Houston and Austin.

MX: Getting back to the tournaments, ever have to throw out any rowdy 8 year olds?

D: We have kids in here with 200-300 dollar decks. Cards have got-ten stolen and we’ve shut the store down and had to call the cops.

MX: Any closing info you would like to tell the readers? What else do you carry?D: We carry all types of sports card, Spurs/ Dal-las Cowboys stuff when the seasons get going. Marvel legends, Hot Wheels, Mcfarlane fig-ures, Star Wars, Coins, Beanie babies, tons of stuff.

MX: Thanks Dave, and we’ll take fifty packs of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader cards, just send the bill to Ramz at MagX!

We here @ magX love to watch movies, therefore we consider ourselves to be “the world’s best critics”. and we have listed some films you need to avoid,(there is a lot more , but we’ll add them later) trust us when we say that this is pure, 100% CRAP! On with the list! (except for Van Helsing! -Frank.)

Swept Awaywhat the hell, again what the hell was Guy Ritchie think-ing? Yeah a 40 + yr old skank on a beach is worth watching.... oh stop hissing at us!

Stealing Harvarda waste of time from the very first second it began. plus Tom Green was in it. nuff said.

Barb Wirelet us save you some time, just google “pam anderson naked”

Howard the Duckexecutive producer George Lucas, it’s a good thing lucas never made anymore crappy movies...

Lost in SpaceDamn the executive

that green lighted this abomination, w/out Jonathan Harris as the one and only Dr. Smith! Oh the pain, the pain!

Van Helsingwow, where do i start, this one was bad, really bad.bet-ter yet let’s quote my friend ...”oh come on!?” just go watch Beckinsdale in “Underworld1&2” mmmmm....Kate.

Clerksbefore you start throwings rocks at our office, and chasing us with torches, go back and watch the movie. Better yet, don’t.

Charlie’s Angels 2a wonderful crap-fest by McG, wait wasn’t he the guy

that wanted Be-yonce for Lois Lane in Superman?!?! Komotaka is on his way to slap him and his momma for hav-ing such a stupid ass son!

Crow: city of angels(and the third crow film)- stop, look at the title, THE CROW rocked, but the sec-ond and third films were pure torture.

Dungeons& Dragonshey instead of watching LOTR, let’s just watch this one....it’s just as good. Go ahead, watch it, we dare ya!

BrokebackMountainGAY COWBOYS? oh please, get over it, You want gay movies? go watch

a porn. You want cowboys? Go rent Tombstone or Unfor-given....yeah!

Doomnot even “the most electrifying man in sports entertain-ment” could make this film watchable. go play your XBOX instead.

ElektraShe was cool in Daredevil, and then they had to make this. The kid is the chosen one? wow talk about fresh ideas. CRAP!

Glitter/ HoneyHot chicks in crappy films, if you must watch this, just mute it and watch them jiggle.

KazaamKazaam? more like

KACRAP! .....that little kid had some “effed up teeth!!”

CATWOMANI never saw this, so i really can’t ask for my 8 dollars back.

BATMAN (1964)if the show wasn’t bad enough, they had to make a mov-ie! C’mon, Shark Repellent?? and if that movie was bad, it compared nothing to.....

BATMAN & ROBINThis is the anti-christ to the BATMAN mythos, i don’t even know where to start! Bat credit cards, Arnold as Mr. Freeze, Bat Skates, and BAT-NIPPLES?!?!!? DAMN YOU SCHUMAKER!