WWW.KOTORIMAG.COM MAGAZINE WWW.KOTORIMAG.COM MAGAZINE TM MUSIC/ART/POLITICS/CULTURE MUSIC/ART/POLITICS/CULTURE 006 / THE PRODIGY DILATED PEOPLES - GEORGE CLINTON FLIGHT COMICS - METRIC - SASHA & DIGWEED GRAM RABBIT MALKOVICH MUSIC DJ MUGGS PORTUGAL. THE MAN GOAPELE TIM FITE TWO GALLANTS USA $3.99 CANADA $4.99 ISSUE 6 SILVERSUN PICKUPS 0 6 0 74470 04910 4 BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA KOTORIMAG.COM RSE7!6SPRINGADPDF0- # - 9 #- -9 #9 #-9 + TABLE OF CONTENTS DILATED PEOPLES 12 They’re almost prophetic, hooking up with Kanye and Alchemist before most of the world even knew those names...now they’re back, and with 20/20, their vision is better than ever. Baby, Rakaa, and Evidence get all loose with our one and only Simonita. THE PRODIGY 40 Let the madness ensue as Maxim, Keith, and Liam reload The Prodigy cannon for another go round. Safety and sanity be damned. The electronic music world has never been the same since the Firestarter grabbed hold of us in the 90s. In this issue we explore the trials and tribs of megastardom and the never ending struggle to retain the punk rock performance belt they’ve been brandishing for years. GEORGE CLINTON 48 “Think! It ain’t illegal yet!!” That’s about the only venture outside the halls of justice that the P Funk Master has been able to afford of WOLFMOTHER late. Four score and seven lawyers later, the 08 man who fostered the groove for a nation of hip “You ever heard of Wolfmother?” ‘No.’ hop protagonists gets his pay day and let’s his “WOLFMOTHER WOLFMOTHER WOLF- story be told here in this exclusive interview. MOTHER from down under!” Bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yeah. 11 GRAM RABBIT There’s a lot of holes in the desert... and a lot of problems are buried in those PELLETS 06 holes. TIM FITE 16 22 BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA WHEN I DIE 18 They’re electronic musicians...but with a MALKOVICH MUSIC 24 28-string Indian string section in tow. POrtUGAL. THE MAN 26 28 METRIC DANNY HOWELLS 30 Those Crazy Canucks. Our friends to the DJ MUGGS 32 North reveal their brand of sensual rock GOAPELE 34 to the masses. THE LOST ANGELES TIMES 46 36 FLIGHT COMICS OUT OF IRAQ 52 Kazu Kibuishi and Co. just wanted a place SILVERSUN PICKUPS 54 for their artist friends to meet. Now TWO GALLANTS 55 they’re publishing a hardcover comic ¡MUCHO GUSTO! - AEREOGRAMME 56 through Random House. Dammn!! ANDREW OCTOPUS 58 66 SASHA & DIGWEED MIKE THE POet 59 Lords of the dance parlay their melee take ACTION! TOUR 60 into the film world with the tour of the JASON MASCOW - fast FRIENDS 62 same name inspired Delta Heavy DVD. GartH TRINIDAD 64 71 ECOLIBRIUM 270˚ REVIEWS 74 Global what’ing? Weirding weather, FUN TIME 79 carbon dioxide, and a little dose of DIY. TM CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF support. y’all is da shit!! ASHA AZHAR Wasim Muklashy micah would like to thank is an avid fan of most music but with a dire love [email protected] God, because he’s never been to church. bob would like for raga jungle. 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