This confessional will be interesting to fans but it is really an unattractive book. Some of it is transcripts from spoken word and does not have any connection to the surrounding prose. It is script for spoken word performance. Incriminating Evidence looks barely like there was a first draft. The page design is less than expert and is hard on the eyes. Kristian Hoffman's drawings are good, there are some nice photos of Lydia Lunch.

The collaborations between Lunch and Emilio Cubiero are the saving grace of this book.

Lydia Lunch is an artist. Read and buy everything she does. There will ALWAYS be something special in everything she does regardless if you 'like' or 'don't like' it.

This is Lydia Lunch at the height of her power, a chronicle of conflicts, abuse, strife, hatred. misery and obsession. As she says in the introduction: "... the need to document my personal insanity is an affliction I haven't yet cured myself of .... Read it and weep." Includes the play "South Of Your Border", lovely pics of Lydia and lots of humorous illustrations by Kristian Hoffman. Definitely not for sensitive readers, since there's a lot that will offend here, but people who like Georges Bataille will love this book.

Panties is the latest book from L.A. photographer Dave Naz and it will surely not disappoint his growing fan base. It's not what one would describe as a serious minded artistic study. Nothing is forced here and there is an absolute lack of pretension throughout. And that's just what makes this such a wonderful and dare I say, refreshing, photographic expose of the female nude. This graphical attitude is the perfect tone for such a project as shooting a wide variety of young ladies dressed only in their panties, and quite often, their panties are wrapped up in their hands lovingly showcasing their beautifully delicious genitalia. Each shot is well composed in classic Naz style and utilizes his blaring use of color photography all the way through. Over 140 images are featured.

  This work is clean. What I am saying with that word is that while good lighting and fine techinical attributes are  present they are not intrusive.
 The women in these photos seem to be there w/out the photographers aid - he is a conduit. This work is better than good. It's the only contemperaneous photography I've seen that seems to transcend era - it is the nature of technology (and therefore on some levels photography, as it requires a technical aparatus to create it) to be clearly rooted in it's time.   In capturing these faces and bodies the photographer has struck on something really indefinable and timeless.
This book is enjoyable just on a visceral level.  The blond girl on the hard wood floor is lit well and the colour harmony is great. Many of the shots are incredible, so
confrontational w/ out any trace of anger or resentment. "Go ahead and look at me, even make my image. You won't touch me in any meaningful way." That same  - totally self contained expression is repeated regularly. The vulnerablitiy one would expect in
these photos is there, but it isn't central. Cheeky, playfull, openess yes; but these images don't feel vulnerable, just the opposite infact, it seems to be an oxymoron. 
It's a good book, it's a good body of pictures, impressive.  Then there is  page 148.    If photography is "painting with light" Mr. Naz just created a masterpiece.  The word is used technically - a work of art or craft that defines one as a master of their form. It is a materpiece and not merely in relation to his own work either.

Congratulations Mr Naz, you've displayed mastery of your craft as well as created a body of work that diplays womens sexuality as self possessed without being confrontational.

Panties is a fun book. It's hard to know what to expect from the cover, but the book did not disappoint. It's not just a bunch a photos of girls posing in their panties. The photos look more candid than staged. The girls come in all ages and sizes although there are more younger than older. skinny young girls and chunky smiling girls, the common theme being the panties. These girls are not obvious model types. They are cute, interesting and a couple of them have tattoos. There are quite a few vaginas in there, so if you're frightened away by that sort of thing, you should avoid this book!

This book is very interesting. I was not at pleased with it as I expected, though. The photographer is creative and portrays some very interesting situations. Most of the book is in black and white. Many of the pictures are entirely too strange for my tastes. They have often been warped a little too much, rendering the images too busy and, in some cases, unrecognizable. The pictures are fascinating, but do not purchase this book unless you intend to view extreme modifications to photographs.

Imaginative and captivating! J.K. Potter here has presented some of the best photo manipulations available. Some very nice darkroom and digital work. This book contains some of Potter's personal works as well as a nice selection of comercial work.

The book lay out is superb and photo comentaries humorous at times. The photos will reach out and grab you (Possibly ripping you limb from limb, but that is a bonus). You will either love this book or hate it.

I always like dark arts, mysteries, horrors, symbolicals,...This book of work has really make me feel differently towards a general view of pictures Ive seen. He is very creative and innovative using his media. Really Awesome!!!

I can't remember where I first heard of Lydia Lunch. Maybe it was in "Our Band Could Be Your Life". All that I know is that whatever I read intrigued me enough to want to learn more about her. I did a little research online, found this book, and asked for it for Christmas.

I should've known something would be a little off with this book when my Mom gave me a note with the book saying how she couldn't believe that I got her to buy this book. But being the good sport that she is, she still got the book for me. Go Madre!

Within about one page of this book I realized that it probably wasn't the kind of booking I was looking to read. I thought I was going to be in for a biography of someone I had hoped would give me more insight into punk music and the punk ideals of her time. What I got was the story of a girl who took out her hate of herself and her life on many, many men (and women).

In essence, Lydia Lunch was the type of girl that all of the other girls hated. She'd steal their boyfriends from right in front of them, take them to the bathroom, have her way with them and send them right back to when she was done. She's the girl that the guys wanted for their girl in High School because she put out. She's NOT the girl they brought home to show Mom, she was the girl they brought around when Mom wasn't home.

This book basically covers the various messed up relationships and sexual escapades that Lydia had had throughout her life. Whatever freaky thing you are into, whether it's as extreme as S&M or as mild as plain ole normal sex, this book covers it all. It even covers some stuff you probably haven't even heard about yet. I don't even really know how else to describe this book. There might be one or two pages in the book that don't deal with sex... maybe... I'd give some examples of some of the nastier things in this book, but I'm keeping this place PG-13 for now.

Another disappoint was that the cover claimed that "No names were changed because no one is innocent." I took this to mean that I was at least going to get some nice gossip on some punk stars that would shock me, but I think that sleeping with a musician was only mentioned one-time during the whole book!

But the book isn't all bad, after all I did read it all in just a few sittings. One of the highlights were the tales of her exploits in California with her adrenaline-seeking boyfriend of the moment. You just had the feeling that by the end of that doomed relationship something big was going to happen. Nobody died, but there was some serious damage done and I can't even imagine how either made it out of the relationship with their sanity. I don't know why, but it was nice to read about the dysfunction of others.

After reading this book, you'll find yourself thinking that it's pretty amazing that Lydia Lunch even survived to write this book. You'll probably also find yourself thinking that you can't even believe half of what you just read. How could anybody live such a crazy life and not either A) Die or B) Be commited or jailed.

If you are into the more perverted and twisted side of life, this is the book for you. If you are looking to learn more about the life of a famed punk icon, you might want to do like I'm going to and try another one of her books.

This book is a must have for any fan of Lydia's work. I really think it's some best writing to date.

An adventure story is not like cartoons on Saturday morning. An adventure is truly dangerous and forces the participants to face their worst fears in exchange for pain, enlightenment, joy, freedom, and a new set of treacherous obstacles.

Lydia Lunch brings us along her twisted sexual landscape in Paradoxia where everything is allowed to the point where it almost kills her and others die or episodes of extreme ecstasy and pleasure transpire. What she achieves through the series of violence, sex, and psychosis is what we all should be trying to do instead of working some job.

She illustrates the consequences of living an autonomous life, thereby refusing the status quo and security of the "straight life" in exchange for living life to its extreme boundaries of death, pain, and suffering. And where has it all gotten her? Well, I believe she's what you call an artist.

Paradoxia is also partially a documentation (and I assume everything she is saying is basically true) of New York in the late 70's and L.A. into the early 80's when artists still had a chance to be just that instead of working 40+ hours/wk just to pay rent. She was living an adventure not a routine, and paying for it every step of the way. In return she received her personal freedom, which simply meant continuous struggle with either other people or her own mind. Life ain't easy.

Paradoxia stands as a constant reminder to continually recreate your life, to live it as an adventure, in order to retain control of it from your psychotic lover, your totalitarian government, or your own personal demons.

This is an excellant collection of Robert Willians art. However there are a few problems with the lay out of the book.The first 47 or so pages are black and white reproductions which I found kind of pointless and it also took the edge off of the art work.The last 32 pages or so are the color versions of the art work. All in all it is a good collection of Mr. Williams art work.

That about sums it up. That and hot-rod car wrecks. If your remotely interested, you need this book to complete your life.

I first received a copy of Visual Addiction from the nude model in my Life Drawing class in college.It is a collection of images: the first half is black&white with looooong titles, the second half is identical, but in color with only plate numbers. The imagery is stunning...some of the artwork is offensive, even to an open-minded person like myself.I have studied this book(portfolio, if you will) and I still find new things in the artwork. I CHALLENGE YOU TO STUDY THE GENIUS THAT IS ROBERT WILLIAMS. Buy this book without any knowledge of its content, and you will not be disapponted( that is, if you are the type of person who likes to see circus clowns battling to the death...).

Hey Lydia Lunch freaks and fans Are the names Queerdonna and Ingrid Casares as familiar to you as your own! This is Lydia Lunch at the height of her power, a chronicle of conflicts, abuse, strife, hatred. misery and obsession. As Hancunt says in the introduction: "... the need to document my personal insanity is an affliction I haven't yet cured myself of ... well, that and my inability to memorize all of the moves to the dance Madonna does in the "Lucky Star" video.... Read it and weep." Includes the play "South Of Your Border", lovely pics of Lydia and lots of humorous illustrations by Kristian Hoffman. Definitely not for sensitive readers, since there's a lot that will offend here, but people who like Georges Bataille will love this book. If you've ever had a hankering to own a black patent leather outfit like the one Lunch wears in the "Hybrid of Nature" video, then this book is definitely for you! It is the ultimate bible for Lydia Lunch lovers everywhere. I got my copy for Christmas about 7 months ago, and I still can't get enough of it. No matter how trivial, this book has all the information you've been seeking regarding the Great One. Hancunt is a humorous, knowledgeable writer whose collection of Lunchabilia is enough to make you drool with envy if you are a true fan. Five stars and more go out to this wonderful work. Bravo Maren!

Jack Sargent, ed., Suture: The Arts Journal, vol. I (Creation, 1998)

One thinks, given that there hasn't been a second issue of the trade-paperback sized Suture in the ensuing four years since its publication, that they could have both come out with a vol. II and solved the main problem with vol. I in the same way; cut the length in half. There is much to be discovered here, but it can be overwhelming at times.

When most people think of what we consider underground art today, the names that come to mind are Andy Warhol, Elias Merhige, maybe for those a little more in the know Masami Akita or Kenneth Anger. A select few are aware of how much farther the artistic underground goes, and Jack Sargent takes on the role of tourguide in this book/magazine though some of the basics, running the gamut from music (Lydia Lunch) to film (Mark Hejnar) to art (Trevor Brown) to photography (Romain Slocombe) and just about everything in between. Profiles and interviews of some of the biggest names in underground art, people who have been working at their chosen professions for years without ever achieving the popular success that should have gone along with the critical acclaim they have continued to pile up over the years. In general, the articles therein start with a quick profile and then go into an in-depth interview with the subject (most of the interviews were conducted by Sargent himself, but a few others were conscripted as well). Most everything here is good, solid stuff, and the words and images presented would most likely succeed in getting the uninitiated intrigued by a subject here to go seeking out more about any particular artist. Two hundred pages, though, is just too much to take all in one bite. If you pick this up-and if you have any interest at all in the stuff going on today that's more exciting than anything in the mainstream, you should-be prepared to take this at a most leisurely pace.

This book is a collection of interviews of prominent figures in the global underground art culture. Some of these include Lydia Lunch and Mark Hejnar. The interview that makes this book stand out, however is French filmmaker and photographer Romain Slocombe. His 1993 photobook Broken Dolls (Kowasareta Ningyo) is one of the seminal works in the fetish photography genre of braces and bandages. The interview features several selections from his works, as well as discussions of his films and performance art. Overall, the book is interesting, but a little tedious.

Pointless. I'd expect more from a Lydia Lunch project. This Gergrotis person conducts tedious, self-serving interviews and writes like an pseudo-anguished 16-year old. The rest of the writing is equally embarassing, mundane at best. I'd only recommend purchasing this in order to sell it as a collectable in 10 years.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Do not let the above review dissuade you. Don't let it corrupt you, footbind you, blind you, or cripple you. I'm not exactly sure what criteria said reviewer suckles or embraces... but it's obviously somehow misguided.

Allow a voice of reason to shout from the mountains: Sex and Guts no. 4 is, without a doubt, the best collection of interviews and articles that I've EVER had the pleasure to read. And I'll stand on record as saying that it's miles above Vale or Juno's most recent offerings. Think RE/Search with a speed charged pulse, the best parts of David Kerekes' Headpress, and a big spoonful of Jim Goad attitude.

Editors Gene and Lydia should be applauded for giving us this slice of cake. Warhol's Interview be damned! SG no. 4 makes everything else look like grade school scribbling...

John Szpunar
Barrel Entertainment