The Legendary Release:

August 15, 2008 at the ocw's Summer 2008 Release Party!

Exclusive Online Extras:

by Alissa McArthur, ocw online reporter's Artist Interview entitled: Christer: An Unapologetic Beat Machine

by Jenn Perutka, ocw Music Director's Artist Interview entitled: The Clips - Matterhorn

by Marisa Chandler, ocw online reporter's Artist Interview entitled: Kevin Chong: He is Kind of a Big Deal

by Jen Neale, ocw online reporter's Event Review entitled: one cool word Summer 2008 Release Party: Breaking Nightlife Rules

Details:

ocw's tenth issue almost has a theme (even though we renounced themes in our Winter 2008 issue's letter from the editor). However, this was simply due to coincidental recurring themes in submissions -- which actually supports that letter's point!

Highlights: photography, painting, drawing, digital art, poetry, experimental poetry, fictional and non-fictional cover letters, blogs, and fiction.

Contributors: Jessica Alexandra, Donn Bennet, Joy Chien, Kevin Chong, Tania Clarke, Kristin Crestejo, Kyle Duske, Karen Glesby, Jeremy Green, Karlene Harvey, Amanda Henry, Taryn Hubbard, Kate Lerman, Jeff Otto O'Brien, Billy Risby, Carrie-May Siggins, Nick VanderWoud, and Changming Yuan.

Cover: Miles De Courcy

Summer 2008 Compilation:

1) Christer – Tissue Paper
2) The Clips – Space Kidz
3) Piper Davis – New Machine
4) Search Parties – Melanoma
5) Hayfa Makes Music – Jailhouse
6) Hawaiian Bibles – There’s Good People in the City
7) Pears Pears – Bottom of the Valley
8) Timothy – Cute Little Song
9) Nat Jay - On My Own**
10) Lakefield - World War Z**
11) The Savannah Leigh Band - A Delicate Thing**
12) The Automatic Message - Yellow Dust**
13) Jeanette Parsadanian* - You Are My Strength
14) Bamboo Fingers – Left Feet in Rubber Boots

* Music and arrangements by Sean Francis, recording engineering and lyrics by Robert Barner, and vocals and lyrics by Jeanette Parsadanian

** PLEASE NOTE that written on the CD and in the track listing in the magazine, these 4 tracks are out of order. This is the right order. If you upload the CD, the songs will come up with their proper names. Our biggest apologies to our readers and the artists for any inconvenience we may have caused.