all 1999 issues are only available in print form. if you still would like a copy of any of these issues, let me know and i'll hook you up...
12.1.99
vic’s HEADZ UP! column, reader responses, and reviews of Mos Def, Speech, Pharoahe Monch, and others.
11.3.99
jrs examines music’s morphing abilities, dj drilla comes with more hip-hop wax, and reviews of Handsome Boy Modeling School, Lamb, Jamiroquai, Nightmares On Wax, and more.
10.6.99
jrs speaks on music and marriage, the return of vic feedle’s (new and improved) HEADZ UP! column, and reviews of Tricky, I:Cube, Carl Hancock Rux, and Bogdan Raczynski.
9.1.99
vic checks out the Roots in concert, fitz goes crate diggin’ for the wayback machine, jrs reveals another one of his constant inspirations, and reviews of Lamb, Macy Gray, The Wiseguys, Jeff Beck, and others.
8.4.99
profiles of cali ginseng, winchester chris, and steve crognale, the VERGE checks out some live shows, dj drilla and edwin starr duke it out over some singles, and reviews of The Chemical Brothers, Lootpack, Anticon, and more.
7.7.99
profiles of downtempo don, chloe knuckles, and vic feedle, reader responses, the VERGE take on live shows, and reviews of Jamiroquai, Mishka, DJ Swingsett & J. Warrin, El Stew, and more.
6.9.99
jrs speaks on "the justification for urban alternatives," vic’s HEADZ UP! column, and reviews of Les Nubians, Cornelius, The Isolationist, and the Extended Celluloid compilation.
5.19.99
fitz takes a trip in the wayback machine, reader responses, vic’s HEADZ UP! column, and reviews of Aphex Twin, Black Star, Miles Davis, Common, and a bunch more.
4.28.99
jrs states his DJing manifesto and exposes another all-time fave, vic’s HEADZ UP! column, and reviews of Basement Jaxx, Squarepusher, Cypher 7, and a RKK compilation.
4.7.99
jrs gives up music for Lent while listing another constant inspiration, the VERGE fires up the wayback machine, reader responses, and reviews of Freestylers, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Louise Vertigo, Dol-Lop, and others.
3.17.99
jrs unveils "the lost writings of testosterone boy" as well as a constant inspiration, vic feedle’s HEADZ UP! column, reader responses, and reviews of Cassius, Plastikman, Björk, Negativland, and a bunch more.
2.24.99
jrs agonizes over Black History Month and waxes musically nostalgic, vic’s HEADZ UP! column, reader responses, and reviews of Cassius, Plastikman, Björk, Negativland, and a bunch more.
2.3.99
jrs dances away the stress and reveals another constant inspiration, vic feedle’s HEADZ UP! column, and reviews of Sonic Youth, Squarepusher, Terrence Parker, and the Deconstructing Beck compilation.
1.17.99
jrs shows love for those who "just got here" and tells us of another all-time fave, the debut of vic’s column (HEADZ UP!), and reviews of Beastie Boys, Meat Beat Manifesto, Paperclip People, DJ Spooky, and many more.
1.3.99
the debut of ON THE VERGE. introducing jrs’s constant inspirations, macedonia’s top 20 of 1998, and reviews of Fear of Pop, The High Llamas, Cheesy Keys, and the Abstrakt Reality Sampler.