Thanks for the Dan Baird review. "Younger Face" is getting airplay here. You know what is funny? My wife said she thought that song sounded like something off of Matthew Sweet's 100% Fun. Brendan O'Brien's touch, I guess. - Ray F., New Brunswick, Canada

As an American now living in Taiwan and receiving Consumable in Taiwan, I wanted to let you know how much Consumable is appreciated here. Music has taken a heightened importance since living here. The reviews help guide us in our monthly haul from the island's Tower Records. Even the Tour Date info is dandy. We can scan and see what we're *not* going to be able to see. Somehow, it's alright. - Jeff D. Taiwan

I just wanted to express friendly disagreement with Sean Eric McGill, who in his review of the Heat soundtrack back in Issue 66 comes down pretty hard on Einsturzende Neubauten's "Armenia" - claiming it doesn't work in the movie and calling it "annoying." Personally, I thought that it represented one of the most effective uses of music in the entire film - on the several occasions it came up, it sent a creeping chill along my spine and underscored the ominous emotional substance of the scene very effectively. I can see how the complete track, divorced from the movie and with all of the screaming intact, could be off-putting to non-industrial fans. But Michael Mann racked up a lot of extra points with me by taking such an old, obscure piece and employing it very effectively indeed. - Peter S., Ithaca, N.Y.