Thanks for the most recent issue of Consumable-it's always enjoyable. I was wondering--how do the reviews get picked? I know of a great band here in Michigan that has an independent CD out. What are the criteria for discs to be reviewed in Consumable? - Anne H., Michigan

(Ed. Note: This is one of our most common questions. The simple answer is 1) our writers must like it and 2) it must be available that other people - the readers - could purchase it if they wanted. Because of the international readership of Consumable (and limited space), we'll report on bands with a national/international following - or those which have potential to become one of those bands.

Most indie releases are not reviewed in Consumable. If we get something that catches a writer's ear, we'll review it, but most aren't so much better/different from the crowd to gather a review.)