Magazin - Gearhead - No. 12

RELEASE DATE: April 2005

COVER BY: Dirty Donny, BACK COVER: Mopar… finally! LAYOUT BY: Davey G. Johnson

STAFF / CONTRIBUTERS: Mike LaVella, Davey G. Johnson, Mark Balfe, Jamin Barton, Cathy Bauer, Mike Bumbeck, Theo Cincotta, Eric Davidson, Nicole Day, Dirty Donny, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Joe Franke, Chas Glynn, Michelle Haunold, Pete Holmes, Brad Iger, Chuck Kasparich, Leah Kerr, Pekka Laine, Thadd LaRue, Keith Marlowe, Dave McConnell, Ralph Miller, Kevin Thomson, Nate Tynan, Pammy Utterback, Brent Walker, Mike Wiebe, Andy Wendler, Nettie Williams

COVER STORIES: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth tribute, AFI'Davey Havok

ARTICLES ON: The Asphalt Invitational, a veritable mountain of Roth stuff

REGULAR FEATURES: The Editor Speaks, The New Editor Speaks, Big Nate'Video Roundup, Bobo Tech, Sniffin? Glue w/Chas, The Guitar Whore, Record Reviews

CAR OF THE ISSUE: The Beatnik Bandit (Center Spread)

OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST: The first issue after nearly four years absence! First advertisement from one of the Big Three. First issue w/ Dave at the helm, and only the second issue in history to be entirely laid out by one person. First issue since the massive famousness of The Hives. FIRST APPEARANCE OF: Davey G. Johnson, The Guitar Whore

NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN: The 90's!

PICTURE OF MIKE KISSING: Davey Havok of AFI

SOUNDTRACK OF THE ERA: Neko Case, Million Dollar Marxists, Articles of Faith, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Smokey and the Bandit Original Motion Picture Soundtrack