September 2021 • Volume 47 , Number 11 • www . illinoisentertainer . com

COVER STORY : MINISTRY

Any other modern bandleader would be a tad nervous , if not downright filled with floor pacing anxiety . But not calm , cool , and collected Svengali Al Jourgensen . Sure , his notorious , pioneering industrial outfit Ministry is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year by — gulp ! — heading out on post-lockdown , but mid-Delta-variant tour , which hits at The Rivera Theatre on October 10 , the day after his 63rd birthday . And yes , he ’ s still pushing musical parameters with his edgy recent single “ Good Trouble ,” whose Unity remix blends his original “ Terminator ” march with the reading of a scathing John Lewis political screed by NWA ’ s Arabian Prince — just one of many sonic surprises on the band ’ s new Moral Hygiene album ; others include the singer ’ s old Lard comrade Jello Biafra in a sneering cameo on the punk-powered squealer “ Sabotage is Sex ,” a lugubrious cover of Iggy and the Stooges old chestnut “ Search and Destroy ,” and virulent , wake-up-you-idiots social commentaries This pugnacious provocateur isn ’ t just outlining an Apocalyptic civics lesson on the chalkboard — backed by ex-Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison ; he ’ s scraping his metallic fingernails down it with every bludgeoning riff . Tom Lanham spoke to Uncle Al .

HELLO MY NAME IS KAT

Fashionable former L . A . Ink star and KVD Beauty empire ruler Kat Von D knows what you think before you even say it . Yes , it might appear that she ’ s trading horses mid-career with Love Made Me Do It her new Goth-ethereal solo album under her own name . But isn ’ t the classic case of some Hollywood dilettante executing a poorly-conceived jump into another inapt genre , in ‘ But what I really want to do is direct ’ style . And her old friend , the comedian Adam Carolla , actually put it into words a couple of weeks ago , she says . “ He said , ‘ When I first heard you were putting out an album , to be honest , I was rolling my eyes ' zzz ' she sighs . “ And to me , it was like , ‘ I don ’ t blame you !’ Because there are too many people , whether they ’ re actors or celebrities , who announce that they ’ re going into the music world . They just want to put a product out , they don ’ t tour , and they ’ re like , ‘ Yeah ! I wanna do THAT for today !’ But for me , it ’ s the complete opposite .” Tom Lanham spoke to Ms . Von D .

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File : Kat Von D

Our interview with Tatooist and vocalist Kat Von D ..

Cinemascopes

Fall releases .

Media

From The Big 89 to Hollywood .

Spins

George Harrison , Vanishing Shores & more .