Interviews: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (cover), Best Coast, Teenage Fanclub part 2, Iggy Pop (Iggy & the Stooges, part 2), Motörhead, ‘60s stars The Left Banke, Buffalo Tom, Swans, ‘50s legend Wanda Jackson, R.E.M., The Residents, Mogwai, The Mountain Goats, Sir Bob Geldof, Darker My Love, Sharon Van Etten, Asobi Seksu, Doleful Lions, Captured Tracks Records; Editorials: Rabid: In Defense of Government, Polk: What’s Left of the Dial; the KUSF Debacle, Villanueva: Analog Will Never Die and Other Musings, Sommer: Cranky and Hopefully Incisive New York Hardcore Scene Memories