INTERVIEWS: Sonic Youth (cover), Lou Barlow (Sebadoh/Dinosaur Jr.), The Decemberists, pt.2, TV on the Radio, Big Star, Chris Bell, Maximo Park, Swervedriver, L.A. punks The Controllers, pt.2, The Lucy Show, powerpop legends The Nerves, Grizzly Bear, Love and Rockets, Yo La Tengo, Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Fairport Convention's Dave Mattacks, Trash Can Sinatras, The Proclaimers, The Music Lovers, Ringo Deathstarr, Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) PLUS: Rabid: "On the Culling of Print Media, The Big Takeover, the Future of the Format, and the Content Conundrum" * Ackerman: "Michael Jackson--King of Pop, King Kook and the Last Crossover Star" * Sommer: "My First Band, With Some Other People You Know"