:: FEATURED IN ISSUE 6 ::

> The Most Anticipated Albums of 2004<
In which we preview all the new albums you’ll be dying to hear in the next twelve months.


Featuring exclusive new interviews with the following artists about their new albums:

Rilo Kiley
Ash
The Avalanches
Badly Drawn Boy
The Beta Band
Broken Social Scene
David Byrne
Clinic
The Divine Comedy
Doves
The Elected
Fischerspooner
Rachel Goswell
Haven
The Helio Sequence
Idlewild
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Lone Pigeon
Low
Luna
Magnetic Fields
Mellowdrone
The Polyphonic Spree
Sing-Sing
Sonic Youth
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Sparklehorse
The Velvet Teen
Voyager One


>Main Features<

Interviews with:

Air
Basement Jaxx
Blonde Redhead
Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Cardigans
The Decemberists
The Desert Sessions (Josh Homme of Queens of the Stoneage)
Elbow
Modest Mouse
Starsailor
Sun Kil Moon (Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters)
Martina Topley-Bird
Underworld


>Artists to Watch for 2004<

Interviews with:

All Night Radio
Ambulance Ltd.
The Duke Spirit
Fort Lauderdale
Franz Ferdinand
Helen Stellar
Marjorie Fair
Mew
Now It’s Overhead
Pitty Sing
Rayon
Run Run Run
The Secret Machines


>The Best of 2003<

Our favorite albums of 2003
Artists pick their favorite records of 2003

Interviews with:

Calla
Clearlake
Clinic
Cursive
Death Cab for Cutie
Ed Harcourt
Eels
Enon
Interpol
The Long Winters
Low Flying Owls
Luna
Stephen Malkmus
Mates of State
The Notwist
Sesku Roba
Sing-Sing


> Elliott Smith Tribute<

Fans and artists comment on what Elliott Smith meant to them, featuring quotes from:

Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre
Badly Drawn Boy
Jason Pegg of Clearlake
Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie
Jim Fairchild of Grandaddy
Ed Harcourt
John Roderick of The Long Winters
Mary Lou Lord
Kori Gardner of Mates of State
Christopher O’Riley
Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley
Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley
Conor Deasy of The Thrills

> Album Reviews Section<

Featuring Q&A interviews with:

Iron & Wine
Sufjan Stevens
The Vines
The Walkmen

Including reviews of albums and EP’s by:

Ryan Adams
Alfie
Ambershades
Aveo
The Bad Plus
Devendra Banhart
Black Heart Procession
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
The Books
Bright Eyes
Bumblebeez
Tim Burgess
Califone
Camera Obscura
The Cribs
The Delays
Dios
Eastern Lane
Felix Da Housecat
Hope of the States
Jem
Ladytron
Liars
The Microphones
Mirah
Moonbabies
Mum
Muse
Preston School of Industry
Primal Scream
Sigur Ros
Snow Patrol
Spiritualized
The Strokes
Squarepusher
Stereo Total
The Stills
The Streets
Suede
Tortoise
TV On the Radio
The Von Bondies
Weird War
Paul Westerberg
Zero 7

And much, much more!