IN THIS ISSUE OF COSMIK DEBRIS: Ken Stringfellow of The Posies; Author and radio expert Quincy McCoy; Great radio on the Net; Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the lecture circuit; The Zen Tricksters live; Part three of Political Playbook; Plus columns by Kenny Love, Gary Pig Gold, and our resident philosopher, Rusty Pipes. Not to mention lots and lots of reviews!

COSMIK RADIO!: In honor of the radio flavor of this month's issue, we present two new shows for your listening pleasure: a new Cosmik Radio and a new Fog Machine. You just need a RealAudio Player to listen. If you don't have one, go pick one up. Cosmik Radio and The Fog Machine are just the kind of Net-Only audio that radio station program directors don't want you getting hooked on. So go ahead. Inhale!

KEN STRINGFELLOW - As four Posies CDs are unleashed on the public in the same month, Bill Holmes sits down for a convo with Ken Stringfellow. Besides getting the inside scoop on the goings-on, we've also got the track list for the upcoming 4 disc Posies box set!

QUINCY MCCOY ON THE FATE OF RADIO - The author of No Static - A Guide To Creative Radio Programming talks about the good old days of radio, how we lost it, how we can get it back and how the Internet can lead the way. Interview by DJ Johnson

ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU - The noted world leader and embassadore of peace steps to the lecture circuit podium. Article by Eric Steiner.

ZEN TRICKSTERS - Ananda and Tim Owen take in another concert in the great state of Oregon.

THE RETURN OF POLITICAL PLAYBOOK - What exactly IS at stake in this Presidential election year?



CD & RECORD REVIEWS - Everything from rock to jazz to reggae and back again.

EVERYTHING ELSE IN REVIEW - A few misc items you should check out, including a look at Mission To Mars.



KENNY LOVE'S PERSPECTIVE - In this continuing manual for indie label entrepreneur and artist alike, Kenny points out an inescapable fact: selfish gets you shelf-less.

CLOSET PHILOSOPHY with Rusty Pipes - It's tax time again, and Rusty looks beyond the forms to the reasons behind them.

PIGSHIT - By Gary Pig Gold: Remember cute little Oliver on The Brady Bunch? Well, he just happens to be a kick-butt drummer who records as Wonderboy and has a few pretty fine albums on the shelves. Gary popped eight questions to Robby Rist.



Did you miss an issue? We now have many of our back issues online, including sound clips and extras. Check out interviews with The Witches, Electric Frankenstein, the Vampire Beach Babes, Jeff Berlin, Curve, Michael Shermer, Steel Pulse, Transglobal Underground, Mark Helm, The Southern Rock All-Stars, Ottmar Liebert, Jason Noble of Shipping News, Phil Vassar, Joel Dorn, Mark Cline of Love Tractor, Texas Terri (of Texas Terri & The Stiff Ones), Mike Keneally, Chris Shinn of Unified Theory, Alley of Wise Monkey Orchestra, Mario Escovedo of The Dragons, The Clarks, Big Ass Truck, Richard Cheese, Paul Krassner, Tony Iommi, Ron Dante... and too many more to list!!



Welcome to issue #58 of Cosmik Debris Magazine. This month we've got the beginnings of a theme going here. We've always had a touch of radio in our pages, through John Sekerka's Tape Hiss Interviews, which are transcribed from his radio show, and through the fact that about half of us here at Cosmik have worked in radio at one time or another. Finally, our own hour-long audio programs, which are broadcast only on the Internet, puts us out there in the wild wild west known as Internet Broadcasting, and it's an exciting field worth watching. This month, we talked to Gavin editor and former on-air personality Quincy McCoy about the good old days when radio was fun to listen to, how we can get it back, and how the Internet can lead the way. Next month we'll bring you the story of an Internet broadcasting star on the rise, The Daily Feed. To go along with these articles, we're adding a page of links to excellent radio stations you can access over the Net, and we will add to that page each month, hopefully leading you to your new favorite radio stations. If you know of stations or other kinds of audio content sites that we should know about, please drop a line to radio@cosmik.com and let us know.

That's about it for now. See you next month.

DJ Johnson
Editor