IN THIS ISSUE OF COSMIK DEBRIS: Chuck D speaks out; Do you know the Mystery Action?; Tape Hiss with Frenzal Rhomb; Bruce Cockburn in concert; Part two of Political Playbook; Plus columns by Kenny Love, Gary Pig Gold, political dude David Walley, and our resident philosopher, Rusty Pipes. Not to mention lots and lots of reviews!

COSMIK RADIO!: We have an hour of genre whiplash sure to introduce you to music you might never have heard otherwise. You just need a RealAudio Player to listen. If you don't have one, go pick one up. Cosmik Radio is just the kind of Net-Only audio that radio station program directors don't want you getting hooked on. So go ahead. Inhale!

MYSTERY ACTION - Evan Foster and Nick Contento talk about their new band and whether or not it spells the end of their other gig, The Boss Martians. Interview by DJ Johnson.

Tape Hiss Interviews: FRENZAL RHOMB - John Sekerka caught up with lead singer Jason as Australia's Frenzal Rhomb continued their trek through North America.

CHUCK D - The Public Enemy star makes the rounds in the lecture circuit and has many great things to say. But does it jibe with the imagery? Article by Eric Steiner.

BRUCE COCKBURN - Ananda and Tim Owen catch a pair of Oregon shows by the legendary Mr. C.

THE RETURN OF POLITICAL PLAYBOOK - Part two of Shaun Dale's series focusing on the 2000 presidential campaign season. As Super Tuesday approaches, where do they all stand?



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.



KENNY LOVE'S PERSPECTIVE - In this continuing manual for indie label entrepreneur and artist alike, Kenny looks at the world of home recording.

CLOSET PHILOSOPHY with Rusty Pipes - Rusty thumbs through the latest edition of Newsweek.

WALLEY@WITZEND with David Walley - David observes the field as Super Tuesday approaches.

PIGSHIT - By Gary Pig Gold: Gary turns you on to a book publisher that makes reading fun again.



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 #57 of Cosmik Debris Magazine. Only one thing to report. This month we welcome a new writer to the Cosmik fold. Christophe Chuvan joins us from Sydney, Australia, where he will cover all kinds of music, but his knowledge and understanding of metal and hard rock is what brought him to us. Check out his reviews of AC/DC and Dream Theater in this issue. I think you'll agree the guy's a keeper.

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

DJ Johnson
Editor