IN THIS ISSUE OF COSMIK DEBRIS: The voice of The Archies, Cuff Links and Detergents - Ron Dante!; Reggae Cowboys and the black experience of the wild west; Interview with The Zen Tricksters; Stevie Wonder's classic albums remastered; Cosmik goes to the Shadow Convention; Plus concert reviews, book reviews, CD reviews, columns and a special bubblegum edition of Cosmik Radio.

COSMIK RADIO!: In honor of Ron Dante, we decided to gum up the works for about an hour. You'll hear everything from The Archies to Captain Groovy and his Bubblegum Army. 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!

RON DANTE - His voice was heard by just about everyone, but for most of the 60s very few people ever saw his face or even knew who he was. Come meet the man who gave voice to The Archies, The Cuff Links and other great gum groups of the 60s before going on to a huge career as a record producer. Interview by DJ Johnson.

REGGAE COWBOYS - Outside of Danny Glover's heroic character in Silverado, very little has been said about the black experience in the old west. Reggae Cowboys are addressing it in an unusual way, to say the least. Eric Steiner takes a look and a listen to this exciting band.

ZEN TRICKSTERS - They've been together forever, it seems, but do you know Zen Tricksters? As they regroup after the departure of their long- time keyboardist. Interview by Tim & Ananda Owen.

STEVIE WONDER REISSUES - Taking a look at six classic Stevie Wonder albums just re-released by Motown. Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness First Finale, Songs In The Key Of Life and Hotter Than July are back in the bins with new digital makeovers. Article by DJ Johnson.

SHADOW CONVENTION, LA - After an eternity of lethargic acceptance, folks are growing disenchanted with the 2-party system. And some of them are doing something about it. Rusty Pipes takes you inside the Los Angeles Shadow Convention.


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

EVERYTHING ELSE IN REVIEW - Concerts, books and DVDs.



PIGSHIT - Gary "Pig" Gold offers up ten reasons why Elvis is still The King.

TUNING IN TIME - DJ Johnson helps you build your launching pad for exploring the online world of old-time radio.

COSMIK BLUES - Eric Steiner takes a look at a few blues releases you may have missed.

CLOSET PHILOSOPHY with Rusty Pipes - Rusty Pipes shares his dream of a presidential candidate debate we'd ALL like to see.



CREDITS - The names and e-mail addresses of the people responsible for this thing.

COSMIK RADIO - Want an hour of music that fits the personality of Cosmik Debris Magazine? That's right, Sinatra segues into Megadeth into Peter Tosh into Man Or Astro-Man into... well, you get the picture. It's a little something we like to call Genre Whiplash. Or maybe you're in the mood for a trip into The Fog Machine, our mix of music of the ethereal variety. All you need is a RealAudio player. Come on in.

INTERNET RADIO STATIONS - Great radio is alive and well on the Net! Cosmik Debris presents links to take you where the good ones are hiding, from St. Louis to Dublin. You're no longer stuck with just the "classic rock," "young country" and "24-hour talk" that has your town held hostage.

OUR OWN WEBSITES - Many of the Cosmik Debris writers have websites of their own. We have some links right here.



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!!