CONTENTS: Issue 21 Summer 2006

Interviews:	Interviews: con't	Live Reviews:
The Flaming Lips The Futureheads The Rakes Placebo Secret Machines The Vines Arab Strap Stereolab The Charlatans UK The Stills Serena-Maneesh Hear This Now: New Artists The Young Knives Liars The Magic Numbers Wolfmother Empire Square	Rainer Maria The Fever Moto:Rosa The Others Sound Team Tilly and the Wall Black Heart Procession Snow Patrol Head Automatica Broken Social Scene Radio 4 Mystery Jets The Fiery Furnaces Elefant Dub Trio Ambulette The iO's Sparks	SXSW 2006 The Charlatans UK The Sounds The Strokes The Raconteurs Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Research Envelopes Battle

Letters from our readers:
I didn't recognize you guys at first but your new logo's got the power. So much cooler than all the bland Spin types on the shelves. It's like a fashion magazine, but not. New design: thumbs r up.
--Jeanette P., via e-mail
What Shockingly Brill' Anglophiles You Are!
My American cousin showed me a copy of the mag when I was in California, and I was shocked to see you cover so many English bands, and even wrote up Glasto. I was there! Great pic of Chris from Editors in your contents page. Cheers.
--Trev, Leicester, UK
Smokin'...
All hail those Dandys! Party hearty, dudes.
--Tom, Chicago
Aw, shucks!
How do you guys get so many bands? I started a zine once, but couldn't get anything other than a few local punks to sit down and answer my questions. You guys seem to get 'em all, even classics like Supergrass. Don't know how you do it.
--Erin, via e-mail
It's Called Style, Dude
That band Towers of Londons looks like Motley Crue. What's up with that?
--Dan, via e-mail