Cover: Noise Addicts
Todd Inoue goes on a ride-along with the punk-noise-surrealist band Crack.

News:
Dollars and Censors
What happens when an indie filmmaker tackles the issue of corporate influence of the news? The media looks away.

Cashing in Their Chips: There may be life in work for Charles Shussett, but there is also death. And a nice chunk of change.

Public Eye: All-star confusion.

Polis Report: Who's wackier--the conspiracy theorist or the astronaut?

Bard at Work: At last, Kenneth Branagh delivers "Hamlet" as the wide-screen epic it deserves to be.

Audience Search: Cinequest entries hope to leverage festival screenings into theatrical release.

Andy Hardy at War: 'In Love and War' dumbs down a great writer's life.

Snow Business: A new documentary recalls the exploits of skiing soldiers.

Dust Our Blues: Nicky Baxter on "Singin' the Blues" and "Nothin' but the Blues," two hot new collections of blues reissues.

Treating Us Nice: Craftsmanlike Tom Petty revives some of rock's best moments in marathon concert stint.

Pop Music That Explodes: Thirty years later, John Cale still possesses the velvet touch.

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Pure, The Gales Brothers, Lucy's Crush and Horace Silver.

Beat Street: A new crop of home-grown releases.

Cuckoo for Cao: The newest arrival in San Jose's Little Saigon, Cao Nguyen, imports a treasure trove of authentic Vietnamese flavors.

Tommy Makes Good: Pete Townshend puts a happy face on rock opera.

Must-See-Me TV: The culture of narcissism rules chat shows.