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"OUR FAVORITE THINGS"
SIgnal to Noise's writers and extended family throw open their closet doors and show off fifty of their dearest musical possessions. Featuring: Susan Archie, Ed Batchelder, Darren Bergstein, Blevin Blectum, Stuart Broomer, Dean Budnick, Christian Carey, John Chacona, Andrew Choate, John Corbett, David Cotner, Kandia Crazy Horse, Ray Cummings, Jon Dale, Martin Davidson, Erik Davis, Tom Djll, Alan Drouot, Lawrence English, Kurt Gottschalk, Jason Gross, Kory Grow, James Hale, Carl Hanni, Ed Hazell, Andrey Henkin, Steve Holtje, Robert Iannapollo, Jarboe, Vish Khanna, Alan Licht, John Litweiler, Adam Lore, Howard Mandel, Richard Moule, Ian Nagoski, Larry Nai, Jack Rabid, Chad Radford, Tony Rettman, Gino Robair, Michael Rosenstein, John Sinclair, Steve Smith, Nathan Turk, Weasel Walter, Dan Warburton, Alan Waters, Kevin Whitehead.

WFMU
Jesse Jarnow goes behind the scenes at New Jersey's home for progressive and unusual music.
Photos by Caroline Bell

AUSTRALIAN E.A.I.
Jon Dale surveys the new wave of Austrialian electro-acoustic improvisors: Adam Sussmann, Arek Gulbenkoglu, Matt Earle and Joel Stern plus expats Will Guthrie and Anthony Guerra.

PLUS:
JAY CLARKSON by Jon Dale
FEUERMUSIK by Vish Khanna
ELLEN ALLIEN by Andrew Gaerig
NORMAL LOVE by Shaun Brady

MIXED MEDIA:
Arthur Russell film by Brandon Kreitler

LIVE REVIEWS:
Instal '08, Scotland by Phillip Berryhill
Sonic Youth in Australia by Jon Dale
i and e Festival, Ireland by Barra Seagheada
Neon neon in Los Angeles by David Cotner
Keith Jarrett Trio in Los Angeles by David Cotner

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Power Stronger Than Itself by Ed Hazell
Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones (David Smay, Continuum)
+ Throbbing Gristle (Drew Daniel, Continuum) by Bill Meyer
Re/Make, Re:Model (Da Capo) by Jon Dale

GRAPHIC NOVELLA:
"Trick or Treat (or, Shaku Joseph Jarman and the peanut chews)" by Jed McGowan and Kurt Gottschalk

CROSSWORD by Ben Tausig