In this month’s issue: Dreaming in Darkness, Violins for Students, Santaland Diaries, Quantum of Solace, Tricky, Rich Remsberg, Scott Southwick, Pit Bulls On Crack, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Click on the cover to download the issue in PDF format. To read a PDF, you can use Adobe Reader.

In this month’s issue: Artist’s Books, Barack Obama’s Education Plan, John Terrill, Salvia divinorum, Sex and Politics, Bing Crosby, The Hold Steady, Ted Leo, The Wild Party, Nate Powell, Deerhoof, Burn After Reading. Click on the cover to download the issue in PDF format. To read a PDF, you can use Adobe Reader.