FILTER Issue 21

Coolness is more than T-shirt deep and Sonic Youth-more than any other band-has expertly exemplified this aesthetic over the course of their 25 years.  But has their Kool Kulture outshined the music? We speak with the Sonics, as well as their cadre of indie elite: Stephen Malkmus, Kathleen Hanna, Mike Watt, Ian MacKaye, Marc Jacobs, and more.  But there's more Koolness in store.  We deconstruct DJ Shadow's dip into the S.F. Bay Area hyphy culture, fly high in the apocalyptic skies with Muse (in a helicopter over N.Y.C., no less), introduce the Futureheads to their post-punk heroes Wire, and wax nostalgic with the stars of the Oscar-winning film COVER
Scenes from the Kool Kulture: FEATURES
Midnight on the Bay: The Deconstruction of THE SLEEPY JACKSON's Divine Intervention

The Final Days of THE FUTUREHEADS Meet FLAREHope in the Half-Years: TRIBUTE
Ciao, Bambin! GETTING TO KNOW

SOUND TEAM

TAPES 'N TAPES
CUT CHEMIST

BROTHERS OF THE HEAD: a conversation with directors KEITH FULTON and LUIS PEPE

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP: a coversation with director MICHEL GONDRY

CD REVIEWS

DVD DEBRIS

ENDNOTE
Feng Shui and the American Way by JOHN RIDLEY