Once again, New York City signals the end of summer with a non-stop CMJ Marathon. Tracy Fay gives us her highlights in this roundup.

Midnight (Secret Crush). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid (Kemado/Hollywood). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Alright kids, take your seats and listen up, because Carl F Gauze is going to be screening a Very Important Film about a Very Important Band. onetwothreefour…

Spazz Out With The Shemps (Reservation Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

War Prayers (Dim Mak). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Kiran Aditham witnesses the rebirth of Vancouver’s art-industrial legends Skinny Puppy; blood, guts and costume changes fully intact.

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beat beat. heartbeat (StarTime International). Review by Troy Jewell.

Saddle Creek Compilation (Saddle Creek). Review by Troy Jewell.

Investigative journalist Frank Owen pulls us into the ruthless (yet colorful and well-accessorized) world of ’90s New York and Miami club scenes. Dylan Garret likes the nightlife. He likes to boogie.

David Lee Beowulf wants you to know that he is not a blog, and then he wants to give you a heady dose of political and social common sense! Sure to infuriate! Sure to provoke thought!

What’s it like to be a struggling young English musician in New York when buildings start toppling? Bob Pomeroy finds out, in a conversation with newcomer Gena Dry.

David Lee Beowulf weighs in with his views on the events of September 11th - complete with a reading list, natch. If you don’t throw yourself all out of whack with knee-jerk reactions, you might actually learn something.

Marah, with the Pernice Brothers, the Silos, Ryan Adams, P.W. Long, and Tegan & Sara at the Mercury Lounge, New York, NY on October 20, 2000. Concert review by Sean Slone.

Drive-Thru Recordss Showcase, featuring Allister, Midtown, Dashboard Confessional, and New Found Glory, at the Lion’s Den in New York City, NY on October 21, 2000. Concert review by Steve Schwadron.

If documentaries are one of the 4 cinematic food groups, New York in the Fifties is the high fiber…