He called himself “Noam Chomsky with dick jokes”, but he was much more than that. James Mann looks at the new documentary on the comic genius and social commentator that was the great Bill Hicks.

Brendan Toller’s documentary mixes interviews and animation to explain the death of the independent record store. Scott Adams comments on the eulogy.

Never Suspend Disbelief (Jump Start). Review by Jen Cray.

The War on Errorism (Epitaph). Review by Troy Jewell.

Tom “Tearaway” Schulte whips up an Outsight deluge, complete with analysis of Nick Drake, the Cramps, Betty Blowtorch, Captain Beefheart, Noam Chomsky and der Crue.

Noam Chomsky’s name is bound to raise hackles on the right and tears of joy on the left. His actual views aren’t as easy to pigeonhole, as James Mann attests.

Artists in a Time of War (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

The New War on Terrorism: Fact and Fiction (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Rob Walsh.

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!

Since its founding in 1994, Punk Planet has been one of the most intelligent and honest magazines around, focusing equally on punk rock and progressive politics. Now, Akashic Books has collected the magazine’s most interesting interviews as We Owe You Nothing. Anton Wagner offers an in-depth analysis.