6,557 miles to nowhere : revisiting the sites of rock'n'roll departures / Chuck Klosterman -- Hands on a hardbody : fetishizing one's first guitar / David Hadju -- Summer of '69 : exploring the cultural battle between Charles Manson and Woodstock / Mike Rubin -- My bloody valentine : breaking up with a letter composed of lyrics from 69 breakup songs / Dana Adam Shapiro -- Review. Rob Sheffield on Morrissey's Vauxhall and I -- Chinese water torture : visiting the Yangtze River's controversial Three Gorges Dam / Elizabeth Gilbert -- War is loud : investigating the U.S. military's use of music as an instrument of torture / David Peisner -- Fearless bouncers, critical beat-downs, and insane posses at America's craziest club : enjoying Detroit's alarming nightlife / Chris Norris -- Red, hot , and bothered : moshing with Rage Against the Machine in Moscow / RJ Smith -- Review. Ann Powers on Sleater-Kinney's Dig me out -- Middle-American gothic : being odd man out at Midwest goth festival / Jonathan Ames -- School's out : remembering New York City's real rock'n'roll high school / Tom Sinclair -- The art of the hustle : pounding the pavement with rock's hungriest band / Charles Aaron -- Review. Sasha Frere-Jones on Run-D.M.C.'s Crown Royal -- Let us now praise women uncaged : extolling the virtues of Joanna Newsom and Karen O / Dave Eggers -- Lady sings the blues : avoiding rehab with Amy Winehouse / Steve Kandell -- The rebirth of cool : introducing The Strokes / Marc Spitz -- Bruce's transparent dogshit : dissecting The Boss / Richard Meltzer -- Review. Terri Sutton on Foo Fighters' debut -- Don't look back in anger : chatting with Oasis' Noel Gallagher / Doug Brod -- Street hassle : surviving Lou Reed / David Marchese -- Armageddon in effect : confronting Chuck D / John Leland -- Dearly beloved : presenting an oral history of Prince's Purple rain / Brian Raftery -- Review. Sia Michel on DJ Shadow's Endtroducing.