Magazine of New Music. Edited by Iris Brooks. Essays: "Edito," by Iris Brooks; "Drum Machines: Rhythm for Sale," by John Loose; "The Beat And The Box," by David Moss; "Sticks On Stones: A Listener's Guide to Ethnic Percussion," by David Simons; "Spirit Catchers: Bullroarers And Other Ifos," by Darrel De Vore; "Ritual Rhythm: Afro- Carib Rites of Passage," by Damir Strmel; "Meet The Composer: Edwina Lee Tyler 'My Drum Is A Woman," by Iris Brooks with Barbara Pollitt; "Percussion Discussion: Han Bennink, Milford Graves, Joey Baron," by Gerry Hemingway; "Instruments: New, Old, and Unexpected," by Barbara Pollitt, Dean Drummond, Jody Kruskal, Yukio Tsuji, Jamey Haddad, Tiye Giraud and Admondylla Best; "San Frnacisco World Drum Festival," by John Loose; "Eareviews: Performances," by David Simons, Karen Campbell, Mark Lockett; "Eareviews: Records," by Andrew Caploe, Jim Macnie, Kevin Whitehead, Bob Bannister, and Neil Strauss; "Eareviews: CDs," by Dean Suzuki, Carle VP Groome, and Phil Harmonic; "Eareviews: Cassettes," by Charles S. Russell, Robin James, and Neil Strauss; "Private Ear," by Howard Mandel; "New Music Calendar," by Raphael Ardeo; "New Faces: Matthew Shipp," by Anne M. Griepenburg. Cover Photograph of Edwina Lee Tyler by Masashi Ohtsu.