Lordy it�s busy here at S21. So busy that the news from the rest of the world will just have to wait. Let�s have a look at what�s new here at the Most Trusted Name in New Music Blogging.

Two � count �em, two � new Composer Blogs. First we introduce Stephanie Lubkowski, a young composer based in Boston who specializes in electronic music. She inaugurates her page with a post about being a composer and working two jobs. I think she�ll find a lot of sympathy here. Welcome, too, to Arnold Rosner � a friend of Elodie�s and a professor at Kingsborough Community College. (Yeah CUNY!) He bows in with an ambitious post asking �Is there any hope left for this culture?� Of course, folks who think this culture is hopeless need look no further than S21 for proof otherwise, but we won�t quibble.

As if that weren�t enough, new posts are in from Larry Dillon, Anthony Cornicello, and Everette Minchew. Larry, in one of the best essays I�ve ever read on S21, raises a glass to those composers who (gasp!) compromise; Anthony�s burrowing his way through Messiaen�s multi-volume �Treatise on Rhythm, Color, and Ornithology;� and Everette channels Lutoslawski and Noel Coward for input concerning muzak. (If you were involved in the recent "elitism" thread at the Forum, you'll want to check it out.)

And, man oh man, the Composers Forum is boiling away: David Toub wants to know what the $%^* American music is anyway. And read Pliable�s ruminations below about what happens when music is like water: he also has some great links. And check back in later when you�ve had a chance to catch your breath.