The third AFI hate mail reminds us that it’s once again time to share Letters with the rest of our readers!

Volume 1 (Limitless Sky). Review by Rob Walsh.

If They Knew This Was the End (Bar None). Review by Rob Walsh.

Bonnie Prince Billy (a.k.a. Will Oldham) with Long Live Death at the Iron Horse, Northampton. Concert review by Rob Walsh

Thirty years and still fighting the good fight. Rob Walsh talks to Sweet Honey in the Rock and finds that the message still lives.

Matthew Shipp vs. Anti-Pop Consortium (Thirsty Ear). Review by Rob Walsh.

Various Artists (GMM). Review by Rob Walsh.

Simply Deep (Columbia). Review by Rob Walsh.

In Streams (Martians Go Home). Review by Rob Walsh.

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

Nuclear War (Matador). Review by Rob Walsh.

Is DIY dead? No, it’s just a bit more convoluted. In Label Launch, Veronika Kalmar attempts to demystify the process of putting out your own record. Rob Walsh has a look.

Unlistenable (Zero To One). Review by Rob Walsh.

Man Vs. Machine (Columbia). Review by Rob Walsh.

Front Porch Stories (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Rob Walsh.

Frank Black and the Catholics, with The Bennies, David Lovering, and The Reid Paley Trio at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on November 10, 2002. Concert review by Rob Walsh. Photos by Julie Flynn.

You’re a Big Girl Now (Kimchee). Review by Rob Walsh.

Will Stil Love Me? and The Wooden Stars (Jagjaguwar). Review by Rob Walsh.

Look! Up in Chicago! Is it a Waco, a Mekon or a Pine Valley Cosmonaut? Rob Walsh straightens it all out with Jon Langford.

Dirty South Hip-Hop Blues (21st Century Blues). Review by Rob Walsh.