The sun is bearing down. Kids in the street are cracking fire hydrants. There is hopskotch and jump rope and lots and lots of sweat. Sing it with us: SCHOOOOOOOL'S OUT. FOR. SUMMER!

Here at Trampoline House, we've been consulting the stars and conferring with meteorolgists, and we can say with utter certainty that it's going to be a very good summer. Not so sure? Saturday's LAUNCH PARTY should convince you.

Still need convincing? djezi's 'MmmHmm' will make believers out of even the most pessimistic naysayers out there. Grab a lawn chair, stick your feet in an inflatable swimming pool and turn up the volume. You'll cool off just in time to sweat it out all over again with Cut the Wires' vicious 'Kittens'. Add Ollie Byrd, Todd Deatherage, Emily DeLoach and underground hip-hop's best-kept secret, Dujeous, and you've got yourself a darn good little summer mixtape.

It's summer, and it's the WHITE Issue -- when better to feature the odd beauty of Eric White's work? What's more, the art section is bringing back two old faves - Tmothy Gratkowski and Lauren Over - for encore presentations.
* A special treat for all you artists and illustrators out there: announcing Trampoline House's first COMICS CONTEST! Check the Lagniappe section for details

Sure is a good thing it's staying lighter longer, too -- because we've got more reading material for you than ever before! The Baron invited a special guest to ponder the apocalypse, and Chloe Bland and Clair Dunn are on to something similar. McConnell is back, too, with more protracted brilliance...

Admit it, you were getting nervous, weren't you?

* SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: All you East Coasters, mark your calendars. Trampoline House celebrates the launch of the WHITE ISSUE at an exclusive launch event in Brooklyn, on June 18! Details to follow...