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Rock forbears of all things sludgy and metal, Black Sabbath get the much-deserved critical respect of a cover feature for Mojo – which includes an exclusive interview on the eve of their reunion album and tour! A couple more vital reunions are covered in this issue, too – including an interview with The Breeders and a talk with Iggy on The Stooges. Also includes pieces on Wings, Creedence, Deerhunter, Rod Stewarts' mod years and more. The free CD is Heavy Nuggets Vol 2 – 15 Hard Rock Gems From The British Underground – featuring The Pretty Things, Blossom Toes, Mighty Baby, Possessed, Jerusalem, Family, Twink and more.

Mojo ranks the "100 Greatest Music Films Ever" for the cover feature – and because it's Mojo we're talking about, it's a damn good list – with Don't Look Back, Searching For Sugar Man, TAMI Show, Hard Day's Night, Fistful Of Dollars, Eraserhead, The Wicker Man – classics both mainstream and cultish! This issue also has pieces on The Flaming Lips, Undertones, Shuggie Otis, Black Sabbath, a look back at Jesus & Mary Chain and Blur's Rollercoaster tour and more! The free CD is Action – 15 Cult Movie Classics – with tracks by Rodriguez, Ennio Morricone, Bobby Womack, Arthur Russell, John Barry Orchestra, Brian Jonestown Massacre and more.

The darkness rises again – as this issue features a heady look at the music of Black Sabbath – and all the rare collectibles they've left us! Other articles include Bowie On TV, a special on The Canterbury Scene, The James Taylor Quartet, Why Reissues Sound Different, the 80s Mod Revival, and Emmitt Rhodes – The One Man Beatles! As usual, the images are as great as the writing – and not only does the issue feature loads of great reviews, but it's also got plenty of ads for records too!

Wax Poetics is closing in on 10 years in its unrivaled coverage of classic and rare soul, jazz, hip hop and all things funky – delivering big once again with Issue #48! Nina Simone is on the front cover – with a really great feature that focuses on the unfiltered realness, honesty and blunt social awareness at the core of her life and so many of her best recordings – with artful newcomer Theophilus London on the backover. Issue #48 also has pieces on Count C, Neu!, Dom Salvador, Shock G, Yabby You, Billy Cox, Gil-Scott Heron In Memorium, Re:Discovery of treasured records by Swamp Dogg, Sarah Vaughn and Odyssey, and much more!