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Led Zeppelin and "The Untold Story Of Houses Of Holy" is the cover feature – commemorrating that most classic of rock album's 40th anniversary! The tales behind Bowie's landmark Aladdin Sane are also featured, along with a look back at the brief, but legendary Axl Rose vs. Kurt... read more

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Echoes of the past – including sounds from a past so obscure, you might have missed it the first time around! Once again, the magazine really digs deep into the world of 60s soul and rock – and features articles on Four Of A Kind, The Impacts, Sammy Strain, and The Socialites –... read more

Digging deep in the glory days of doo wop and rock and roll – another fab issue of this sweet publication that goes way past the hits! This time around, the issue includes articles on the Four Larks, Bel Larks, Monograms, Sammy Strain, and Danny & The Juniors – all with a great mix... read more

Another fab issue of Echoes Of The Past – one of the rare few magazines that continues to surprise us with the artists that it covers! This time around, there's an in-depth feature on The Chips – who you might know from their crazy classic "Rubber Biscuit" – as well as... read more

It's been a couple years since we last saw a Galactic Zoo Dossier, but Plastic Crimewave, a great group of contributors and publisher Drag City have delivered the best yet – 100+ pages of both legendary and deep underground psych obsessions! It's got interviews with Arthur Brown, Rodriguez,... read more

The mighty James Cotton is on the cover, blowing up a storm – in an issue that also features big articles on Big Daddy Stallings and John Dee Holeman! The issue also features a very handy guide to blues festivals in 2013 – as well as a huge number of reviews, and key blues news too!... read more

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... read more

That's a striking image of Aimee Mann on the cover – and the magazine's pretty striking too! Director Sam Jones talks to Mann and photographs her as well – presenting the interview in a unique format for a magazine – no other ads or copy at all – just the whole thing... read more

Growing guitar legend Blake Mills – of Simon Dawes fame – gets a great chance in the spotlight here – with photos and well-chosen interview questions by Sam Jones – all presented in a cool little magazine, without any other ads or articles! Lots of interesting twists and... read more

More of a conversation than a magazine – a really well-done, very long interview with John Krasinski – photographed and led by Sam Jones – the guy behind the great Wilco documentary! The magazine has no ads at all – a very novel approach – and really enforces the... read more

A dual milestone issue for Roctober – the 50th issue and 20th anniversary – a 140-page extraganza which both reminisces on the past 2 decades of Roctober coverage and looks to the future! Includes items on 60s, 70s & 80s Chi vocal combo The Green Berets, Lou Christie, Don... read more

Chicago's long-living, always great zine Roctober takes a look at the 80s – through the wholy unique Roctober lens that shows this oft-maligned and/or nostalgia prone decade in a totally great way! The Livin' In The 80s Issue has interviews with lost 70s/80s funkster Captain Sky Glenn,... read more

Massive issue with a great interview (with amazing photos) with Chicago 60s and 70s behind-the-scenes soul music queen Helen Saffold, another ridiculous Nardwuar interview with Snoop Dogg, the story of British Invasion pin-up boy Ian Whitcomb, Metal graphic designer Dennis Dread's visit to Frank... read more

Chicago Soul/New York Underground issue. Songwriter/manager Bernice Williams recalls the early days of Gene Chandler/The Du-Kays, and the true story of "Duke of Earl"; Northern Soul legends the Conquistadors tell tales of 1960s West Side Chicago teenage R&B (plus the first soul... read more

The Chicago R&B coverage includes an in depth exploration of Chicago's local after school TV show Soul Train show – which ran from 1970-1979 – and a conversation with Chicago's radical Sounds of Black. Plus 30 pages exploring all aspects of truck driving music including lengthy... read more

Interviews with songwriter Paul Williams (focussing on his soundtracks to Phantom of the Paradise and The Muppet Movie), Chicago R&B radio legend La Donna Tittle, Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag, CD6), blues guitarist Walter Trout (Canned Heat), pop vocalist April March, Franco-genius Bertrand... read more

A lengthy discussion with Chris James of the stellar seventies sweet soul act The Natural Four, Nardwuar vs Queens of the Stone Age, interviews with the last living brother of The Maddox Brothers and Rose, Mark Ridlen of 70s/80s Texas punk/psych band Lithium Xmas (also a member of Rapid Fire, the... read more

Roctober strikes again with another fantastic issue of music wisdom and knowledge from the far side of the spectrum! This time around, the spotlight's on Zory Zenith & Zolar X – who are covered in unusual detail – but our Dusty Groove ears are most tuned to the articles on Archie... read more

Another great issue from Roctober – one that includes interviews with Neon Leon (great lost New York punk figure), Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake, James Brown, and numerous obscure but amazing Brazilian musicians. Melvin Van Peebles critical discography. Jake Austen and Chris Ware on... read more

This issue features a fantastic interview with the Dirty Wurds, one of Chicago's greatest blues-based 60s garage bands! Also featuring interviews with peter Bagge, Al Aronowitz, and Unknown Hinson, plus features on Andy Kaufman, Chicago Stoner rock, comic book history and much more. Plus numerous... read more

Articles, reviews, interviews and comics covering the history of Rock, punk, soul and hip hop on television. The main feature is an exhaustive, critical episode guide to every episode of Behind The Music. Also features interviews with 60s garage band Daughters Of Eve, Snoop Dogg, King Diamond,... read more

Another stapled, b&w, muy extraño rock screed from Roctober! This issue features a really nice paneled portrait sketch cover by Rob Syers, Jason Lutes, and others, the always entertain "Punk'n Head" strip by Jake Austen, features on lost Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, the late 60s circus-... read more

A genuine illustrated encyclopedia of One Man Bands (traditional, electronic, overdub solo projects, Black Metal One Man Bands, buskers, etc.) with over 1,000 entries. Articles HASIL ADKINS, BEDROOM BANDS, HONKITONKIOKE, THADDEUS CAHILL, FRANKIE CAPRI, BROTHER DANIELSON, HOMER HENDERSON, JUDAS... read more

Roctober 32 Hip Hop Issue! Interviews with Jimmy Castor, Katey Red (the first out gay rap star), Busta Rhymes (interviewed by Nardwuar), Mystic, DJ Assault and more. Also, a lengthy critical reassessment of the Fat Boys, previously unpublished Funkadelic album art and an ultra-extensive... read more

Robot Rock n Roll issue featuring a lavishly illustrated encyclopedia of hundreds of robot records/bands/etc. Interviews with Captured! By Robots, Gilbert and George (The Singing Sculpture), Arthur Lee Maye (1950s R&B/Baseball star), Blowfly, The Troggs, Snoop Dogg, The Syndicate of Sound,... read more

Features mammoth Redd Foxx vinyl, CD, video, and TV discography of over 200 titles; a Rudy Ray Moore interview; Dickies interview; Pat Boone interview, with dozens of musicians and writers debating whether he should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Swamp Dogg interview; Andre Williams... read more

Epic DJ Fontana (elvis presley's 50s-70s drummer) interview. The (pre-industrial) Wax Trax Records story – including the saga of the Jonny iii (Wax Trax house band). Czech prog-gods Plastic People Of the Universe interviewed. Little Richard is Jewish! 1950s country star Marvin Rainwater... read more

A great new issue – and jam packed with the usual madness! The center of the magazine features a huge year 2000 calender – with Roctober legends like Serge Gainsbourg, Sugarpie De Santo, Gary Glitter, Fela, and The Zone Brothers. Plus, there's great features on Tim Maia, Sparks, Rock... read more

An epic interview and reassessment of Vanilla Ice. R&b diva/legend Sugar Pie Desanto (the female James Brown) speaks. 10 second Patti Smith interview. Jersey garage-kings the Swingin' Neckbreakers interviewed. Albert Ayler murder conspiracy theories...in comix form! Strawberry Shortcake... read more

Roctober's famous "Kissue" – featuring interviews with Kiss cover band Strutter, Bruce Kulick, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Jumpin Gene Simmons, and a Japanese Archival Kiss interview! Also features Kiss Toy Rejects, Pedro Bell Almost Meets Kiss, and comics by Eric Searleman, Jenny... read more

Bubblegum kings Kasenetz-Katz interviewed. Edie Adams, widow of Ernie Kovacs and 50s pop diva and cigar girl tells tales of the Nairobi trio and more. The Cramps meet Ratso. Tremendous David Allan Coe interview, that involves prison, Branson and illegal porno. Includes gigantic listeners guide... read more

The Equals story (60s brit mod bubblegum soul). Ludicrous Dolly Parton critical discography (over 100 lps reviewed). The mysterious ? (Question Mark and the Mysterians) interviewed and observed. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. 2 Live Crew get the Pedro (Funkadelic lp cover artist) Bell... read more

New wave opera space elf Klaus Nomi (Bowie collaborator), remembered by friends and fans. The story of Sylvester ("Mighty Real", "Do Ya Wanna Funk"), with listeners guide, bibliography and amazing fotos. Esquerita centerfold. Chicago r&b eccentric Bo Dudley interviewed. ... read more

Chicago rock & soul tour. Lengthy interview with the Treniers, the first rock n roll group (think Louis Jordan meets Jerry Lewis meets David Lee Roth). Milt Trenier...lounge revival? Amazing Baby Huey cover painting. The final Tiny Tim interview. Plus: Alice Cooper, eight great Jews, more.... read more

Snack rock superheroes the Go Nuts interviewed. R&B eccentrics celebrated. KISS worldwide convention coverage. Brother Wayne Kramer tells it like it is. Includes flexi disc with original songs by Girl Trouble, Mcrackins, Pedro Bell, Goblins, Butterglory, Scissor Girls, Geezers, Blanche, Jak... read more

The story of Kiddie-A-Go-Go, pre-pubescent American Bandstand, Velvet Crush. Garage legends the Monks get it together. Gary Glitter. The history of midget rock and roll featuring interviews with Kenny "R2D2 " Baker, blues dwarf Kid Dynamite, plus coverage of Pee Wee Marquette (Birdland... read more

Even thought it may well be the last issue to see print, Signal To Noise does it again – digging deeper than the rest, and really blowing our minds with the range of sounds they find in the left end of the spectrum! This issue's got a great feature on the pre-history of The Residents –... read more

Lots going on this time – a totally great article on Record Hunting In Jakarta – worth the price of the magazine alone – plus features on Generator Records, Shaking Ray Levis, Jozef Van Wissem, and Matthew Shaw! Also loads of reviews and ads for lots of music you won't find at... read more

These guys always get our attention with something cool – and this time around, it's a great tribute to the Nonesuch Explorer Series – finally giving credit to the label's rich contribution to global sounds in the 60s and 70s! On the cover and inside, Loren Connors nods away in blue... read more

Creative modern jazz pianist Matthew Shipp is a deserving cover subject for Signal To Noise – one of the best active journals of unusual music – with features this time on Van Dyke Parks, Bobby Beausoleil, Vic Chesnutt, the "music by mail" phenomenon, and more! The features... read more

A great guide to all things global – filled with reviews of new music, details on live performances and festivals, and packaged with a bonus CD that includes new work by Caetano Veloso, Ana Moura, and others – plus five tracks from Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello! The cover feature's a... read more

One of the dueling cover story ssues of Wax Poetics – headed by great features on classic rap legend Big Daddy Kane, blue-eyed soul hero Daryl Hall, upstart hip hop gamer Joey Badass and progressive jazzy soul singer Jose James! Solid, worthy choices one and all – and pretty much every... read more

Hip hop legend, soundtrack composer, actor/director and straight-up modern day Renaissance Man RZA graces the front cover of Wax Poetics – with the ascendant future soul guru Jesse Boykins III covering the back! This excellent and eclectic issue of Wax Po also has features on Detroit... read more

A pretty great multiple cover feature issue for Wax Poetics – this one with Lenny Kravitz on the front and Dam-Funk on the back – plus equally prominent features on Sade and Flying Lotus! Wax Poetics has always been a celebration of soul, funk, hip hop, jazz and otherwise crate diggers... read more

Wax Poetics goes nearly all hip hop for this issue – covering original game-changers and the best contemporary revisionists alike – with cover features on Nas, Danny Brown, Master P and his No Limit legacy, and Shabazz Palaces! Wax Poetics, tasked with following up their decade... read more

The Africa Issue of Wax Poetics – with Fela on the front cover and Tony Allen on the back – plus pieces on The Rail Band, Orchestra Baobob, Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo, Soundway's Ghana Special and so much more! You know Wax Poetics is going to go deep, and Issue 39 doesn't disappoint... read more

One of the most cerebral Wire cover features to date – a 20 page special that looks at the relationship between language and underground music – with contributions from David Toop, Nina Power, Alasdair Roberts, Ken Hollings, Hua Hsu, Rob Young, and others! The issue also still has some... read more

Wolf Eyes makes the cover this time around – and the issue also features a great story on the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock – plus articles on Oval, Morphosis, and Pedro Reyes! But as always, the best bits are in the fringes – especially the wealth of reviews that always... read more

Brooklyn synth explorer Daniel Lopatin, aka, Oneohtrix Point Never is on the cover – plus features on avant bassist Joshua Abrams' work with gimbri tones, Gnawa rhythms and other North African inspiration, the Amsterdam sonic innovators at STEIM (STudio for Electro-Instrumental Music), Berlin... read more