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 evil band from Ron Howard's "Cotton Candy"), New Orleans musical eccentric Quintron on his return to his ravaged city, Brazilian guitar legend Toquino, and Beach Boys' biographer Domenic Priore. Also, the scrapbook
of Black punk legend Neon Leon, a Clancy Eccles tribute, hundreds
of novelty celebrity records profiled, and a history
of Diabolik. Plus, lots
of great comix, including Freaky Bear by Plastic Crimewave, an incredible recreation
of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" starring Batman by K. Thor Jensen, and lost comics and 70s rock writing by Funkadelic's Pedro Bell.