The wonderful Raincoats are on the cover this time around, and the issue looks at the way their once-overlooked music has gone on to get the attention it deserved, and keep on having an influence over generations to come! There's lots more too – a very interesting piece that has Terry Riley and Hamid Drake commenting on Don and Moki Cherry, a set of unpublished AC/DC photos from 1977, the duo of guitarists Marisa Anderson and William Tyler, unseen collage art from Jim Jarmusch, an interview with singer/songwriter Tim Rutili, the rebirth of singer Merry Clayton, a cool collection musical artifacts at the Henry Ford Museum, 13 pages from issue #2 of Gary Panter's Jimbo comic, and lots more cool stuff too – the sort of articles that have continued to make Maggot Brain one of the most interesting magazines in recent years! Magazine

This issue's cover feature is a tribute to 60 years of music from the great Stevie Wonder – one of our all-time favorites – with a look at some of the deep cuts that sometimes get overlooked! There's also a look forward at 2024 – with big expectations of records from Nick Cave, Kamasi Washington, and others – plus other articles on AC/DC, Billy Bragg, Brittany Howard, Buena Vista Social Club, and Captain Beefheart – all delivered with the great writing and graphic presentation that always makes Mojo such a pleasure to read! The issue also has a bonus CD with classic heavy tracks from ZZ Top, Little Feat, Canned Heat, and others – and there's almost 150 reviews inside, which is plenty to keep your turntable spinning. Magazine

The most extensive Sammy Davis Jr. discography/filmography/TVography/bibliography ever published – with over 1,000 reviews of Sammy related material. To make the package more surreal, the issue looks like an 80s issue of the "punk bible" Maximum Rocknroll, with Sammy essays by MRR columnists Rev. Norb, Eugene Chhadbourne, Lali Donavan, Mike (Gearhead) Lavella, Jeff Bale, Vic (Articles of Faith) Bondi, George Tabb, Dr. Dante and Mark Murrman. Previous knowledge of Sammy or MRR not required! Articles include a profile on Grande Otello (the Sammy of Brazil), an interview with Mark (Unrest) Robinson on his Sammy collection, The Millionaire (Combustible Edison) discussing Sammy clothing he bought at auction, Cynthia Plaster Caster describing her session casting Anthony Newley's penis, a critical breakdown on Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' "Colgate Comedy Hour" appearances, an illustrated catologuing of every Sammy appearance ever in Mad Magazine, plus comics and features about Sammy, Sinatra, The Rat Pack, Blowfly, James Brown, HR, Miles Davis, Reagan, De La Soul, AC/DC and more. Cover by Damon Locks! Magazine

Features the absurd story of 1980s Chicago primitive hardcore legends Negative Element (includes full length CD of unreleased Shaggs-meet-Black Flag punk), the ultimate Solomon Burke interview, Trio Mocoto interview (70s Brazilian Samba Rock legends), Funkadelic's Pedro Bell, Nardwuar vs. Jimmie "JJ" Walker, Pop goddess Margio Guryan interview, Paul Burlison (Johhny Burnette Rock & Roll Trio) interview, The C*nts, Brazillian underground scene report, Southern comedian T. Bubba, Plus Handsome Dick, Ramones, Electric Prunes, Mark Lindsay, Creation, Downliners Sect and lotsa comix! Magazine

A big double-length issue of The Wire – one that offers a very detailed look back at the musical year of 2023 – but from that decidedly leftfield perspective that makes the magazine so great year after year! There's special features that include "Beyond Bandcamp", "Practical Uses For AI", "Modern Antiquarians", and "The Gaza Effect" – plus other more standard features on Fred Frith, Laetitia Sadier, and the usual huge number of reviews – as well as the great Linton Kwesi Johnson on the long-running Invisible Jukebox feature! Magazine