Maybe the most visual issue of Maggot Brain to date – as the issue features a look at the music photography of Michael Lavine, rare images of Pavement from Gail Butensky, and the wonderful artwork of Mingering Mike! Heck, there's even a review of Irreversible Entanglements that's filled with great photos of the group – but don't worry, as there's plenty of text too – including a discussion of prog rock with the great Matt Berry, a look at Philly guitarists Rosali Middleman and Emily Robb, and the diary of legendary hobo Bill Aspinwall! Plenty more too – including a great tape section, the Visuaels collective, Lea Bertucci, the band Cindy, and 75 Dollar Bill. Magazine

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 interviewed. The return, and self-destruction, of the Misfits. Flaming Lips interview. Don "Sugarcane" Harris obituary. Screaming Jay Hawkins obituary. David Lee Roth comix. 1960s psychedelic comic books explored. Interview with Gregg Gellar, master compilation producer, focusing on his "Sammy Davis Jr.-Yes I Can" box set, as well as the ins and outs of comp production. Plus Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chuck Berry, rock & wrestling, comix and Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis Jr. as you've always imagined them! Magazine

Wax Poetics is back with another excellent hip hop rooted issue – with front & back cover stars split between classic Janette Beckman shots of KRS One and EPMD, plus iconic pics of Ice Cube and Ice T! The issue revisits nascent hip hop from NYC boom bap to early west coast hip hop and onward – with articles on Souls Of Mischief, DJ Disco Wiz, a great Record Rundown with Easy Mo Bee, an excellent interview with Ice T (touching on his electro roots with Uncle Jamm's Army), a look back at Ice Cube's uber classic AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, the gospel of KRS-One, Grandmixer DXT and more! Also includes In Memoriam respect for Guru, Chilly B and Malcolm McClaren and much much more. Magazine