The cover feature pays tribute to the great Pharoah Sanders – one of our all-time favorite jazz musicians, and someone who gave the world so much wonderful music during his time on the planet! But that's just the tip of the iceberg – as there's all sorts of weird and wonderful features here – a look at downer garage psych, photos from Leni Sinclair, a jazz roundtable with Makaya McCraven and others, ambient composer Ernest Hood, The Hi Rhythm Section, and lots lots more! As always, Maggot Brain has a great way of criss-crossing different scenes and styles – opening things up tin so many great ways. Heck there's even a great feature on a Louisville band reunion – served up by our old pal Ken Katkin! Magazine

The Dance Issue of Wax Poetics with dual cover features – Juan Atkins on the front, representing Detriot Techno – and a great shot of the legendary Hamilton Bohannon on the back! There's such an amazing depth of danceable styles of deep soul, funk, disco and more that the knowledge diggers at Wax Poetics could cover for an official Dance Issue – it must have been hella tough to pick a place to start! Hats of the them, because the chose some excellent pieces for it – with items on Jocelyn Brown, Tom Moulton, Ron Hardy & Chicago House, Konk and much more – plus farwells to Teena Marie and Sonia Pottinger in the In Memorium section, a stellar vinyl Re:Discovery roundup and a whole lot more. Magazine