The milestone 20 year anniversary issue of cosmic music magazine Galactic Zoo Dossier – #10 overall and the first new issue in 4 years – "a gift from the psychedelic godz" and well worth the wait! The Interview Issue, too, it features Arthur Brown, Bang, Max Ochs, Shirley ... read moreMagazine
(Includes a Galactic Zoo compilation cassette & trading cards.)
Living Blues covers the map – with features on Chicago bluesman Mike Wheeler, California's John Blues Boyd, and Stevie J from Jackson, Mississippi – as well as providing a great look at the legendary Memphis radio station WDIA, where Rufus Thomas was once an on-air DJ! There's also a ... read moreMagazine
The heaviest issue of Maggot Brain throughout – and that's saying a lot for a publication that's out to take the place of Grand Royal, Wax Poetics, and other important magazines from years back! This issue lives up to its namesake – and features a deep look at Funkadelic's 1971 ... read moreMagazine
The mighty Moondog is on the cover this time around – in a fantastic second issue of Maggot Brain that really lives up to the spirit of the debut! The cultural currents here are nice and wide, and all pretty darn hip – and in addition to a nice feature on legendary outsider composer ... read moreMagazine
The debut issue of a great new magazine on music – one that takes its name from one of the best albums by Funkadelic, the steps out to cover a whole host of hip sounds from the world of jazz, soul, funk, and beyond! Alice Coltrane gets a great cover feature – but the issue also ... read moreMagazine
It's been 50 years since John Lennon left this planet – and this issue of Mojo looks back at his too-short life and his rich legacy of music – alongside other features on Nancy Sinatra, Stone Roses, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, King Gizzard, and others – along with a preview of ... read moreMagazine
A great issue of this mini-magazine from the folks at Numero Group – one that focuses heavily on the unique LA imprint Reflection Records – home to the classic album from Catherine Howe, and some other great music too! The issue has a feature on the label, plus looks at some of its ... read moreMagazine
A great issue of this really cool publication – a book-styled journal that's filled with text and photos testifying a real love of records! The format is a bit like the Dust & Grooves book from years back – in that the magazine features interviews with folks amidst their records ... read moreMagazine
A long-overdue return to form for Roctober – one of our favorite magazines in the 90s and 00s, and a publication that always gave us plenty of bang for our buck! That tradition certainly continues here – as the hefty zine runs for well over 120 pages – stuffed to the gills with ... read moreMagazine
(Includes limited edition trading cards – a random mix that includes Jobraith, Sun Ra, Blondie, Andre Williams, and Willie Nelson!)
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
The great Joe Tex is celebrated with a career overview and an extremely extensive critical discography of his original LPs and reissues. The issue also features interviews with the Subsonics, the Registrators, and Alfonso Cafrey, the legendary Disco/Funk session bass player who was in the failed ... read moreMagazine
Another stapled, b&w, muy extrano 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-theme ... read moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
Rockcyclopedia Baboonica: a serious exploration of monkeys playing rock music, including Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, Bingo (Banana Splits), Elvis' monkey scatter, the NairobI Trio, Fatz (the Showbiz pizza gorilla robot pianist, Chimpy the drumming monkey, and more). Chicago 60s ... read moreMagazine
Jayne/Wayne County by Peter Crowley. Cyndi Lauper interview and beautiful comic. A lenthy converstaion with jazz/soul vocal genius Oscar Brown, Jr. Ass kickin' rockabilly/country diva Wanda Jackson interviewed. Little Jimmy Scott comic. 10 seconds with John Doe and Ron Kittle. #1 fans ... read moreMagazine
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 moreMagazine
The 100th issue of Straight No Chaser – a fantastic book-size version of the magazine that was one of the most important inspirations for Dusty Groove back at the start! There's few folks that cover the kind of music we love as well as Straight No Chaser – and this time around, they ... read moreMagazine
It's the 77th issue of Vive Le Rock – and the magazine looks at the crucial music year of 1977 – with bits on the rise of punk, and more on The Damned, Thin Lizzy, Lurkers, and 999! As usual, there's lots of other articles on sounds from the same time too – more on Cabaret ... read moreMagazine
Wire magazine rewinds, and takes a look back at the dark year of 2020 – with a feature on the things that got us through the troubled times – as well as reflections and analysis of the cultural challenges of the unique moment! There are also articles at the realities of music creation ... read moreMagazine
William Basinski looks a bit like Iggy Pop on the cover – but if you know the man and his music, you'll know that he's something else entirely – and if you don't, you'll find out plenty in the big cover feature within! The issue also has articles on the new Homeboy Sandman album, the ... read moreMagazine
That's Hamilton's Daveed Diggs on the cover – making a surprising musical step forward as part of the LA trio Clipping – in an issue that also looks at the 70s jazz efforts of Tom McGrath in Glasgow, the mix of dub and videogames served up by Jahtari, the choreography of Jamila Johnson-S ... read moreMagazine