Maggot Brain #6 (Sep/Oct/Nov 2021)

“On The Cover: Amazing unseen image of Bikini Kill live at CBGB in 1990, by Mike Galinsky, with accompanying lengthy photo essay exploring indie-rock in the early 1990s, including behind-the-scenes, unpublished black-and-white film images of Sonic Youth, Unwound, Mary Timony, Sleepyhead, Half Japanese, and more. Columns: Luc Sante’s ridiculously good ‘Pinakothek’ column where he goes off on one image; John Colpits AKA Kid Millions on Miles Cooper Seaton (RIP); The forgotten brilliance of bluesy hip-hop pioneers New Kingdom; New tape releases in the tape column; Susan Bernofsky on her Robert Walser bio; The Clean’s singer and guitarist David Kilgour on the long-awaited Stephen reissue plus a lot more; the enduring goofy excellence of ELO’s Out of the Blue; Legendary Japanese hardcore guitarist Zigyaku from Gudon talks with Takeshi from Boris for the ‘One on One’ column in celebration of the wide release of Boris’s 2020 album NO.”