The Winter 2021/22 issue of Third Man Books & Records’ MAGGOT BRAIN magazine (DEC/ JAN/ FEB) streets on Dec. 10 and is extra packed with killer stuff.


THE FRONT COVER is a gorgeous 1981 backstage photo of LOU REED, subject of a phenomenal feature by former NY Rocker contributor LISA JANE PERSKY


INSIDE you will also find:

GRATEFUL DEAD: KURT VILE tries to explain them to none other than TOM SCHARPLING
A special new piece about the making of the Velvet Underground’s LOADED
MYRIAM GENDRON: Track by track guide to her highly anticipated second album
LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY: Reprint of the best feature we ever read about him, by ERIK DAVIS
KINKE KOOI: Recent works on paper
MICHAEL HURLEY: Talks to old friend TARA JANE O'NEIL on Hurley's first studio album in years
DOUG HENNING: The magician’s radical roots in Canada’s thriving 1970s prog/glam scene
SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: Why she rules so hard, but there’s no need to call her the “godmother of rock 'n' roll” again, thanks
GRETCHEN GONZALES DAVIDSON: The mystery and mastery of Detroit’s drone warrior, by Destroy All Monsters’ CARY LOREN

THE GOATS: The 1990s’ most forgotten hip-hop collective?
DEAN WAREHAM: A multi-page comic strip by MARLY BEYER, on drinking coffee with Dean and Britta and why his new solo record is so excellent
PHEW: Japanese experimental artist gets the ANDY BETA treatment
ORCHESTRE TOUT POUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP by the great SARA JAFFE
Plus also work on/ by:
LUCY SANTE
CHUCK NANNY
ELIZA CHILDRESS
DWIGHT PAVLOVIC
DAVE BUICK
ADRIAN MATEJKA
BRIAN CHIPPENDALE
BEAUTYWORK
CLAIRE CRONIN
JOHN COLPITS
MICHAEL EVANS
NICK ROSENDALE
+ PASTOR TL BARRETT