Third Man Records & Books is proud to announce the 19th issue of Maggot Brain! The latest edition of Third Man’s quarterly periodical arrives featuring pieces on the Velvet Underground, The Sonics, a conversation with the founder of 12XU, and so much more.
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Lost in Sound–Multiple features on
your favorite band, with rare images and cool ephemera throughout.
Here Come The Tapes: A Guide To The Velvet Underground’s Live
Tape Stash by Tyler Wilcox.
PLUS full length reviews of new reissues of cassette tapes by ur-VU
drummer Angus MacLise, and a lengthy appreciation by stephen
Thomas Erlewine of Light in the Attic’s excellent pre-VU Lou Reed set.
- TV ON THE RADIO – “TV on the Radio and the Magic Negro Myth.”
Martin Douglas on the band's visionary debut LP, Desperate Youth,
Bloodthirsty Babes—and the lessons we haven't learned 20 years later.
This piece is such a standout, wait until you read it.
- PUNK DIARY – Excerpts from Hat & Beard Press’ I Feel Famous: Punk
Diaries 1977-1980, written by a then-17-year-old Angela Jaeger. This
diary was renown for years and has finally seen the light of day, with
multiple images to support it.
- SWEEPING PROMISES – A very visual look at the great, shimmering
guitar-pop band. Their visual aesthetics so perfectly accompany their
sound, and that’s discussed in detail for the first time.
