Issue #12

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MAGGOT BRAIN #12: Whats inside!

The cover feature celebrates the enduring, luminous genius of DOLLY PARTON, with a revealing conversation between Caryn Rose and Lynn Melnick on how her music quite literally saved Melnicks life.

ALSO IN THE ISSUE:
OCTAVIA BUTLER The very full transcript of editor Mike McGonigals lengthy, in-depth talk with the sci-fi feminist visionary, from 1997. The entire transcript has never appeared in print.

ROLIN-POWERS The great Michelle Dove on what makes these avant-folk lovebirds tick, and why you should care.

THE CLEAN + HAMISH KILGOUR An epic, archival interview with the band from 15 years ago, plus a fresh look thanks to Michael Galinsky at why Hamish meant so much to so many. The Clean were our favorite contemporary rock band.

FRED TOMASELLI Many pages of his delightful reworkings of New York Times front pages, plus an insightful interview with one of our finest contemporary artists.

CRAZY DOBERMAN Ericks Bradshaw delivers an epic, well-illustrated tour diary of a brief jaunt with these noise greats.

Plus also Composer TAYONDAI BRAXTON by Katy Henricksen! a meaty, beautiful feature on DR. PETE LARSON by Fred Thomas, worlds collide! An amazing LUCY SANTE column! Cassette tapes! Reissue of the issue is the Saturn 2 comp of obscure Midwestern 90s shoegaze! The Bay Areas deliriously good new band GALORE by Jessica Beard! A beloved celebrity writes in to Mimi Lipsons advice column! A lengthy excerpt from a great unpublished novel by DAVID GORDON! Editor Mike McGonigals tribute to Tom Verlaine! And we think thats everything, hard to really know, as we always pack so much into every issue because we love you!