Maggot Brain: Issue 14 Magazine

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“Cover boyHarry Smithshines thanks to a cheeky, never-before published photo byAllen Ginsberg. We celebrate the life and work of the self-described ‘ethnopharmacologist’ just in time for the release ofJohn Szwed‘s illuminating biography and Smith’s first one-person art exhibition, at the Whitney, with three killer, well-illustrated features (on hisAnthology of American Folk Music, an interview byMarc Masterswith Szwed, and a terrific dive into Smith’s relationship with fellow visual artist and filmmakerJordan BelsonbyRaymond Foye). Also featuring:Andy Betaon the reissue of a forgottenLou Reedrecord; excerpts from two revelatory works —Andy Zax‘sExtinctophonics, andChristina Ward‘sHoly Food;Kathy Lindenmayerwitnesses a show byBoygenius; an archival interview with fabric arts pioneer and Bauhaus OG,Anni Albers;Michelle Dovevisits Cincinnati to write about what madeJenny Mae‘s work so special; an illustratedAdvance Basetour diary byOwen Ashworth;Tamara Palmerconsiders the oddball career arc ofOrbital;Andy Betagoes deep onTetsu Inoue;Nate Lippensgoes off onRene Ricardand other obsessions;Michelle DoveonCat Power‘s sense of humor; the triumphant return of theUnstapledcolumn, with reproductions of a contemporary basketball fanzine. Illustrations throughout byMarly Beyer. Columns byLucy Sante,Mimi Lipson,Dwight Pavlovic, and editorMike McGonigal. Tributes toSixto Rodriguez,Esp Summer, andPee-Wee Herman.”