Twenty-five issues strong, Wax Poetics delivers its first photo issue featuring original pieces on New Orleans and Brazilian musicians, a Miles Davis feature on his funky fusion days, and photo-essays by David Corio, Janette Beckman, Jamel Shabazz, Joe Conzo, and Charlie Ahearn.
- re:Discovery Donald Byrd, Parliament, Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin, The Eliminators, Merry Clayton
- In Memoriam: Max Roach (1924-2007)
- Cold Chillin’ Iceland’s Samuel Jon Samuelsson Translates Big Band into Funk
- Realer Than Real The Indisputable Groove of Sharon Jones
- Child’s Play Numero Group Takes Kid Soul Seriously
- A New Universe Live Musicianship is Central to the Heliocentrics
- East bay Spark Plug Eugene Blacknell’s Oakland Grease Gave Rise to a New Breed of Funk
- Rainforest Funk Peru’s Perfect Blend of Traditional and Modern
- Photo-Essay Excerpted From I Speak Music – Hip-Hop Old School, Volume One, Published By Wonderland, 2007
- The Black Chord Photo-essay by David Corio
- Photo-essay Excerpted From Who Shot Ya? Three Decades of Hip Hop Photography, Published by HarperCollins, 2002
- Photo Essay Excerpted From Born in the Bronx – A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip-Hop, Published by Rizzoli, 2007
- Photo-Essay Excerpted From Wild Style: The Sampler, Published by Powerhouse Books, 2007
- Photo-Essay Excerpted From Seconds of My LIfe, Published by Powerhouse Books, 2007
- Photo-Essay Excerpted From The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982-1990, Published by Powerhouse Books, 2007
- Who Shot Ya A History of Hip-Hop Photography, from the Book Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop edited by Jeff Chang
- Brasilifornia Photo-essay by B+
- Street Time The Unsung Rhythmic Soul Behind Miles’s Improvisational Funk
- Walking to New Orleans The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans music
- Check Your Head From Check the Technique by Brian Coleman
- Youthful Exuberance The Dragon Brothers Dream Up an Unheard Psych-Soul Monster
