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Let it Bleed promo poster shot by Ethan Russell, 1969 / Hysteric Glamour t-shirt with Andy Warhol design; set of all-access and technical tour passes for Mick Jagger solo tour, 1988. Photography by Sam Rock

Alister Mackie's Highlights from Another Man S/S16

The magazine's creative director reveals his favourite moments from the rock'n'roll-themed new issue

Lead ImageLet it Bleed promo poster shot by Ethan Russell, 1969 / Hysteric Glamour t-shirt with Andy Warhol design; set of all-access and technical tour passes for Mick Jagger solo tour, 1988. Photography by Sam Rock

The Spring/Summer 2016 issue of Another Man is an electrifying celebration of rock'n'roll through the ages – from an unprecedented exploration of the Rolling Stones archive to a vibrant profile on Oli Burslem, frontman of the UK's most buzzed-about new band, Yak. Here, creative director Alister Mackie pinpoints five of his personal highlights: from outrageous costuming to motorcycle reinvention.

1. Turning Meteoric [Above] 
So extensive is collector Matt Lee's archive of Rolling Stones merchandise and paraphernalia that, when assembling Exhibitionism (the upcoming Rolling Stones retrospective at London's Saatchi Gallery), the band called on him to lend some of his treasures for the show. For the issue, photographer Sam Rock documents some of Lee's rarest memorabilia – here, the extraordinarily covetable Andy Warhol-designed all-access backstage passes.

2. Sonic Blow-Out
Bobby Gillespie, the prolific frontman of Primal Scream, is as embedded in rock'n'roll culture as they come. As the band's new album Chaosmosis hits shelves, Harley Weir and Alister Mackie present him in all of his louche glory – accompanied by doe-eyed collaborator Sky Ferreira, who performs a duet with Gillespie on the album's lead single, Where the Light Gets In.

3. Let It Loose: Oli Burslem
"Oli Burslem might look like a pouty pretty boy, but don't be fooled," Paul Moody writes in the issue. "On stage as the frontman of brutalist rock band Yak, he is a crazed, captivating and sometimes a downright dangerous performer (cue flying keyboards)." Willy Vanderperre and Alister Mackie's accompanying story with the pillow-lipped musician transports him to a more serene, if no less mesmerising, scene – one in which a gingham Gucci suit and a kaleidoscopic Prada cardigan are all but expected.

4. Voodoo Excess
Tim Blanks' interview with Mick Jagger – perhaps the single most iconic rock musician of all time – offers an unparalleled insight into the deliberations behind the band's wardrobe and showmanship. The accompanying fashion shoot, captured by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Alister Mackie, stars the likes of Georgia May and Gabriel Jagger clad in outré costumes (think: velvet jumpsuits, pink satin suiting and an ostrich feather cape) from the band's archive. 

5. Planetary Glitter: The Another Man Motorcycle
"The association of motorcycles with LSD is no accident of publicity," Hunter S. Thompson wrote in Midnight on the Coast Highway, an extract from which opens the Archive section. "They are both a means to an end, to the place of definitions." And so, Another Man's one-of-a-kind customised Triumph Street Twin Motorcycle, with "cosmic paintwork, psychedelic logo and snakeskin saddle," completes the issue's rock'n'roll lexicon, photographed by Gareth Powell in all of its suave glory.