Howard Jones: Cross That Line (Deluxe Edition)
❉ Hailing from 1989, Jones’ fourth album saw him moving further into the realms of the bizarre yet personal…
Articles by Ken Shinn
From the Vault of Lux & Ivy: ‘Fast Jivin’ Class Cutters High On Booze’
❉ This wonderful compilation perfectly captures the spirit of The Cramps’ gleefully chaotic, seedy glamour.
Fu Manchu For President!
❉ We revisit the Fu Manchu Cycle and look at Sax Rohmer’s creation’s place in pop culture.
In The New Old-Fashioned Way: ‘I’d Love To Turn You On’ reviewed
❉ A fascinating sampler of the music that inspired the Beatles, Barrett, Bowie and Zappa.
Just The Fats, Ma’am: ‘Magic’ (1978)
❉ A beautifully constructed toy of terror, its mechanisms meshing perfectly to deliver just the right shocks at just the right time.
Stephen Volk: ‘Coffinmaker’s Blues’ reviewed
❉ Songs of the (mostly) happy undertaker, reviewed by Ken Shinn.
The Ordure Of The Divine: ‘Tommy’ – Kit Power
❉ Ken Shinn reviews Electric Dreamhouse’s latest Midnight Movie Monograph.
L’Aura de ‘Laura’ (1944)
❉ An appraisal of Otto Preminger’s fruitcake masterpiece, by Ken Shinn.
Requiem For The Laughing Gnome
❉ Oh, no, not him – Bowie’s first alter ego never lost control, writes Ken Shinn.
Stanley And His Monsters: ‘Kubrick’s Music’
❉ The ideal accompaniment to the strange, beguiling, infuriating and fascinating films of the auteur himself.