Paul Draper – ‘Spooky Action’ reviewed
❉ The music world is a better place for the return of former Mansun frontman Paul Draper.
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Acme Soundtracks: Wall Of Voodoo 1979-1982
❉ The slim, yet packed, canon of Wall Of Voodoo. Blimey, they were good.
Some Great Reward? Depeche Mode’s ‘Ultra’ at 20
❉ Twenty years on, we explore the impact Ultra had on the band at a crucial stage in their career.
Cult Q & A: Maggie from Fuzzbox
❉ There must be more to life than this! Maggie Dunne is in the hot seat this week. Bostin’!
Happyness – ‘Write In’ reviewed
❉ Happyness’ long awaited second album is inspired, melodic and unpredictable.
The Works Incessantly In Hand: Wire @ 40
❉ 40 years of this truculent bunch of awkward sods and their voluminous output.
Brett Anderson – ‘Collected Solo Work’ reviewed
❉ The sound of an artist rediscovering his voice and how to make music without compromises.
20 Years of My Life Story’s ‘The Golden Mile’
❉ 12 reasons why The Golden Mile still sparkles, 20 years on…
A Quarter-Life Crisis: 10 Years of ‘Skins’
❉ Take yourself back to a time before Fake News, Trump, Brexit, Revenge Porn and Take Me Out: A time of NuRave, hot indie girls, Emo and house parties.
Fool the World: The Pixies’ Trompe le Monde
❉Proustian remembrances of things past, this particular musical madeleine being the Pixies’ Trompe Le Monde.