The Beach Boys – ‘1967: Sunshine Tomorrow’
❉ A bruised Brian Wilson may have stood down from the helm after Smile but he was still hugely gifted and capable.
POP
‘Night Comes Down’ reviewed
❉ A bracing collection of British Mod, R&B, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets.
ABBA – The Music Still Goes On
❉ Carl Magnus Palm on ‘ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions’.
Cult Q & A: Maggie from Fuzzbox
❉ There must be more to life than this! Maggie Dunne is in the hot seat this week. Bostin’!
Deee-lite – ‘World Clique: Deluxe Edition’ reviewed
❉ A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated reissue of a compelling snapshot of club life in 1990.
She’s Got Magic: ‘The Fox Box’ reviewed
❉ It’s Goldfrapp before Goldfrapp! The complete works of ‘70s band Fox under one roof.
From the archives: George Michael, ‘Smash Hits’, May 1984
❉ Sea, sand, shorts, shuttlecocks and snogging: A 1984 interview with George Michael, by Neil Tennant.
Non-stop electro cabaret: ‘Electric Dreams’
❉ Ange Chan reports back from a weekend of wall-to-wall eighties electro pop.
‘Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film & TV 1965 – 1974’
❉ We review Simon Matthews’ magical history tour of Swinging Sixties British cinema.
Can You Dig It? ‘The Monkees, Head and the 60s’ reviewed
❉ A new book takes a serious look at the Monkees’ significance as a pop culture phenomenon, and the legacy of their cult movie ‘Head’.