Non-stop electro cabaret: ‘Electric Dreams’
❉ Ange Chan reports back from a weekend of wall-to-wall eighties electro pop.
Music
The Cult of Free Love: ‘Love Revolution’ reviewed
❉ Modern technology meets retro psychedelia with the enigmatic Cult of Free Love’s blissed-out debut album…
‘The Glitter Band: The Albums’ reviewed
❉ ‘Angel Face’ hitmakers get the box set treatment from Cherry Red, but how do their albums hold up?
11 things you probably didn’t know about ‘Rubber Soul’
❉ Released on this day in 1965, ‘Rubber Soul’ was the Beatles sixth album. We’ve compiled some interesting facts and trivia about the album, from the cover to the contents.
Lost psych classic ‘Dedicated To The Bird We Love’ reissued and reviewed
❉ Long out of print, a unique record in world psych receives the deluxe reissue treatment. It’s a lost gem.
Come Home: Placebo @ 20
❉ We take a look back at Placebo, as their 20th Anniversary world tour kicks off.
The Blue Aeroplanes: New song and video, full UK tour dates
❉ Cult indie-rock band scratch that seven-year itch!
Reissue Roundup #3
❉ Our series on noteworthy recent reissues, including the new Prince collection.
35 years of Soft Cell’s ‘Non Stop Erotic Cabaret’
❉ Youth Has Gone… Happy Birthday to Soft Cell’s Non Stop Erotic Cabaret!
Camille O’Sullivan Sings Jacques Brel: A live review
❉ Camille’s residency at Wiltons Music Hall in London’s East End is “a rollercoaster of emotion”, writes poet Ange Chan.