Lazarus rising: The last Bowie songs
❉ “I’ve got a handful of songs to sing, to sting your soul, to fuck you over.” We react to David Bowie’s final recordings.
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Throwback Thursday: Frank Zappa’s fave raves
❉ In 1975, Frank Zappa talked Let It Rock’s Giovanni Dadomo through his top ten records.
Time capsule: ‘Superstars In Concert’ on DVD
❉ ‘Superstars In Concert’, Peter Clifton’s capsule of the rock era, arrives on DVD. But is time on its side?
Reissue Roundup #2
❉ We give you the lowdown on some noteworthy recent vinyl reissues. This month: Dead Can Dance, Bowie, Pink Floyd.
Noise alloys: The gory story of Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’
❉ “As a statement it’s great, as a giant FUCK YOU it shows integrity.” Forty-one years of Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’.
Hip hop heroes – ‘Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives’
❉ A film about two quirky friends who became unlikely hip hop legends by shaping the genre and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
Inside the Soundhouse: BBC Radiophonic Workshop reissues + playlist
❉ A comprehensive overview of three BBC Radiophonic Workshop albums recently reissued by Silva Screen Records.
Baal is back! Pixies ‘Head Carrier’ reviewed
❉ Pixies are back – again! – with a new album, ‘Head Carrier’. “Is it any good? No. It’s great.”
Could it be magick? Luke Haines: ‘Smash The System’ reviewed
❉ Luke Haines remains as perverse as ever on his latest album, ‘Smash The System’.
La Chanson Française: Love and loss, darkness and disgrace
❉ Poet and novelist Ange Chan takes us on a tour of the history of
La Chanson Française, from Piaf, Brel and Gainsbourg to Bowie, Almond and Daho.