‘Svenska Shakers’: Swedish mod and freakbeat unleashed
❉ Is this new comp Sweden’s answer to ‘Nuggets’? Yes and no, writes Andrew Hickey.
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The spooky spoken word of Vincent Price
❉ Celebrate the anniversary of Vincent Price’s passing with this playlist of his spoken word albums!
Clifford darling, please don’t live in the past: A Severed Heads primer
❉ A primer for the cult Australian electronic pioneers Severed Heads.
Is she really going out with him?: The Damned’s ‘New Rose’ at 40
❉ We celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Damned’s New Rose – the first UK punk single.
The Pattern Forms: ‘Peel Away The Ivy’ reviewed
❉ Stranger Things meets The Owl Service, with this latest long player from the Ghost Box stable.
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.
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’.