Laura Marling Announces Surprise Album: ‘Song For Our Daughter’
❉ Laura Marling shares details of new album released this Friday. New single ‘Held Down’ is streaming now!
Music
‘10cc: The Worst Band In The World’ reviewed
❉ Eoghan Lyng on the definitive, authorised biography of 10cc.
Cristina: Was That All That It Was?
❉ No-Wave queen Cristina’s short recording career is an embodiment of New York cool.
Adam Schlesinger: An Appreciation
❉ Don Klees pays tribute to the late songwriter’s brilliance, from power pop to musicals.
‘The Outcasts: 1978-85’ reviewed
❉ A portrait of a band who developed from rudimentary punks into something much more impressive.
The Peter Straker Interview
❉ The cult icon on ‘Hair’, Brel, Doctor Who, Bowie, his new box set and working with Freddie Mercury.
Interview: Punk Biographer John Wombat
❉ The writer & musician talks about his books on Brian James, Ron Asheton, Bryan Gregory and Johnny Thunders.
Working Class Heroes: Sham 69
❉ Paul Matts on the punk rock anthems of Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons.
Loss Of A Legend: A Tribute To Julie Felix
❉ Felix was the doyenne of the folk scene and was associated with many folk luminaries including Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and also Dusty Springfield.
Sister Sledge – ‘Thinking Of You’ (1973-1985) reviewed
❉ Sister Sledge’s recorded output is a fine body of work, as represented by this comprehensive collection.