‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 years of Ash’ reviewed
❉ Jay Bea laments letting the mighty Ash fall beyond her music radar – but their latest hits collection provides redemption.
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Tim Arnold – ‘Constellations’: A Music, Art And Dream Collaboration
❉ The third album in veteran singer songwriter Tim Arnold’s Sounds to Pictures series, featuring violinist Jonathan Hill.
Cherry Red Reissue Round-Up
❉ We review special editions from the world of ’70s British folk and prog, by Dave Cousins, The Strawbs and Renaissance’s Annie Haslam.
Space fantasies: Cerrone – ‘DNA’ reviewed
❉ Cerrone’s first fully instrumental album is a thoughtful trip through a fantastical soundscape, writes Tanya Jones.
A Portrait In Flesh: ‘Cracked Actor’ at 45
❉ How did a BBC Omnibus documentary become a part of Bowie iconography?
‘Further Perspectives & Distortion’ reviewed
❉ A fearsome challenge to those with more adventurous ears than most, writes Daniel Marner.
Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan joins Humanist for new single
❉ Debut album to feature all-star collaborators including Mark Lanegan, John Robb, Ron Sexsmith and Jim Jones.
Video Premiere: Liz Davinci – ‘Harvest Time’
❉ Munich-based singer-songwriter from California previews her latest music video.
Lost In The Neon World: Be-Bop Deluxe – ‘Modern Music’
❉ Twilight capers with Ange Chan revisiting Be Bop Deluxe’s classic album.
The Flys – ‘Today Belongs To Me (1977-1980)’
❉ Too cerebral and poppy for the punk crowd and just too odd for the mainstream…