Cult Q & A: Rhodri Marsden
❉ This week: Writer and keyboardist for Scritti Politti and Dream Themes, Rhodri Marsden. He’s not really into films.
Music
Behind The Shades: Michel Polnareff
❉ Andy Murray profiles the unconventional French pop superstar and his stellar body of work.
Momus: ‘Create 2 – Recreate’ reviewed
❉ A trio of albums from the Creation years in one package, re-mastered and with additional bonus material.
Procol Harum: ‘Still There’ll Be More – An Anthology 1967-2017’ reviewed
❉ Martin Ruddock on the band ‘that sounded like they could kick your head in, but do it in a very clever way’.
Gig Review: Covenant / Empathy Test, Glasgow, 10/03/18
❉ Samantha Reynolds reviews Covenant with Empathy Test at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow.
Mik Artistik
❉ A celebration of the very wonderful Mik Artistik, who has just released a new single and is currently on a long tour.
The Monochrome Set – ‘Eligible Bachelors’ (3CD) reviewed
❉ Stephen T Porter takes a closer look at Cherry Red’s Deluxe Re-Issue of The Monochrome Set’s classic 1982 album.
‘The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards’ reviewed
❉ A fifteen-track journey into something mesmerisingly otherworldly and out of time.
‘Blue Monday’ – 35 Years Of An Indie Classic
❉ The story of how New Order’s Blue Monday broke all the rules.
Touched by the hand of Prince: ‘Martika’s Kitchen’ revisited
❉ A look back at the teen idol’s ‘difficult second album’, recently reissued by Cherry Pop.