Devo – ‘Recombo DNA’ reviewed
❉ Career-spanning Devo rarities set expanded and reissued!
Music
B.A. Robertson – A Square Peg In A Round World
❉ The post-punk polymath’s Elektra trilogy, re-evaluated by Tim Worthington.
‘Noise Reduction System: Formative European Electronica 1974-1984’
❉ Journey into the origins of electronica in Europe – from early techno and electro to synth-pop, industrial, ambient and noise experiments.
Cult Q & A: Liz Buckley
❉ Music writer, Ace Records compiler and Iggy Pop fanatic Liz Buckley on Amadeus, Paul Dano and more.
Lou Reed’s ‘Sally Can’t Dance’ revisited
❉ Sally Can’t Dance remains a hidden gem – you can feel the venom leap from the record.
Paul Draper – ‘Spooky Action’ reviewed
❉ The music world is a better place for the return of former Mansun frontman Paul Draper.
Richard Thompson – ‘Acoustic Classics Vol. II’ reviewed
❉ Richard Thompson blazes with passion as he revisits 14 classics from his catalogue.
‘All Or Nothing: The Mod Musical’ reviewed
❉ East End Modfathers The Small Faces live, breathe and sing again in Carol Harrison’s energetic musical play.
Tara Busch and Maf Lewis present ‘Zombies 1985’
❉ The sound of a neon-lit LA of the 1980s rapidly unspooling into chaos.