‘Cafe Exil – New Adventures In European Music 1972-1980’
❉ If you care to trace the echoes of the past, and indeed the future, they’re all here.
Ace Records
‘Manchester – A City United In Music’ reviewed
❉ A neat, often illuminating collection of Manchester songs from every big modern era and scene, writes Andy Murray.
Top Five Albums Of 2018
❉ It’s the reason for the season – Liz Buckley returns with her favourite albums of this year.
‘State Of The Union – The American Dream In Crisis’
❉ St Etienne’s Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs round up an impeccable collection of cuts by middle-aged artists coming to terms with the late 60s.
‘When The Day Is Done – The Orchestrations Of Robert Kirby’ reviewed
❉ The arrangements of Drake’s Admiral, curated by Bob Stanley.
‘Jon Savage’s 1965: The Year The Sixties Ignited’ reviewed
❉ Garage rock, powerpop, bubblegum pop, girl-group angst, gnarly R&B, proto-Americana, and a large serving of soul.
Remembering Mark E. Smith
❉ Ace Records’ Liz Buckley on her close encounters of the MES kind.
Top Five Albums Of 2017
❉ Liz Buckley on her top five favourite albums of this year. We have music, and dance. But mainly music, as dance needs room and no one can afford to buy a room in 2017.
Cult Q & A: Liz Buckley
❉ Music writer, Ace Records compiler and Iggy Pop fanatic Liz Buckley on Amadeus, Paul Dano and more.