Fan Mael: A Beginners Guide to Sparks
❉ 21 of the best from Sparks, a band who are cult with a capital C.
CULT MUSIC
Happyness – ‘Write In’ reviewed
❉ Happyness’ long awaited second album is inspired, melodic and unpredictable.
The Works Incessantly In Hand: Wire @ 40
❉ 40 years of this truculent bunch of awkward sods and their voluminous output.
Radio Stars: ‘Thinking Inside The Box’ 4CD set reviewed
❉ Andy Ellison’s punks still sound great and the results are here to enjoy.
The Residents: ‘The Ghost of Hope’
❉ 45 years on, the Residents are still producing strange, compelling, and challenging work.
Blänk premiere new single ‘Running’
❉ Swedish hip-hop/electro-pop trio prepare to release their third album.
‘Scarred For Life Volume One: The 70s’
❉ A book about growing up in the dark side of the 70s with the darkest, most inappropriate pop culture ever.
The Magnetic Fields: ’50 Song Memoir’ reviewed
❉ A brilliant musical journey across Stephin Merritt’s timeline.
Mesh – Britain’s Best Kept Secret
❉ Ange Chan profiles Bristol-based electronic band Mesh, and chats with Richard Silverthorn.
20 Years of My Life Story’s ‘The Golden Mile’
❉ 12 reasons why The Golden Mile still sparkles, 20 years on…