Duran Duran – ‘Girls on Film 1979 Demo’ EP
❉ An early snapshot of a band that went on to be one of the biggest British groups ever.
cult rock
The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Darklands’ at 30
❉ Looking back on a classic album that recently celebrated its 30th birthday.
Gig Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Brix & The Extricated
❉ Less a gig, more an elating sonic attack.
‘Night Comes Down’ reviewed
❉ A bracing collection of British Mod, R&B, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets.
‘Stranglers IV: Rattus Norvegicus’ 40 years on
❉ The Stranglers’ debut LP is forty years old and still unassailable.
Fan Mael: A Beginners Guide to Sparks
❉ 21 of the best from Sparks, a band who are cult with a capital C.
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.
The Stranglers + Ruts DC: Nottingham Rock City, March 13 2017
❉ The Stranglers have seen off all competition, to emerge as the living embodiment of how to do alternative rock that defies categorisation.
He Bangs The Drums: ‘You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide’ reviewed
❉ Simon Wolstencroft’s memoirs are a Who’s Who of the Manchester indie scene and the stuff Rock n Roll dreams are made of.