“Alike or Unlike as Trees”: Third Ear Band – ‘Alchemy’
❉ As a breakthrough piece for Third Ear Band, Alchemy truly lives up to the promise of its title, writes C.J. Newman.
John Peel
Rip up the sound system: Trailblazing with the Prodigy
❉ Talking ‘bout my jilted generation: We celebrate The Prodigy.
The Moody Blues – ‘In Search of the Lost Chord’ 50th anniversary edition
❉ This November sees the release of the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of The Moody Blues’ classic third album.
‘Doctor Omega’: John Peel Interview
❉ Doctor who? Doctor Omega! We chat with writer John Peel about the new series of books based on Arnould Galopin’s 1906 novel.
‘The Doctor Omega Chronicles: The Strike of Midnite’ reviewed
❉ Kara Dennison visits Galopin galaxies in Peel and Skilleter’s first Doctor Omega novel.
Cult Q & A: Rhodri Marsden
❉ This week: Writer and keyboardist for Scritti Politti and Dream Themes, Rhodri Marsden. He’s not really into films.
Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018)
❉ Veteran inkslinger Jon Wilde pays tribute to the inimitable, irreplaceable M.E.S.
Mind The Watford Gap: ‘Leave the Capital’ reviewed
❉ The story of music that couldn’t have been made anywhere else but Manchester.
Do It Yourself: Top 20 Tracks of 2017
❉ Stephen T Porter picks his favourite tracks of 2017.
‘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.