James Honeyman-Scott: An Appreciation
❉ Writer Paul Matts praises the Pretenders’ late, great “ragged lieutenant”.
NEW WAVE
Jerry Dammers: An Appreciation
❉ Why was Jerry Dammers such a significant figure in the punk and new wave movement?
Birth of a Nation – Inevitable Records: An Independent Liverpool (1979-1986)
❉ Another splendid addition from Cherry Red to this fertile and febrile period in pop music history.
Lene Lovich announces 40th anniversary UK tour of debut album
❉ The Lene Lovich Band will perform ‘Stateless’ in full including 1978 new wave cult hit ‘Lucky Number’
Spider Man: Viktor Manoel on David Bowie
❉ 31 years on from the end of the Glass Spider Tour, Bowie’s ‘shadow alter ego’ shares some of his memories…
‘Scouse Pop’: Soundtrack of a Generation
❉ ‘Scouse Pop’ is an a rare, documented insight into the economic and political backdrop which forged the music that came out of Liverpool during the ’80s and ’90s.
Let There Be More Light! Fiat Lux Interviewed
❉ An ‘illuminating’ chat with reformed synthpop outfit Fiat Lux about their past, present and future.
Skids Convention, Dunfermline, 19-20 May 2018
❉ We report back from the first two-day event dedicated to Dunfermline’s finest late 1970s New Wave export.
Rat Scabies – ‘P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital, Debt)’ reviewed
❉ Rat Scabies, formerly of The Damned, surprises and delights with his first, ambitiously diverse solo album.
‘The Toy Dolls: The Albums 1983-87’ reviewed
❉ A conclusive round-up of the band’s first seven years, featuring much of their best work, this box set is a must for all Toy Dolls fans.