Springsteen impressions and Angie Bowie’s coke dealer: ‘Absolute Beginners’
❉ The story behind David Bowie’s #2 hit single ‘Absolute Beginners’, released 35 years ago this month.
NME
Rip up the sound system: Trailblazing with the Prodigy
❉ Talking ‘bout my jilted generation: We celebrate The Prodigy.
Requiem For The Laughing Gnome
❉ Oh, no, not him – Bowie’s first alter ego never lost control, writes Ken Shinn.
‘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.
Premiere: Rodney Cromwell – ‘Barbed Wire’
❉ As Rodney Cromwell prepares to release ‘Rodney’s English Disco’ EP, we premiere ‘Barbed Wire’.
Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018)
❉ Veteran inkslinger Jon Wilde pays tribute to the inimitable, irreplaceable M.E.S.
‘Earth Bound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell To Earth’ reviewed
❉ A long overdue monograph on one of the ultimate cult movies.
“Body And Soul: I Give ‘Em To You”
❉ As Iggy Pop hits 70, we celebrate one of his most remarkable performances.
‘Stranglers IV: Rattus Norvegicus’ 40 years on
❉ The Stranglers’ debut LP is forty years old and still unassailable.
Cult Q & A: Maggie from Fuzzbox
❉ There must be more to life than this! Maggie Dunne is in the hot seat this week. Bostin’!