Radio Stars: ‘Thinking Inside The Box’ 4CD set reviewed
❉ Andy Ellison’s punks still sound great and the results are here to enjoy.
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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.
‘Action Time Vision – A Story Of Independent UK Punk 1976-1979’ reviewed
❉ “It’s music that grabs you by the bollocks and doesn’t let go!” There’s a real eclectic mix of styles on display here.
Dave Hill from Slade tells his incredible story in his own words!
❉ Unbound have launched the autobiography of the man with the most iconic fringe in rock.
‘The Glitter Band: The Albums’ reviewed
❉ ‘Angel Face’ hitmakers get the box set treatment from Cherry Red, but how do their albums hold up?
Cult Q & A: Trev and Simon
❉ Saturday morning TV legends on their career, comedy influences and cult heroes. But do they do duvets?
‘Anarchy In The Year Zero’ reviewed
❉ It’s almost exactly forty years since the Pistols shocked Bill Grundy, and Clinton Heylin has charted punk’s year zero.
Noise alloys: The gory story of Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’
❉ “As a statement it’s great, as a giant FUCK YOU it shows integrity.” Forty-one years of Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’.