Jerry Dammers: An Appreciation
❉ Why was Jerry Dammers such a significant figure in the punk and new wave movement?
SEX PISTOLS
The Sublime Chaos of Fabrizio Federico
❉ Underground filmmaker & founder of the PINK8 film manifesto and the Straight-Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival.
‘Manchester – A City United In Music’ reviewed
❉ A neat, often illuminating collection of Manchester songs from every big modern era and scene, writes Andy Murray.
House of Armstrong: Behind The Image
❉ We delve into a selection of maverick screenwriter Michael Armstrong’s published scripts.
DVD: ‘The Kenny Everett Video Show’
❉ This anarchic show pushed the barriers of television as far as they could go – in the best possible taste.
Walter Lure & The Waldos – ‘Wacka Lacka Boom Bop A Loom Bam Boo’ reviewed
❉ Let’s be upfront about this from the start – this album is EXACTLY what you’d expect from the guy who co-wrote most of LAMF.
Méliès the Magician: Father of the Fantasy Film
❉ Glen McCulla waxes lyrical on master of illusion Georges Méliès and the origins of cinema.
‘The Public Image is Rotten: Songs from the Heart’
❉ A sonic biography of both the band and the man. Honestly, you won’t spend a better 60 quid this year.
Podcast of the Week: The Strange Brew Podcast
❉ This week: The Strange Brew Podcast – one of The Daily Telegraph’s ‘podcasts you need to be listening to’.
Mark E. Smith (1957 – 2018)
❉ Veteran inkslinger Jon Wilde pays tribute to the inimitable, irreplaceable M.E.S.