‘How The Young Ones Changed Comedy’ (GOLD) reviewed
❉ Iain MacLeod reviews a weekend of essential entertainment looking at the most revolutionary sitcom ever made.
THE DAMNED
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.
Tomorrow, The Rat: Rat Scabies Talks
❉ Legendary Damned sticksman chats with We Are Cult’s Eoghan Lyng, previewing his debut solo album.
‘Stranglers IV: Rattus Norvegicus’ 40 years on
❉ The Stranglers’ debut LP is forty years old and still unassailable.
Radio Stars: ‘Thinking Inside The Box’ 4CD set reviewed
❉ Andy Ellison’s punks still sound great and the results are here to enjoy.
From the flipside: Oddities and forgotten gems of sixties British cinema
❉ Take a trip down some of the lesser-known, uncharted byways of sixties British cinema.
‘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.
Is she really going out with him?: The Damned’s ‘New Rose’ at 40
❉ We celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Damned’s New Rose – the first UK punk single.