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Don’t you wonder sometimes about sound and vision? Talking large rock sound systems with Chris Hewitt
In the last three years alone, Chris Hewitt has published four mighty tomes neatly summing up his rather niche love of, and involvement with, live sound systems and outdoor music events down the decades. Regular readers may already know the … Continue reading
Getting the run down on The Higsons, four decades on – the Terry Edwards interview
Among this weekend’s 2023 Record Store Day releases, I was intrigued to hear word of the vinyl release of a mini-album featuring two cult early ‘80s 12” singles by post-punk/funk pioneers The Higsons, celebrating their brief liaison with 2 Tone … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, backs Records, Blockheads, Charlie Higson, Colin Williams, dave Cummings, Davey Payne, David Bowie, Del Amitri, Earl Bostic, Gallon Drunk, guildford, Holy Holy, Hornchurch, Jerry Dammers, John Peel, Mark Bedford, Mike Garsoin, Norwich, Paul Whitehouse, Run Me Down, Serious Drinking, Simon Charterton, Stuart Mcgeachin, Terry Edwards, The Curse of The Higsons, The Farmer's Boys, The Near Jazz Experience, The Specials, Tindersticks, University of East Anglia, Waap!, Wah!
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Keeping life and soul together – in conversation with Nik Kershaw
As our video interview got underway, Nik Kershaw – surrounded by recording hardware – told me in response to my opening enquiry that his studio was previously in the cellar of his rural East Anglia home, near the Suffolk/Essex border, … Continue reading
Journey to the Art of Darkness – talking The History of Goth with John Robb
Ah, the dreaded label. An integral part of music culture down the years, but an all too easy way to categorise, and often proving nonsense. Punk, post-punk, alternative, indie, indie pop, twee pop, shoegaze, soul, funk, jazz funk, heavy soul, … Continue reading
Up on the roof – scaling the heights with Brick Briscoe and the Skinny
When US singer-songwriter, filmmaker, TV and radio producer Brick Briscoe played a rooftop launch show for his latest LP in Indiana with his band last autumn, surely no one could have expected such a dramatic finale. His shows tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged (iloveyousomuch), Allen Clark III, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Brett Mulzer, Brick Briscoe, Capitol Hill, Cory Folz, David Bowie, Evansville, Indiana, Los Angeles, Mick Jones, Mott the Hoople, REM, Television, The Mekons, The Song Show, vasovagal syncope
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Art for heart’s sake – back in touch with Vinny Peculiar
“We all need a little more art in our life.” I can’t speak for you lot, but Channel 4’s Grayson’s Art Club has proved a big draw, so to speak, at WriteWyattUK Towers since the first UK covid lockdowns. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, Artists Only, Big Star, Bonehead, Dave Hulston, David Bowie, David Hockney, Grayson Perry, Mott the Hoople, Oasis, Parlour Flames, Paul Cliff, Ray Davies, Robert Hughes, San Francisco, Shadrack 7 Duxbury, The Smiths, Vinny Peculiar, Worcestershire
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Animal instincts – entering the world of LUMP with Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay
It was a creative project borne out of a chance meeting five years ago at a bowling alley inside The O2 in South-East London, while Laura Marling was supporting Neil Young on a UK arena tour. Two days later, Laura … Continue reading
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