I don\’t know where I had heard about Throbbing Gristle but I had just got a catalogue through from Mute Records and there was a big re-release program going on where they had all of the bands albums available so Read more…
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I think, and I am sure I am not alone, that The Kinks seriously rival The Beatles as the most important and influential of any British band. I think in some respects they outclass the Liverpudlians — there is definitely Read more…
So, the story resumes this week, and Arkady takes us to meet Carolyn. Arkady is like a dollop of honey at helping all these introductions to both a new character and new ideas slide down. Everything seems bathed in sunshine Read more…
my \’read\’ shelf: So I found this site that I am having a lot of fun with the widget for it being above this blurb — go check it out.
I am what is called a meta-textual reader — I just read the book I am reading, I read every single thing that is associated with it and then continue outwards and ever outwards from there. So a fair while Read more…
From the moment I saw that first advert for Dragon\’s Teeth, as this series was originally to be called I was hooked on the idea. Back when marvel actually had an interest in a unique British market Dragon\’s Claws was Read more…
So, the first two parts of this massive project I am undertaking is up for your enjoyment — I hope you\’ll all support me and leave me loads of comments to let me know what you think. I have something Read more…
Best known for creating the cover to The Beatles album Sergeant Pepper\’s Lonely Heart Club Band, Peter Blake is, for me at least, one of the most accessible of the pop artists. He is someone else I found through the Read more…
Jim Morrison is often dismissed as a poet — his lyrics are often ripped apart. Sometimes he was a dick, a drunken clown and a buffoon, sure, but that doesn\’t mean all his work was worthless. I owned Lords & Read more…