A conversation with J. Willgoose, Esq. of Public Service Broadcasting Hilda Matheson. A name synonymous with inventing talk radio. A name synonymous with developing the standards for factual reporting of social commentary, politics, current affairs and news. And for courage. A pioneer. She was born in 1888 into a relatively comfortable, middle-class family. Forced to […]
“I’m completely and wholeheartedly having the time of my life with what I’m doing right now” – Keith Morris Dedicated to the memory of DH Peligro The female butterfly finds its plant, settles and lays its eggs. The caterpillar emerges and feeds on the plant. It grows. It sheds its skin. It feeds. It grows. […]
It’s the end of September. Summer nights are closing in. Clubs are getting ready for their closing parties. The last golden dawns and deep red sunsets, where Lust, Fun and Love congregate on the sand of a thousand beating vampire hearts. By night and by day, the three amigos search out the perfect soundtrack for […]
Joey Ramone never graced the legendary stage at London’s 100 Club with his band of misfits from the twilight zone whose sonic blitzkrieg lead one of the most impactful revolutions in the history of music. In the words of John Cooper Clarke “The first punk band I remember hearing was undoubtedly The Ramones. The greatest […]
I was recently reminded of the “go to” club in Blackburn when I was at school in the mid-80’s. I say “go to”….. What I really mean is it was the only place I had an occasionally more than 50/50 chance of getting in. On the decks, Frankie were telling me to Relax, Chaka Khan’s […]
Böndbreakr – EXILE – out now on Grimace Records “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” ― Audre Lorde About a year ago, Hurricane G, Böndbreakr’s vocalist, was telling me about the time when she started to get interested in rock music and the imagination of fronting her […]
Du Blonde Message Deleted – out now on Daemon TV It’s a joy to have Du Blonde back. The new track, Message Deleted – the first since 2021’s wonderfully defiant and triumphant Homecoming album and the follow up anthemic single, Radio Jesus – is still wonderfully 100% Du Blonde and is already one of my […]
With Anneka Latta, arguably the strongest singer they have ever had, especially live, “Light From The Dark” is the 6th studio album from the hugely influential Post-Punk/Gothic band Skeletal Family. A 10 track, dare I say, masterpiece that stands very comfortably alongside their impressive back-catalogue, written at Paul Weller’s Back Barn Studios over a 2 […]
By Giles Sibbald Around 60 years ago during a weather pattern simulation experiment, Edward Lorenz stumbled on a significant finding – that small, ostensibly unconnected events can have large consequences for weather patterns. To give an example, he argued that a butterfly flapping its wings in Hong Kong could cause a tornado in New York. […]
And so London Field’s fucked sky is sealed As Martin/John Self is blue-pencilled, returning him To Sally, his sister, his father and to Christopher Hitchens, His friend. And dead from the same disease too. This is the sort of thing which would have befallen Keith Talent, if he had been supported by the spell Of […]
