Secret Knowledge
Our invaluable columnist trawls his weird mind palace and turns in yet another tale you couldn’t make up if you tried.
Summer 1978, New York’s New Wave Heatwave: Suicide
“Lester Bangs told us that when Kraftwerk were in New York, they were in his apartment and he said, ‘This has just come out, now hear this!’. They were so blown away they took Lester’s copy… they just took his record!” – Martin Rev
Primal Scream
Freewheeling through time and space, our renegade columnist ventures out on his further adventures in audio. This month, Primal Scream
The Clash
Our esteemed columnist Has been unusually quiet of late. And then, like magic, up he pops up with news of his exploits… it’s quite a tale as you’d expect
Detroit Techno
Our esteemed columnist digs deep and hauls out some of the more interesting items in his postbag this month…
Arthur Russell
Chocks away as our esteemed columnist heads off into the wild blue yonder in search of musical yarns to spin
Altamont, Moog, Sendelica and Ghost Box
Wandering off on another free-range voyage of discovery, this month it’s Altamont, early Moog excursions, prolific Welsh band Sendelica and a bit of Ghost Box for good measure
Strictly Rhythm and Nu Groove
Our free-range columnist wanders off on a new york adventure, recalling the early days of the famous Gotham imprints Strictly Rhythm and Nu Groove
Throbbing Gristle
Rattling on about whatever the heck he likes these days, our freshly-plucked free-range columnist recalls his first encounter, 40 years ago, with a new band called Throbbing Gristle…