Kazuko Hohki

byIsaak Lewis-Smith
January 9, 2025

Frank Chickens founder Kazuko Hohki tells the story behind 1984’s ‘We Are Ninja’, a theatrical subversion of racial and gender stereotypes through karaoke synth rap

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Isaak Lewis-Smith

Steve Hovington ‘Remembrance Day’

byPush

B-Movie frontman Steve Hovington recounts the whirlwind tale of ‘Remembrance Day’, which took them from their local pub to topping the Some Bizarre festival in London in the space of just two months

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Swamp Children ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’

byJeremy Allen

Swamp Children were a ragtag bunch of electro-jazz punksters from Manchester, featuring a fresh-faced Martin Moscrop and Ann Quigley. The two talk about the making of ‘You’ve Got Me Beat’, their groove-laden 1982 cut

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Oceanic ‘Insanity’

byIan Berriman

Oceanic’s David Harry and Jorinde Williams talk us through the making of ‘Insanity’, their 1991 dance mega-hit

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Liquid Liquid ‘Optimo’

byRob Harris

Liquid Liquid’s Sal Principato tells us about their 1982 ’Optimo’ EP, which features the no wave classic ‘Cavern’, a track that caught Grandmaster Flash’s magpie ears

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