Shane MacGowan

“The greatest songwriter of his generation” – Nick Cave “The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon. I was fortunate to spend a little time with Shane and his lovely wife Victoria the last time we were in Dublin. …

Iconic British Record Labels: Mute · Factory · 4AD · Creation

The print is now available at my shop Step into a world where music history and visual art converge with this piece that celebrates some of the key architects from Mute Records, Factory Records, 4AD, and Creation Records, such as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Joy Division/New Order, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Primal Scream. …

Never miss the anniversary of your favourite musicians and singers, discover new music and find out who was born on the same day as you. This print provides you with an enormous mapping of music history that compiles the birth dates of your favourite musicians and singers—more than 300 obsessively organised by birth year, decade, month …

the smiths, morrissey

“For the first time in too long a time, this is real music played by real people. The Smiths are absolutely real faces instead of the frills and the gloss and the pantomime popular music has become immersed in, as a matter of course. There is no human element in anything any more. And I …

ian curtis favourite books

In the same way that Jim Morrison referenced Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night in the Doors’ moody masterpiece, “End of the Night”, Curtis dropped hints in song titles such as “Dead Souls”, “Colony” and “Atrocity Exhibition” that he had read writers as diverse as Gogol, Kafka and Ballard, while the lyrics …

lou reed last interview the sense of doubt alejandro de luna

 Lou Reed’s last interview: Words of wisdom Alejandro De Luna Today is Record Store Day and luckily, I’ve picked up a copy of ‘Ecstasy’, Lou Reed’s fantastic LP from 2000 that has been re-released as a RSD exclusive and made widely available on vinyl for the first time. The record is one of Lou Reed’s …

MANCHESTER BOOKS THE SENSE OF DOUBT

Manchester Music History Print: See More Manchester music is much more than the big names. It is also about the underdogs and sounds that have been buried below the popular Manchester bands. This print obviously includes all the big names, but also celebrates labels like New Hormones, Rabid Records or Playtime Records; studios like Strawberry …

godspeed you! black emperor review

An evening of cinematic and dystopian soundscapes by the Canadian post-rock heroes presenting their latest album Luciferian Towers…

melvins live review

Manchester’s sold-out show confirms that the Melvins sound like no one else…

morrissey spent the day in bed review

The ghost of Tomita surrounds the opening keyboard sequence of ‘Spent The Day In Bed’, Morrissey’s brand new single. Lyrically, in the first verse Morrissey celebrates the art of…

Richard Ashcroft review

Richard Ashcroft is a hell of a songwriter and undeniably still one of the best frontmen in Britain; cracking voice, brilliant lyrics, colossal tunes, northern swagger and of course, as always, the right shades. 

This print goes deep into the cryptic Morrissey jukebox of personal favourites, handpicked songs, albums, most revered singers and obscure artists…

Chelsea Wolfe Live Review

Chelsea Wolfe takes the audience through a bleak view of the world adorned by barricades of drone, doom metal and industrial bliss…

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Review 2017

The return of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s raw and gloomy sound reinforced by layers of unhinged distortion.

The Jesus and Mary Chain Gig preview

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s culmination of a deeply influential career from a group at the top of British pop music and anarchic noise.

Raquel Welch, Brigitte Bardot, Monica Bellucci, Soledad Miranda & more. Film scenes and songs celebrating the timeless femme fatale.

Madness Review

Madness’ mass of ska, pop sensibility and R&B soundscapes combined with the habitual extravaganza of humour and eccentricity.

Tenebrous Liar- Turn It On [Review]

Self-imposed desolation and funereal industrial noise, ambient and krautrockian delirium.

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