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Parting Gifts – Strychnine Dandelion (LP, In The Red)
The debut album from Nashville duo Coco Hames and the prolific Greg Cartwright, augmented by friends the Ettes has its…
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Mike Marlin – Man On The Ground LP
Mike Marlin has ripped through 2011 being chosen as HMV 'Next Big Thing', releasing his debut album Nearly Man, touring…
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60s Comics: A Brief History (Part 2)
As mid-Sixties gave space to new experiments in graphic arts, so comics evolved into a new age. Italian architect Guido…
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60s Comics: A Brief History (Part 3)
A couple of young french artists called Jean Rollin and Nicolas Devil (being the first one a script writer and…
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Villain – Third Window Films
With over twenty companies bidding for the film adaptation rights, and many of Japan’s top directors vying for the project,…
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The Action: In the Lap of the Mods by Scenester
he Action may never have another book written about them, but this bright, affectionately written tome would make future projects…
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Underwater Love – Third Window Films
From Third Window Films comes 'Underwater Love' a strange and zany 'pink-musical' from Japan. A soft-core porn musical! The first…
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Department S – Mr Nutley’s Strange Delusionarium
Mr Nutley’s Strange Delusionarium illustrates why Department S needed to return to unfinished business since they disbanded in 1982. They…
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Slow Burn by Films of Colour
This east London band has some front to cover a Bowie song, not many would have the nerve. But it’s…
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Brian James: LP Review by Colin Bryce
This is a rough and ready release and guest guitarist Cheetah Chrome grinds it out with James on “Becoming a…
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The Montecristos: LP Review by Colin Bryce
I was very pleased to see the great rock writer Nina Antonia listed as co-writer on the title track “Born…
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Vic Godard – 30 Odd Years (Part 2)
A classic classy track written by the magical Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas team, with old friend Edwyn Collins on…
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