Cinema
June 16, 2015
‘I Start Counting’ (1969) with Jenny Agutter – Q&A NFT2 21/07/11
The synopsis to this film in the July NFT calendar piqued my interest on a…
Rants
June 5, 2015
P.J. O’Rourke Speech – Part 1
One of the greatest speeches ever written and delivered! Be sure to watch Part 2.
Punk
June 5, 2015
The Crassical Collection: The Feeding of the 5000 – Crass
In terms of punk rock’s political legacy, it’s difficult to overstate the primacy of Crass.…
Eyeplugs
February 4, 2018
Vic Godard – 30 Odd Years (Part 1)
Vic Godard charms, entertains, makes us click our fingers and refuses to step the instep.…
DozenQ
June 16, 2015
DozenQ – The Substitutes
The Substitutes are a four-piece mod covers band from South Wales who are enjoying an…
Articles
June 16, 2015
An A-Z of Overlooked Bands
All these bands have two things in common. Firstly, they have received great critical acclaim…
Music
June 5, 2015
Tyvek – ‘Nothing Fits’
(album, In The Red, 2010) What made 1976/77 so enthralling was the divide that appeared…
Hotplugs
June 5, 2015
The Wind-Up Birds – Tense, Nervous, Headache?
I’ve always had a soft spot for Leeds. Used to admire their footballers back in…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Dig For Victory
Dig For Victory came out fighting from the ashes of Mama Roux with a sound…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – The Sons
The Sons new single,their fourth release ‘Down by The U-V Lights/Acomplicess’ out on iTunes and…
Music
January 3, 2015
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Jan 2015 by Scenester
Marc Almond Ten Plagues A Song Cycle (Strike Force SFE034D) Unlike many of his pop…
Garage
June 16, 2015
The Kills – ‘Blood Pressures’
(album, Domino Recordings) The Kills’ first album in three years sees the duo maintain their…
Features
April 18, 2016
Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine by Andy Bell – Scenester Reviews
Andy Bell Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine (Strike Force Entertainment SFE045) The upbeat ‘Statement of Intent’…
News
June 5, 2015
Marmalade ‘Best Of’ 2CD set announced
Fine Cuts: The Best Of Marmalade Released on Salvo, 5 September 2011 Scottish group Marmalade…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Rob Johnson
Rob Johnson is a guitarist and musician from London, who has spent the last few…
Garage
June 16, 2015
Crystal Antlers – ‘Two-Way Mirror’
(album, Recreation Ltd) Long Beach combo Crystal Antlers second album sees the group re-emerge from…
Blues
June 16, 2015
DozenQ – Polly and the Billets Doux
Polly And The Billets Doux are something quiet different. The genre-defiant quartet began life in…
Hotplugs
November 7, 2013
Gun Club Cemetery – Eyefocus 359 Music
Gun Club Cemetery love their good old-fashioned, down and dirty guitar music but like the…
Articles
June 29, 2015
Patrick Macnee – Obituary
The sad passing of Patrick Macnee, the star of the legendary cult TV show The…
Live
June 5, 2015
The Eyelids/ Po-Lice, Clipper Bar, Camborne, 22/04/2011
An exercise in exothermic reactions on an unseasonably warm Good Friday. Openers, Po-Lice from Taunton,…
DJs
June 16, 2015
HEY DJ! – Eyeplug talks to ‘Chelsea’ Jeff Munday
‘Chelsea Jeff’ as he is known to his close associates is a long term lover…
DJs
April 21, 2015
HEY DJ! – Miss Chelle
Many years ago I worked at Ryde and Medina Theatre which meant meeting some of…
Hotplugs
August 26, 2016
George Jones – Scenester Reviews
A Picture Of Me (Without You) & Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as…
Features
August 16, 2015
The Primitives – Scenester LP Review
The Primitives Everything’s Shining Bright The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987 (Cherry Red CDBRED 560) A fitting,…
Art
June 5, 2015
God Save The Queen: Kunst, Kraak, Punk – 1977-84
Picking my way around the medieval city of Utrecht, eventually coming upon the Centraal Museum…
Hotplugs
October 9, 2015
Hawkwind – Scenester Reviews
Hawkwind Love in Space (Atomhenge ATOMCD2013) The label with the most eclectic taste in the…
Cult
July 20, 2015
The Incredibly Strange Music Box: LP Review
The Incredibly Strange Music Box: 60 Songs from The Cramps’ Crazy Collection (Righteous Psalm 23 85D)…
TV
June 5, 2015
Michael Elphick – Private Schulz – Ep1, Pt1
The Time - WWII, the place - Germany. The Germans have a plan to destroy…
