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Currently spanning Europe on a 40th anniversary tour, Flipper are enjoying a well-earned renaissance. Steve DePace from the seminal San Francisco punks talks to Brian Coney about their current line-up featuring David Yow and Mike Watt, recording with Melvins and their rep as the ultimate forebears of grunge
Regrouped in London, ex-members of Blood Sport Sam Parkin and Alex Keegan talk to Bernie Brooks about the ecstatic, anti-capitalist rhythms of their new project, HYPERSTITION DUO, the dissolution of their former band, and their new label POLYPHONIC ASSEMBLAGE
The legacy of Michael Jackson looked to be assured when he died a decade ago, but further shocking allegations have left him in danger of being “cancelled”. Can all the King of Pop’s horses and all the King’s men put MJ back together again? And, asks Jeremy Allen, to what extent is his legacy worth saving anyway?