Books

Luke Haines Interviewed: “Britpop, My Part In Its Downfall”

As Luke Haines' Bad Vibes sours the nation's bookshelves, Jimmy Martin gives the affable writer a call to work out if there was anything worth celebrating about Britpop

Darkness Man Frankie Poullain’s Memoirs: The NME & Eating Your Own Shit

Former Darkness bass player Frankie Poullain has returned from his French castle to write a warts-and-all account of his time in the band. In these extracts, he recalls eating his own faeces as a child and the band's infamous spat with the NME.

Reading Festival: The Birth Of The Queens Of The Stone Age

This weekend sees Queens of the Stone Age play Reading and Leeds. Here in an extract from his excellent book on the band, Joel McIver recounts their early days of rock & roll madness.

The Fallen- Searching For The Missing Members Of The Fall: Reviewed

Dave Simpson nearly went bonkers tracking down everyone who's been given the boot from The Fall. John Doran finds the resulting tome to be essential reading for every Fall fan.

An Exclusive Extract From The Bad Seeds’ Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Book

Nick Cave has collaborated with artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble to produce Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, a superb little book of sketches, photographs, and sundry scribbles. In an extract from the book, they explain how it all came together.

An Extract From Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story

Peter Beste – True Norwegian Black Metal

Renegade: The Life and Tales of Mark E Smith reviewed

John Doran reviews the long-awaited self portrait from Mark E Smith, and finds as much belly laughter as bile