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The Vinyl Staircase: June In Record Buying Misery By John Doran
John Doran goes to Margate to visit the newly opened Transmission and casts his eyes over a box set by Cluster, appreciates the work of Pharaway Sounds and checks the 'new' Units LP... All photographs by author unless otherwise stated
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Fire Of Love: A Jeffrey Lee Pierce Retrospective
With the release of Axels And Sockets, the third instalment of The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project, next week, Helen Donlon looks back over the troubled but brilliant career of the Gun Club founder. Photographs courtesy of Edward Colver
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Technology At The Bleeding Edge: Reflections On F.C. Judd
Public Information recently invited a host of contemporary artists to reinterpret the work of electronics pioneer F.C. Judd. With the resulting compilation just released, Maya Kalev speaks with Holly Herndon, Perc, Ekoplekz, Karen Gwyer and more to discuss their visions of his approach and the enduring appeal of his work
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Redefining Dissonance: Sonic Youth Live At The Smart Bar Chicago 1985
Daniel Wray speaks to Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Michael Azerrad, Aaron Mullan, Santiago Durango and Nash Kato about the recent release of a Sonic Youth live recording from 1985, and recalls the astonishing force of a group reaching the peak of their powers
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Nico: Facing the Wind – The Marble Index Trilogy
The Marble Index, Desertshore and The End are three of the most uncompromising records of the 60s and 70s, and arguably surpass Nico's work with the Velvet Underground. Matthew Lindsay takes an in-depth look at their history and significance
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Dancing About Architecture: Frank Zappa Reissues 1972-1979
Continuing the mammoth task of introducing us to Frank Zappa's recently reissued back catalogue, Pete Redrup takes on the next 12 albums, moving from jazz-fusion to the end of the Mothers Of Invention via 'Dinah Moe-Humm' and some terrible artwork
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Studio One For Beginners – The Soul Jazz Guides Reviewed
You’ve heard of Jamaica’s most inventive power house label, now read the book, watch the DVD and listen to the CD. John Doran gets to grips with a bumper crop of Studio One goodies courtesy of Soul Jazz, while awaiting the T-shirt, the mug and the board game
