Alec Berry

“It’s Not My Life’s Work”: Sammy Harkham’s Kramers Ergot

Alec Berry scours the pages of the Kramers Ergot comics anthology with a view to better understanding its illustrious editor, Sammy Harkham

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As David Stubbs wheeled his son's pram past the US embassy he chanced upon a brown manilla envelope of the CIA transcripts of surveillance of top rock band U2 in advance of their singer Bono's friendly chat with President Trump's dastardly assistant Mike Pence

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Manic Street Preachers: Remix Album Details

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LISTEN: New Vessels Ft. The Flaming Lips

Vessels announce the details of their new LP by sharing a new collaboration with The Flaming Lips

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Jon Hopkins Shares Excerpt From New LP, ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’

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Dig That Treasure! Present Lætitia Sadier

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In Search Of Darkness On The Edinburgh Fringe

"Gang-raped by Crosby, Stills and Nash": while searching for the dark, dirty heart of the Edinburgh Fringe Stephen Dalton encounters Stewart Lee and a new theatrical collaboration between Marc Almond and Mark Ravenhill

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Party Pieces: Andy Burnham’s Favourite Albums

The Mayor of Greater Manchester takes Fergal Kinney through 13 records that shaped him, via his days as a Hacienda regular and his children introducing him to Big Thief

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LISTEN: New Psychic TV

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Sharky's Fruit EP is a day-glo pop adventure, finds Nick Roseblade

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Hourglass Sanatorium & Saragossa Manuscript Restored Editions

Polish cult classics reissued by Mr Bongo today!

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Gang Of Four’s Small ‘P’ Politics: 33 1/3’s ‘Entertainment!’ Reviewed

Houman Barekat considers Kevin J. H. Dettmar's contribution to 33 1/3's series of books dedicated to single albums, a study of Gang of Four's Entertainment!

Television

An Alternative Visual Poem: In Praise Of Southcliffe

Brilliant new Channel 4 series Southcliffe is a rare television programme that succeeds in capturing contemporary malaise. Austin Collings writes in praise of a challenging drama

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Alec Berry

“It’s Not My Life’s Work”: Sammy Harkham’s Kramers Ergot

“It’s Not My Life’s Work”: Sammy Harkham’s Kramers Ergot

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