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You can call it “Crank Wave”, you can call it “Wonk”, or you can even refer to “It Might Give You A Headache But Boy Is It Exciting-core”, says John Doran, as long as you recognise the importance of the Speedy Wunderground label and drop the embarrassing references to IDLES and Shame
You can call it “Crank Wave”, you can call it “Wonk”, or you can even refer to “It Might Give You A Headache But Boy Is It Exciting-core”, says John Doran, as long as you recognise the importance of the Speedy Wunderground label and drop the embarrassing references to IDLES and Shame
Coming just a year after Mark E Smith's death, Cherry Red's wonderful reissue of Hex Enduction Hour and Paul Hanley's engrossing book, Have A Bleedin Guess, forced John Doran to reassess the most notorious lyric in The Fall's four decade long career
Coming just a year after Mark E Smith's death, Cherry Red's wonderful reissue of Hex Enduction Hour and Paul Hanley's engrossing book, Have A Bleedin Guess, forced John Doran to reassess the most notorious lyric in The Fall's four decade long career
Kemper Norton has just released a new album Brunton Calciner, which is replete with references to Cornish industry, amorous miners and the arsenic trade... but there's more to his music than the land beyond the Tamar, he tells John Doran
Kemper Norton has just released a new album Brunton Calciner, which is replete with references to Cornish industry, amorous miners and the arsenic trade... but there's more to his music than the land beyond the Tamar, he tells John Doran
Ahead of their appearance at Sea Change Festival this weekend, John Doran speaks to Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton of Black Midi and asks, what exactly does it take for a challenging band to make a genuine go of it in 2019? Avatars created by Anthrox Studio. Band portrait by Dan Kendall. (Warning: the 'Crows Perch' video contains flashing images)
Ahead of their appearance at Sea Change Festival this weekend, John Doran speaks to Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton of Black Midi and asks, what exactly does it take for a challenging band to make a genuine go of it in 2019? Avatars created by Anthrox Studio. Band portrait by Dan Kendall. (Warning: the 'Crows Perch' video contains flashing images)
Does DIY music need a Bible? That's debatable, says John Doran, but either way Sleevenotes by Joe Thompson of Hey Colossus should be mandatory reading for anyone who aspires to the life of an underground rock musician. Plus extract and author interview
Does DIY music need a Bible? That's debatable, says John Doran, but either way Sleevenotes by Joe Thompson of Hey Colossus should be mandatory reading for anyone who aspires to the life of an underground rock musician. Plus extract and author interview
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