Dead Or Alive: Here’s Looking At You Moonboy Ltd Publishing Available Now A limited edition photo book of 1,000 individually numbered copies of stunning images by Paul Cox from his photographic work with Dead o Alive, 1984-1990. Pete Burns was nothing short of a work of art. His body and his face were his canvas, on which he created some of the most striking images in modern culture. The fact that he did this in 70s/80s Liverpool, where…
January 14th, 1967: The Human Be-In Marks The Beginning Of The End by Alex Maiolo Everybody talks about The Hippies when The Diggers were the real heros. We’ve all seen the trope footage of The Hippies dancing in circles, clearly out of their minds on LSD, while the eternally misunderstood “Eight Miles High” plays. These kinds of scenes were mostly shot at The Human Be-In, which happened in San Francisco, on this day in 1967. The idea was to…
Elles Bailey: Can’t Take My Story Away (Cooking Vinyl & Outlaw Music) CD | LP | DL | Cassette Out 16 January 2026 BUY HERE 4.5 out of 5.0 stars4.5 Multi award winning independent singer-songwriter Elles Bailey releases her fifth studio album, Can’t Take My Story Away, with UK and European tour dates to follow. It’s another inspiring collection of captivating, soulful and emotionally charged songs with strong leanings towards blues, roots and Americana, all of which provide…
We are sorry to report the passing of the legendary Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Kenny Morris at the age of 68. Kenny was a friend of ours, and it was always a pleasure to see and hang out with him when visiting Cork in Ireland, where he had been living. He was sweet, articulate, artistic and fascinating company and his beautiful eccentricity was adorable. He would turn up in a suit and a dress with open handcuffs…
The Molotovs | Die TwiceThe Cavern, Exeter11th January 2026 Ramping up to the release of their debut LP, punk ‘n’ roll siblings The Molotovs kick-start the year in effortless style with a gigawatt power-hour of feral energy. The shape of punk to come. Have you seen it? In 2026 it’s quite possible that The Molotovs are already sporting that badge – pinned to their sleeves like the influences they celebrate and make their own. Having played over 600…
Interesting Wallpaper Rockpools (Peacenik Records) CD | DL Out: 16 January 2026 What ever happened to charming indie? Dan O’Farrell finds it in abundance in the first album by Southampton stalwart Pete Harvey’s latest combo, Interesting Wallpaper. The genre-description of ‘indie’ differs greatly depending on the age of the person you’re talking to – the definition shifting by almost imperceptible degrees according to their month of birth. There’s the spiky post-punk bus – coming round into ‘almost mainstream’…