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Tag: punk
Classic Albums Revisited: IQ’s Tales From The Lush Attic
One of the great recordings of the neo-prog age finally given the makeover that it needed.
Danger! Low Voltage – Electric Six’s Album Of Lacklustre Cover Versions
The disco-rock miscreants return with an album of other people’s songs that offers nothing new to the original versions.
Night Flight And The Residents: Duck Stab! Alive!
A new live performance by The Residents headlines the anniversary night of the legendary counter-culture cable TV strand.
The Flowers Of Passion: A Journey Into The Japanese Idol Underground
The mysterious, unexplored world of the strange and wonderful chika idol scene.
The Final Howls Of Siouxsie And The Banshees
The final four albums from the punk-goth pioneers show a band struggling to find a new direction and shake off the labels that they found reductive.
Raw Power – The Road Tapes Of Iggy And The Stooges
The legendary bootlegs and dubious live recordings of Iggy and the Stooges at their chaotic, disintegrating and provocative best, collected in one box set.
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Decadent Trash Aesthetic Of The 1970s Glam Rock Wastelands
The swagger, sleaze and sensationalism of the 1970s glam rock scene explored.
Classic Albums Revisited: Toyah’s Sheep Farming In Barnet
Toyah’s debut album remains as startling, experimental and unsettling now as it was on its original release.
The Wretched World Of El Duce And The Mentors
The sordid tale of rock’s must gleefully offensive band and its provocative leader.
Raindance 2020: Jimmy IS Punk – The Story Of PANIC
Looking back at the fleeting career of the Netherland’s first punk rock band.
The Reprobate Podcast Episode 7: Rat Scabies
In the latest Reprobate podcast, we talk to former Damned drummer Rat Scabies about punk, conspiracies, the plus points of Covid and the search for the Holy Grail.