Popular Culture No Longer Applies
A wistful look back at the mid-noughties music scene – MySpace, the NME, funghal networks, tiny labels, handmade sleeves and the start of the vinyl revival.
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Their Secret World: A Tribute To Sarah Records
Sometime in 2017, NME issued the results of a poll to determine the greatest independent record labels of all time. 4AD came out on top, but here we pay tribute to the label that finished just behind them. In November 1987, a small, no tiny, record label operating out of a flat in Bristol released Pristine Christine
Pylons, Streetlights and Purpling Skies
An introduction to the ramble-friendly music of Bark Psychosis.
Reverb Round-Up #2
Our latest look at some recommended music, zines, podcasts and viewing for anyone with an interest in folklore, hauntology and the folk revival in general.
Close to the Frozen Borderline: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Nico.
A tribute to Nico, through the prism of The Marble Index, and with a little help from Julian Cope.
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