The apotheosis of everything they’d done up to that point, Siouxsie and The Banshees’ ninth album ‘Peepshow’ released in 1988, was arguably the best of their work, next to ‘JuJu’. Influenced by the flickering expressionist shadows of early German cinema, the Weimar Republic and torch songs, the album saw Siouxsie take off her signature CleopatraContinue reading “Anatomy of A Classic: Siouxsie and The Banshees- Peepshow”
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Lucifer Over Perthshire: Sabrina Carpenter
Can you smell it? The sweet scent of capitalism. Sabrina Carpenter can. She would do anything for money. Yet another Disney gal gone bad, Ms Carpenter continues the trajectory of what the lascivious, prurient tabloids call the “she’s all grown up now” column, whereby it’s legitimate to openly ogle at young women, because, after all,Continue reading “Lucifer Over Perthshire: Sabrina Carpenter”
Trailer: What Do You Do For An Encore?
Garth Jennings ‘ forthcoming Pulp documentary is a real labour of love. He’s long been associated with the Britpop era as he’s worked with Blur making videos as part of Hammer and Tongs, and has also documented even earlier eighties pop culture on the nostalgic kids’ comedy ‘Son Of Rambow’. He’s worked with Pulp before,Continue reading “Trailer: What Do You Do For An Encore?”
T Shirt Day 2026
Do the Kardashian family or Justin Bieber really like metal? I can’t imagine either Kim, Justin or many of these other vain, moneyed celebs actually listening to metal, let alone going to their gigs, but at the risk of sounding like a gatekeeper, I will say it’s up to them. This led to Steve Lamacq,Continue reading “T Shirt Day 2026”
Bloc Party- Then and Now
Bloc Party’s debut ‘Silent Alarm’ is -bizarrely -twenty five years old this year. For me, it still holds up, because it has that sense of urgency. ‘Helicopter’ is a banger among bangers. And now, their new album, ‘Anatomy Of A Brief Romance’ is out, and they are still worth listening to. They’ve weathered the storms,Continue reading “Bloc Party- Then and Now”
Five Perfect Pavement Songs
I woke up with Spit On A Stranger this morning as an earworm and it’s both caustic and beautiful, so here’s that very song along with four other beauties. Don’t say I’m not good to you.
Peaches Is Back!!!
And she seems to be tackling the effects of menopause in this video. Ha ha! I always thought she was a superhero and this proves it. Excellent video, catchy track too.
Skeleton Tree Is A Decade Old
How is it possible? Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ ‘Skeleton Tree’s a decade old. An overwhelming album scrutinising appalling loss, grief and coping through love, it was arguably the most personal album Cave had ever created at that pont. Andrew Dominik’s film, ‘One More Time With Feeling’ that came out to accompany the album,Continue reading “Skeleton Tree Is A Decade Old”
RuPaul’s Drag Race Series 8 Begins!
The winning franchise continues as- staggeringly- we find ourselves at series 8 of the UK version. And oh my, for the love of Saint Dolly, is it kicking off already. These queens do not hold back. In an extremely ill-judged moment backstage, young queen Paris Baby threw what I think she thought was shady banterContinue reading “RuPaul’s Drag Race Series 8 Begins!”
Unsung Goth Heroes
Since moving back here, I’ve noticed that many goths have come out of the woodwork, particularly since The Cure played a sellout show in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. But there are many goth/goth- adjacent artists that are often not revered so much. Here are some, and the reasons why. Danielle Dax A former memberContinue reading “Unsung Goth Heroes”
