‘ You Don’t…Shoot… Family. Everyone knows that! “ Imagine if Wes Anderson made work that was manic depressive instead of…well, just manic. That’s halfway to understanding the delightfully warped, hermetically – sealed world of Flowers. Whitten by, directed by and starring Will Sharpe, the programme is wonderful, holding up well after nearly a decade, withContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Flowers (Series 1, 2016)”
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Overlooked Classics: Julian Cope- World Shut Your Mouth
This is the album, not the song. That can be found, of course, on Saint Julian. World Shut Your Mouth marked Julian Cole’s transition from Teardrop Explodes pin -up,to eccentric solo artist. And there are a couple of would -be TE tracks on here (Pussyface’ and ‘Metranil Vavin’) but in the main, it’s Cope flyingContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Julian Cope- World Shut Your Mouth”
What Is Goth?
What is Goth? I see Goths all over Instagram,generally doing excessive glam make up tutorials, but as an old, and old school, Goth, it leaves me feeling somewhat alienated. Have they ever even heard Fields of the Nephilim or Sisters of Mercy? I suspect not. Young people, eh?!? Inspired by the spiky grandeur of art,Continue reading “What Is Goth?”
Hit The North 