Mark Stewart discusses his favourite books and preferred reading habits with the journalist and historian Anthony McIntyre, for The Pensive Quill and their Bookers Dozen series Featuring reflections on beat fanzines, Les Dawson, Austin Osman Spare, Lautreamont’s ‘Maldoror’ & more Read
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DEBUT BOMBART REMIX – AN ELECTRO-DUB REWORK OF TEXAS DUO TOXIC WATER
The first remix by the BombArt project (Mark Stewart & Peter Harris) An electro-dub dissection of ‘Reclusion’ by the Texas based duo Toxic Water Out now on Emergency Hearts Info / Listen
HELLO / GOODBYE: THE FIRST ACT OF THE POP GROUP BY GARETH SAGER FOR MOJO
‘It began in the car on the way to the Roxy. And ended under Nelson’s column… I know we didn’t want to sound like any other band. That was our launch point…we just used to be laughing all the time…and since re-forming its an ongoing affair, again’ Gareth Sager relates the early days and final
THE POP GROUP FEATURE ON NEW POST-PUNK COMPILATION BY CHERRY RED & BILL BREWSTER
The Pop Group feature on the new compilation ‘Shake The Foundations: Militant funk & the post-punk dancefloor 1978 – 1984’ alongside Freaks friends & affiliates Maximum Joy, A Certain Ratio, Glaxo Babies & more Compiled by Bill Brewster for Cherry Red Records Listen / Order
HOW CAN I HELP YOU, WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO HELP YOURSELF? – THE NEW ALBUM BY GARETH SAGER
Gareth Sager follows his ‘Creeping Bent Triptych’ material with a new solo album of avant-rock instrumental dubs & tuneful collaborations entitled ‘How Can I Help You When You Don’t Want To Help Yourself’ Watch the new video for ‘All You Put Me Through’ featuring Davy Henderson (The Fire Engines, The Nectarine No 9, The Sexual Objects)
THE POP GROUP ALIEN BLOOD & Y LIVE – INDIVIDUAL LP EDITIONS
‘Alien Blood’ & ‘Y Live’ Initially included with ‘Y’ 40th anniversary limited edition box sets, now available as individual LPs. ‘Alien Blood’ features never-before-heard material from the ‘Y’ studio sessions & recordings, mastered from the original 2″ tapes. Revealing the life of ‘Y’ before everything was finalized, exposing revelatory dimensions within these iconic works. ‘Y