Pennyblackmusic: July 2022

Douglas MacIntyre

John Clarkson speaks to Scottish guitarist and record label owner Douglas MacIntyre about his band Port Sulphur's second album 'Speed of Life', and 'Hungry Beat', his forthcoming oral history of the late 1970s and early 1980s Scottish post-punk movement.

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Hello and welcome to the June 2022 edition of the magazine. After a two-and-a-half year absence, we are putting on two Bands Nights later this year. The first of these will take place at our regular London venue of The Waters Rats on September 10th. It will be co- headlined by cinematic pop act Heist who after an absence of eighteen years are making their return to the London stage at our gig, and Idiot Son, who having played our Bands Nights five times before, have announced that this most likely to be their farewell show. Also on the bill are rising indie/alt. rock outfit The Volunteer ....more

Steev Burgess visits an exhibition of Jarvis Cocker's memorabilia at The Gallery of Everything in London to celebrate the publication of his new book 'Good Pop, Bad Pop' and has a chance meeting with the man himself.

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In her series, 'A Life in Music', in which she speaks to Pennyblackmusic staff about how music has affected and influenced them, Cila Warncke talks to our Swedish writer Tommy Gunnarsson.

Nick Dent-Robinson examines why in the current musical landscape bands have become something of the past.

At the Manchester Ritz Andrew Twambley takes photos of punk legend John Lydon on the opening date of his band Public Image Limited's latest tour.

Andrew Twambley takes photographs of former Fall guitarist and Adult Net frontwoman Brix Smith at a gig at The Ritz in Manchester.

Andrew Twambley takes photographs of award-winning blues duo When Rivers Meet at a sold-out gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester.

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