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Interviews
Interview with John Andrew Fredrick
John Andrew Fredrick, the frontman with LA cult band the black watch, talks to John Clarkson about his book trilogy, 'The King of Good Intentions', which is about a 90's indie rock band, and his group's two forthcoming albums, 'The Morning Papers Have Given Us the Vapours' and 'Weird Rooms'.
Interview
Dixie Ernill catches up with Glenn Melia, mainstay of cult York indie outfit St Christopher for a chat about the band’s recent return to the fray with new LP ‘Of Angels and Kings’ and their appearance on the Skep Wax compilation, 'Under the Bridge'
Interview
Denzil Watson speaks to former Mansun frontman Paul Draper about his satirical second solo album 'Cult Leader Tactics' which was completed during lockdown.
Interview
Leicester-based cult musician and singer-songwriter Kevin Hewick talks to John Clarkson about his tenth solo album ‘Never Give Up on A Song’, working with the surviving members of Joy Division just after Ian Curtis’ death and also Adrian Borland and The Sound.
Interview
Gary Jones, Jon Hodgson and Lee McFadden from post-punk band Cult Figures speak to John Clarkson about their reformation after an absence of 36 years and new album ‘DerItend'.
Godfathers
Interview
Cult indie rockers The Godfathers are currently celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary with blazing new single ‘I’m Not Your Slave’/‘Wild and Free’. Lead singer Peter Coyne talks to Denzil Watson about his undying thirst for rock n’ roll and future plans.
Vinny Peculiar
Interview
Cult singer-songwriter Vinny Peculiar talks to John Clarkson about his latest solo album 'While You Still Can' and his forthcoming next projects.
Doctors Of Madness
Interview
Richard Strange, the frontman with influential cult band Doctors of Madness, talks about 'Dark Times', the group's first album in over four decades, which was inspired by the present political situation and world crisis.
Paul Draper
Interview
After more than a decade working behind the scenes in the music industry, Mansun frontman Paul Draper has stepped back into the light with his debut album 'Spooky Action'. He speaks to Denzil Watson about the enduring love for Mansun as a cult act, being older and wiser, and the end of his old band.
Cult of Dom Keller
Interview
Anthony Strutt speaks to Nottingham/Leicester psychedelic hybrid the Cult of Dom Keller about their third album, 'Goodbye to the Light' at a gig in Leicester
Bitter Springs
Interview
John Clarkson speaks to Simon Rivers, the frontman with London-based cult group the Bitter Springs, about his band's new record, 'Cuttlefish and Love's Remains'
Clientele
Interview
Tommy Gunnarsson speaks to Alasdair MacLean, the front man with cult indie pop band the Clientele, about their new compilation,out a compilation called 'Alone and Unreal: The Best of the Clientele', and their past, present and future
Vinny Peculiar
Interview
Manchester-based singer-songwriter and cult artist Vinny Peculiar, who will be playing our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night, talks to John Clarkson about his new album ‘Down the Bright Stream’
Vulgar Boatmen
Profile
Erick Mertz reflects on the musical career of cult American alternative rock band the Vulgar Boatmen, who have just had re-released three of their albums, 1989's 'You and Your Sister', 1992's 'Please Panic'and 1995's 'Opposite Sex' released on vinyl.
Theatre Of Hate
Profile
Denzil Watson reflects on a new expanded five-CD box set from 1980's post-punks Theatre of Hate, which as well as featuring the original 1981 and 1982 live albums 'He Who Dares Wins' recorded in Leeds and Berlin, has three additional gigs recorded between 1982 and 2012
David Bushman and Arthur Smith
Twin Peaks FAQ
Mary O' Meara assesses a new book on cult TV series 'Twin Peaks', which reflects in detail on its extraordinary Angelo Badalamenti soundtrack
Bill Nelson
Diary of a Hyperdreamer, Vol. 2
Keith How is enthralled by the second volume of cult musician Bill Nelson's diaries, which covers the years 2005 and 2006
Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
Obituary of a Band
The Honolulu Mountain Daffodils were a little known cult band, which included in their line-up the Sound's front man Adrian Borland who took on the pseudonym of Joachim Pimento for it. With the death in May of singer Lord Sulaco, Adrian Janes pays testimony to a lost group and their three albums
DVD
Breaking Glass
Tom Fogarty enjoys 1980 cynical cult film ‘Breaking Glass’, which starring Hazel O’Connor and about a punk band's rise to fame, has just been re-released in a collector’s edition on DVD
Live
Sala Repvblicca, Valencia, 30/4/2023
Philamonjaro photographs and watches a haunting, career-spanning performance from The Mission in Valencia.
16 Tambourines
: 81 Renshaw Street, Liverpool. 09/11/2019
Cult late 1980s psych-pop outfit 16 Tambourines reform to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their debut LP ‘How Green Is Your Valley’ with a sold-out hometown gig. Steve Kinrade views.
Theatre Of Hate
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 12/12/2018
Theatre Of Hate
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 12/12/2018
Denzil Watson watches reformed 80's post punks Theatre of Hate, despite frontman Kirk Brandon battling a stomach bug, play an impressive set at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham.
Lionel Richie
(With Blue Oyster Cult), California Mid State Fair, Paso Robles, 19/7/2017
In rural California wine country, L Paul Mann takes a trip to the summer fair, where he hears sets from legends of rock and soul Lionel Richie and Blue Oyster Cult
Asian Dub Foundation
Anvil, Basingstoke, 24/10/2015
Owen Peters at the Anvil in Basingstoke watches electronica outfit Asian Dub Foundation play a gripping live soundtrack to George Lucas' 1971 scince foction cult film 'THX 1138'
I Am Kloot
Albert Hall, Manchester, 10/4/2015
Manchester’s finest cult band, I Am Kloot, perform a remarkable hometown set in former city centre church, the Albert Hall, and an awestruck Dixie Ernill is there to witness
Spear of Destiny
Greystones, Sheffield, 14/10/2014
Denzil Watson watches 80's cult band Spear of Destiny play an explosive set at the Greystones in Sheffield to promote their latest album, '31'
Cure
Royal Albert Hall, London, 29/3/2014
Anthony Strutt watches the Cure play en enthralling but massive 45 song set in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London
Parlour Flames
Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 3/6/2013
John Clarkson watches Parlour Flames, the new band of former Oasis rhythm guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs and cult Manchester-based singer-songwriter Vinny Peculiar, play an electrifying set at the Voodoo Rooms in Wdinburgh
Rubberbandits
Soho Theatre, London, 24/1/2012
Tom Fogarty is impressed by cult TV stars and muscal comedy duo the Rubberbandits' pecuiar brand of irreverence and intellectualism at the Soho Theatre in London
Big Dish
ABC, Glasgow, 21/1/2012
John Clarkson finds Scottish cult act the Big Dish's songs have lost none of their quality, but the Airdrie group lacking some faith in themselves in their first show in twenty years at the ABC in Glasgow
Wilco
Fillmore, Detroit, 10/12/2011
At the Fillmore in Detroit, Carl Bookstein watches Wilco, with acclaimed singer-songwriter Nick Lowe as their support act, play an energetic set
Cure
Royal Albert Hall, London, 15/11/2011
Anthony Strutt finds the Cure to be on fantastic form at the Royal Albert Hall, in the only British date of their short 'Reflections' tour, which saw them perform their first three albums, 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds' and 'Faith', in their entirety
Cure
02, London, 26/2/2009
...while to celebrate the next night with White Lies, Crystal Castles and Franz Ferdinand all as support play a full two hour show
Albums
Saturday's Sons - Complete Recordings 1964-1966
In our Re:View section, in which our writers look back at records from the past, Malcolm Carter celebrates a brlliantly produced double CD package of 60's cult band The Sons Of Adam’s complete output.
Sky Children : The Best Of Kaleidoscope and Fairfield Parlour
Malcolm Carter examines a new compilation that covers all stages of cult 1960's outfit Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour's career, and finds an accompanying DVD of archive footage makes it an essential purchase.
Lost Soul Band
The Land Of Do As You Please
In our 'Re : View' series, in which our writers look back on albums from the past, John Clarkson examines Scottish cult group the Lost Soul Band's under appreciated 1993 album 'The Land Of Do As You Please'.
AC's A-Z of Music
K -The Kult of Keef
Andy Cassidy, after watching the Rolling Stones at Glastonbury, examines the cult of legendary guitarist Keith Richards
Gimme Indie Rock
Terry Reid
In his 'Gimme Indie Rock', in which he examines the best of alternative music, Jamie Rowland upon the sixth anniversary of John Peel's death writes about 70's cult artist, Terry Reid
Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Cure
In our 'Soundtrack of Our Lives' column, in which our writers describe the personal impact of music upon their lives, Tara McEvoy writes about the enduring legacy of the Cure
Cure
Trilogy
The Cure have recently released 'Trilogy', a film of a lengthy, but powerful concert performed in Berlin last year. Anthony Strutt finds it essential viewing for fans
Nikki Sudden/Jacobites
Profile 3
In the third of his series of profiles of the cult punk star Nikki Sudden, Andrew Carver examines his work with his longstanding musical partner, Dave Kusworth, and the three albums that they recorded together in the 80's as the Jacobites
Nikki Sudden
Profile 2
Former Swell Maps frontman Nikki Sudden has just had another four of his solo albums re-released on another two double CDs. In his second article this year about the cult punk star, Andrew Carver profiles the latest batch of releases
Photography
Blue Oyster Cult
Photoscapes
Andrew Twambley photographs iconic American rockers Blue Oyster Cult at a show at Manchester Academy.