Reviews
Wastrels And Whippersnappers (2006)
Excellent compilation of rarities and lost recordings from the Swell Maps, the late 70's/early 80's first band of highly acclaimed musician and singer-songwriter Nikki Sudden, who died suddenly in March
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Interviews
Jowe Head
Interview
Keith How talks to former Television Personalities and Swell Maps guitarist Jowe Head about his new solo album 'Widdershins', and is also given fascinating insights into his art and music.
Jowe Head
Interview
Keith How talks to former Television Personalities and Swell Maps guitarist Jowe Head about his new solo album 'Widdershins', and is also given fascinating insights into his art and music,
Television Personalities
Interview
Mark Rowland speaks Dan Treacy, the front man with influential C86/punk group the Television Personalities about his return to making music, his much publicised mental and physical health battles, and the band's new album which is due out next year
Profiles
Television Personalities
Profile
With the first four Television Personalities LPs set for a reissue, Mark Rowland takes a look at their legacy
Live
Television Personalities
Barfly, London, 22/3/2006
At a busy night at the Barfly in London, Anthony Dhanendran watches the reformed Television Personalities play a sadly disappointing and shambolic show
Albums
Television Personalities
Beautiful Despair
Erick Mertz examines 'Beautiful Despair', a 'lost' Television Personalities from 1990, which has finally come out on Fire Records.
Television Personalities
And Dont The Kids Just Love It
All I remember about the first time I heard the Television Personalities is the vague sense of irritation I felt about the silliness of the song. It was 'Part Time Punks' from the 'Wanna Buy A Bridge'
Features
Competition
Television Personalities
In our competition we have ten copies of a Television Personalities 23 song tribute album, 'All Those Times We Spent Together', from Canadian label The Beautiful Music to give away
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
Nikki Sudden
Profile
Former Swell Maps front man Nikki Sudden has recently had four of his solo albums re-released on two impressive double CDs. With the rest of his output to follow, Andrew Carver profiles those four albums and the prolific, if underrated punk star.