From the Mouth of a Lion: An Interview with Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy is one of the last “rock star messiahs”. More Ziggy than Bowie and perhaps more alien as well. The Gothic irony of Bauhaus is perhaps as misunderstood as…
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Happy 57th Birthday Siouxsie Sioux
Today the Mother of “Goth” and Post-Punk Siouxsie Sioux turns 57. 31 years ago, Robert Smith was in The Banshees, replacing the legendary John McGeoch (big shoes to fill, even for Bob).…
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Support lost Public Image Ltd album Commercial Zone from Founder Keith Levene
Keith Levene, a founding member of The Clash and Public Image Ltd has successfully raised nearly 200% of his goal crowd-funding the production of “Commercial Zone 2014”. This project takes the work…
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The Glove’s Jeanette Landray | Interview plus Artwork
Back in 2007 I published an interview with Steven Severin, and while doing so I asked him if he knew what ever became of The Glove’s Jeanette Landray. He said…
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Joy Division Graphic Novel coming out this July-Plus more upcoming books
Last July Playwrite Brian Gorman released “New Dawn Fades” at the Manchester Fringe Festival, The play was adapted from his upcoming and oft delayed graphic novel detailing the history…
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The Soft Moon: An interview with Luis Vasquez
In 2010, The Soft Moon released their eponymous debut record on Captured Tracks. An unassuming white cover with a series of gray shapes; a curious purchase based solely…
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New David J album “An Eclipse of Ships” Plus Interview
The Legendary David J (Bauhaus/Love and Rockets) has just released a Kickstarter funded album called “An Eclipse of Ships”, and has been touring with a band The Gentleman Thieves.…
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Post-Punk In China: Interview with Helen Feng from Nova Heart
Interview with Helen Feng, singer for Nova Heart by Alexander Chow 1. How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard rock music before? So there’s this…
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Post-Punk in China
The beginning of Chinese rock: To talk about post-punk in China, it would probably be necessary to start with a very brief history of Chinese rock n roll, or “yaogun”…
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