ACCESS ALL AREAS: how Barbara Charone smashed patriarchal music journalism
During the 1970s, music journalism was a male-dominated arena, but Chicago-born Barbara Charone broke through the barriers.
During the 1970s, music journalism was a male-dominated arena, but Chicago-born Barbara Charone broke through the barriers.
Arkhon, the seventh Zola Jesus album, from track to track, has a varied and expansive sound that lies somewhere between dark electronica and minimal cinematic soundscapes.
A rather grand anniversary edition of Jim Marshall’s photobook The Rolling Stones 1972 – updated to include contact sheets, enhanced photos - has been released to mark their 60th anniversary.
Ural Thomas has graced the same stages as James Brown and Otis Redding, and on Dancing Dimensions, still has a voice to match those two icons.
Cave and Ellis' La Panthère Des Neiges soundtrack deserves to resonate for many years to come, the same way as Ry Cooder’s music for Paris, Texas or even Vangelis’ Blade Runner.
Fox: Neighbour Villain Icon takes a deep dive into the life of the red fox, with essays by natural history experts and other academics.
I Belong Here is moving and beautifully written, but so much more: it is an inspirational testament to strength and resilience that is unquestionably informative and compelling.
Revealing testimonies from Shaun Ryder, Rufus Wainwright, Lisa Maffia, Lloyd Cole and more make Exit Stage Left an enlightening, humorous and extremely entertaining read.
A deeply affecting read, and an almighty wake-up call to the music industry, music writer Ian Winwood digs into why drugs and alcohol are so prevelent in rock 'n' roll.
Siouxsie & The Banshees bassist Steven Severin describes John McGeoch as the “BEST. GUITARIST. EVER” in The Light Pours Out Of Me, and his praise is not unfounded.
Cardiff University professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones takes a different approach to chronicling the rise of the Persian empire: telling the story from a Persian standpoint, rather than a purely from a Western one.
From debut author Tom Watson, Metronome has the dystopia of Orwell and the horror of Andrew Michael Hurley, while remaining original.