Got new issue of Vive Le Rock which had a big feature on 1979 including interviews w/The Damned + Tony James of Generation X (later Sigue Sigue Sputnik) + articles on Heavy Metal Kids (Gary Holton from Auf Wiedersen Pet was the singer w/them) + Rubella Ballet. Plus a short piece on Nina Hagen + an obituary fro Scott Asheton of The Stooges and an ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vive Le Rock + it's excellent. Brilliant interview w/Adam Ant - also interviews w/Marc Almond, James Williamson (of The Stooges) and features on The Jesus and Mary Chain, John Cooper Clarke, Sid Vicious and Brian Jones' last days ( Read more... )

I got the new issue of DIVA - it had an interesting article on a new book called Art + Queer Culture - it sounded really good but it's ridiculously expensive so I can't afford it. They also mentioned a documentary on 80s lesbian feminism and separatism (http://www.lesbiana-film.com then ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vive Le Rock which had interviews with Alien Sex Fiend, Pauline Murray, Ginger Wildheart and Peter Hook discussing his new book on Joy Division. They also had a review of the reissue of Generation Terrorists - it turns out if you buy the deluxe collectors edition you do get a CD of B-sides so it's 3 CDs, 1 DVD and a small book plus ( Read more... )

Uncut also had a great article on the 50 Greatest Bootlegs - I guess it's true what they said that the internet has killed off a lot of the bootleg trade. I still remember buying bootleg tapes in Camden in the late 80s - I've got Rolling Stones gig from the late 60s, a load of rock stuff like Guns N' Roses, Mike Monroe, Poison, Faster Pussycat etc ( Read more... )

I got the new issue of Venus zine which had a couple of short interviews with Wanda Jackson and Karen Elson as well as a cover interview with Jack White plus a list of recommended books for summer reading ( Read more... )

I got Classic Rock. It had a big article on the making of Exile on Main Street/interview with Keith Richards (he looked good back in the day but now, oh lord, how the drugs have caught up with him). Plus they had bits on other survivors including Steven Adler (I really want to see the series of Celebrity Rehab that he's in) plus Michael Monroe ( ( Read more... )

The Times had the weekend had a great interview with Iggy Pop to celebrate the reissue of Raw Power by The Stooges (have to say his wife is absolutely stunning, very va-va-voom ( Read more... )

I got the new issue of Uncut magazine (it actually seems to have more to read at the moment than Mojo which seems to have been going through a really suck-y phase lately ( Read more... )

I saw the 1st part of REd Riding --- it was OK but I didn't like it as much as I thought as I would, we'll see how I feel after the next couple of episodes. (Although Andrew Garfield, I think that's who was playing the journalist was amazing as ever ( Read more... )