A collection of my music reviews (652 in all, from 418 artists) taken from the years 2002-2005, highlighting many of the great bands we have in underground genres such as Goth, Post-Punk and... More > Industrial, with many overlapping sub-genres.< Less
SHOOT THE JOKER were one of my favourite boisterous bands of the early 90’s, almost like an indie version of The Mission the way their songs rose in a passionate frenzy. Shifting line-ups maybe... More > prevented them getting anywhere but they were always brilliant live, and full of great character(s). This book contains 268 photos of them from five gigs at the Bull & Gate - 20.3.89, 16.3.90, 13.4.90, 8.6.90 and November 1990. There are also 17 photos of the Floyd/Debs duo (Blind) at the Dome, September 1991. ALL photos are black and white.< Less
Five cats against the world, effortlessly uniting a dreary planet. In 2012 we expected great things of Lucy, Mack, Mabel, Fred and Suchard but nobody could have been prepared for just how great. This... More > is their visual story, in 682 black and white photos, profiles, captions and full results.< Less
A book of Goth-related interviews I did as a journalist, pre-Internet. Large interviews: Abbo of UK Decay, Alien Sex Fiend, All About Eve, Ausgang, Bauhaus, Bod, Christian Death (Valor), Creaming... More > Jesus, Dali’s Car, The Danse Society, The Dancing Did, Finish The Story, Junior Manson Slags, KaS Product, Look Back In Anger, March Violets, Mothburner, New Model Army, Pink & Black, Say You (post-Skeletals), Sex Gang Children, Sunshot, The Cult, Toyah, Ultravox! (John Foxx), Under 2 Flags, The Virgin Prunes. Smaller: Anno Lucis, Chat Show, Discord Datkord, The Fifteenth (post-Look Back In Anger), Hysteria, Julianne Regan, Real Macabre, Rubicon, The Society (post-The Danse Society), Theatre of Hate, Venus Fly Trap, Venus In Furs, Zooey. Articles on: Adam And The Ants, The Dancing Did/Shend at Snowshill Manor, Kabuki (pre-Ausgang), ‘Give Me Passion’, contributions for ‘Masterbag’ and Ausgang’s fanzine ‘Stab The Sun.’
232 pages, 88,000 words and 167 photos, the majority previously unpublished.< Less
Second book (of 3) of Goth-related interviews I did as a journalist pre-Internet. Large interviews with: Aemotii Crii, Alien Sex Fiend, Bod, Christian Death (Valor), The Cravats, Creaming Jesus, The... More > Dancing Did, The Danse Society, Gitane Demone, Gloria Mundi, Julianne Regan, Junior Manson Slags, March Violets, Midnight Configuration, Music For Pleasure, Ritual, Sex Gang Children, Spear Of Destiny, Tones On Tail, The Very Things, Xmal Deutschland. Smaller interviews with: All About Eve, Ausgang, BFG, Diamanda Galas, Dust Devils, Fear Of Darkness, Fields Of The Nephilim, God And The Crazy Lesbians, God’s Girlfriend, Ides Of March, Josi Without Colours. Articles on: The Dancing Did, Tim Did’s own story, further Stab The Sun contributions, a UK Decay tour diary written by Abbo, a mid 90’s State Of Goth article originally printed in Zillo in 4 parts, featuring contributions from about a dozen people in bands.
228 pages, 87,000 words and 150 photos, the majority previously unpublished.< Less
Final volume of my Goth-related interviews I did when a music journalist, pre-Internet. Large interviews: Alien Sex Fiend, All About Eve, Andi Sex Gang, Ausgang, Bauhaus, Blood & Roses, Creaming... More > Jesus, Dancing Did, Dawn After Dark, Death Cult, Jazz Butcher, Junior Manson Slags, Martian Dance, New Model Army, Panic Button, Peter Murphy, Pocket Rockets, Rosetta Stone, Sex Gang Children, Spear Of Destiny, Specimen, Theatre Of Hate, Toyah, UK Decay, Zero Le Crèche. Smaller: The Bolshoi, Bomb Party, Cassandra Complex, The Danse Society, Four Came Home, Julianne Regan, Kommunity FK, Militia, Siiiii, Teahouse Camp, The Witches Of Nemesis, Venus Fly Trap, XC-NN. Articles: Adam Ant (Punk Lives ‘Xmas Carol’), ‘Grebo’ movement, Modern Magic, mid-90’s Overview Of UK Goth, Positive Punk documentary, more Stab The Sun (the Ausgang fanzine).
224 pages, 78,000 words and 165 photos, the majority of them previously unpublished.< Less
Always my favourite of the 'Britpop' era guitar bands, Shed Seven were a striking, melodic proposition at a time when most bands would slide into Dadrock mundanity. Here we find photos from 1993-1995... More > at smaller venues, catching them in their prime.
These 239 black and white photos come from the Rock Garden 30.6.93, Bull & Gate 17.7.93, Marquee 20.7.93 and Bull & Gate 21.6.95.< Less
An invigorating indie band, with sleek melodic songs, Scarlet Fever seemed to appear then disappear instead of achieving any regular status on the scene. I managed to grab photos from three gigs,... More > Bull & Gate 31.5.90, Bull & Gate 24.7.90 and at the Rock Garden in 1991 where I don’t have the actual date recorded. These 55 colour photos are all I have and I’ve gone for the colour saddle-stitch version as I think a colour book suits them better than black and white.< Less
I have no idea what happened to these chaps, not being a Metal fan of any type. I stumbled across them quite by accident but their performance was mesmerising, intense and yet somehow fun. I give you... More > then 64 photos from the gig at the Dublin Castle, 16.1.95.< Less
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