I Dream of Wires: Richard Evans’ ‘Listening to the Music the Machines Make’
Electropop history Listening to the Music the Machines Make comprehensively and at times humorously zeros in on five critical years in UK music.
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By the Book: ‘A Hidden Landscape Once a Week’
In this excerpt of a history of the UK music press, A Hidden Landscape Once a Week, Tony Stewart recalls his time as writer and deputy editor at NME (1971-85) — the strengths and pleasures of teamwork and the vital role of the visual in the energies of a rock paper.
Black Moth: Condemned to Hope
For headbangers who like to bash their heads really slowly, Condemned to Hope will do the trick.