I released a solo instrumental album, ‘Eurocentric‘ under the guise Christine X fifteen years ago . The album got a couple of 4 star reviews in the d.j. and electronic music press. I am about to follow it up with a new Christine X project. I will be releasing one track for every letter of […]
This is fantastic. From Dublin. They’ve just signed to Partisan Records and will be supporting Shame on tour. Speaking about the visuals in the new accompanying video, director Hugh Mulhern, says it is made up of “low-brow visuals inspired by Buster Keaton, James Joyce, The Dubliners and Jim Henson to discuss high- brow ramblings […]
Last Thursday there was a benefit gig for Dan Treacy of The Television Personalities held at the 100 Club on Oxford Street. I couldn’t make it but Thomas Zimmermann, was there. I first met Thomas in 1984 when he promoted and toured managed my band Go! Service supporting The T.V. Personalities round Europe. A few […]
I have a musical alter ego. I released a solo instrumental album, ‘Eurocentric‘ under the guise Christine X fifteen years ago . The album got a couple of 4 star reviews in the d.j. and electronic music press. I am about to follow it up. This time I will be releasing one track for every […]
A Certain Ratio 14th June 1986 By the summer of 1986, I was working in Our Price Records by day and either rehearsing or playing with my band Bluetrain or drinking the The Hero in Bagshot on Friday and Saturday nights. It was brilliant at The Hero – there was a d.j. some nights, playing […]
New York rapper Theophilus London and the Tame Impala main man Kevin Parker have been working a lot together. They’re calling their project Theo Impala, and after debuting some material at a secret LA show a couple of weeks ago, they released three new songs (one of which features Ariel Pink) on Beats 1 Radio. Here’s, their […]
I first heard about the wonderful Erased Tapes label about seven years ago. It was in fact Clemence Godard, the co-founder of and promoter of tonight’s show, Bird on the Wire, who mentioned them to me. Bird on the Wire have the most amazing roster of acts that they promote in London, including Erased Tapes […]
