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Gary Numan: A Magnificent Man And His Flying Machines
WEBNov 17, 2009 · Gary Numan: A Magnificent Man And His Flying Machines. The synth pioneer had a secondary career as a leading stunt pilot. Here he tells Luke Turner why he gave up, the exhilaration of nearly dying, and why he wants to take to the skies again. Music got in the way of me being a professional pilot. I wanted to …
A Long Way From Accrington: Jon Anderson Of Yes Interviewed
WEBAug 3, 2020 · Duncan Seaman Published 11:14am 3 August 2020. All portraits by Deborah Anderson. By any standards, Jon Anderson’s album 1000 Hands has been a long time in coming. The former Yes singer actually started work on this record 30 years ago with Brian Chatton, a long-time friend from his 60s group The …
The Sound of Light on Water: Jon Hopkins’ Favourite Music - The …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Ahead of new album Ritual and a headline set at this weekend's Green Man, Jon Hopkins takes Elizabeth Aubrey through an eclectic Baker's Dozen spanning adolescent favourites, ambient rarities, gifts from the algorithm and the soundtracks to his travels across the globe. Photo by Imogene Barron. Elizabeth Aubrey Published 9:00am 14 …
‘We Have To Invent The Future’: An Unseen Interview With Mark …
WEBJan 22, 2017 · And Mark was akin to a Kafka hero, decentralised capitalism encircling him in its absurd, relentless form. As with The Trial ’s Josef K, all Fisher could do was try and resist, however futile it might seem. Fisher’s 2009 book Capitalist Realism was a firework going off in the intellectual gloom, dizzying references distilled into criticism ...
Savages: Silence Yourself Track-By-Track Preview | The Quietus
WEBApr 25, 2013 · James Ubaghs gets his ears around the much-anticipated debut album from Savages for a Quietus track-by-track preview. As regular readers of The Quietus will know, Savages excel at making whip-sharp bracingly minimalistic post-punk, and much like a good steak, or a well-tailored suit, it’s something that never fails to satisfy when done ...
The Maiden Voyage: Bruce Dickinson Interviewed
WEBMay 13, 2024 · At the heart of the alchemy that is Iron Maiden is the relationship between two very different men, Dickinson and band leader Steve Harris. Harris is a solid, steadfast, single-minded, no-nonsense bloke. He is the bass player who grounds the band. Dickinson, in contrast, is an airline pilot with a voice that soars above the guitar onslaught.
The Strange World Of… Sparks - The Quietus
WEBMay 19, 2020 · In the ancient Indian parable, a group of blind men encounter an elephant for the first time, never having heard of this strange animal and having no concept of its form. They each investigate by touch, feeling only one part of the pachyderm’s body. The first, whose hand touches the trunk, decides the creature is a giant snake.
Siouxsie Sioux Interviewed: The Banshees And The BBC
WEBJul 20, 2009 · The history of one of post punk’s most enigmatic figures, Siouxsie Sioux, is mirrored faithfully in miniature by the sonic artefacts she left at the BBC in the form of carefully archived radio sessions, live footage and appearances on programmes such as The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top Of The Pops; a career which is still blossoming — she released her first solo album, the excellent Manta ...
Alison Moyet Interviewed: Only You – The Story & End Of Yazoo
WEBMay 4, 2011 · In an extensive interview about the history of life before, during and after Yazoo, Alison Moyet explains why her forthcoming Roundhouse performance with Vince Clarke could be the duo's last hurrah. Alison Moyet photo by Nicole Nodland. England’s post-punk mythos tells that certain towns became spawning grounds for …
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