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Underground magazine (1987-1988)
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Underground magazine (1987-1988)

A few words on Underground. A music magazine, published by Spotlight Publications in the UK, that lasted for 15 issues between April 1987 and June 1988. Including archive interviews with: The Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison; The Triffid’s David McComb; The Wedding Present; Depeche Mode; The Fall; New Order; Echo & The Bunnymen; Talulah Gosh; Felt; Stump; The Stars of Heaven; Microdisney; Big Black; The Chills; My Bloody Valentine; Yo La Tengo and more.

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Robert Forster – Interview
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Robert Forster – Interview

From the Archives - 2017 Robert Forster interview taking in: Grant & I, The Go-Betweens in Dublin, Cathal Coughlan & Microdisney and more.

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Bill Drummond’s The Man
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Bill Drummond’s The Man

A few words on Bill Drummond’s The Man, taking in Big in Japan, Zoo Records, The Timelords, The KLF, The Triffids, Bar/None Records, The Wild Swans and Herbert James Draper’s 1898 painting ‘The Lament for Icarus’. In a recent post about Kathy McCarty’s Dead Dogs Eyeball (Songs of Daniel Johnston) I mentioned that in 1994 at the time of its release the only Bar/None records in my collection were They Might Be Giant’s self-titled debut and Bill Drummond’s The Man.

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