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SULK: "The Big Blue"
This new track from SULK sounds like a day spent in a park, drenched in sun and booze, and it's gorgeous.
Get To The Point
A while ago we started doing monthly issue launch parties at the Old Blue Last. The whole concept should have been pretty elementary: have a party, a bunch of people drink and the bands covered in the magazine that month come down and play. No big deal...
The History Of Dad
My father Stephen has done a lot of pretty cool things that have been significant in recent British history. He started something called the Boilerhouse Project at the V&A in the 80s, set up the Design Museum, wrote a book called Sex, Drink and Fast...
Barnsley Calling
In a spasm of true British ingenuity, teenage gangs in Barnsley have been stealing, then setting fire to plastic wheelie bins.
Partying In Prison
Don't let this bum you out, but British prison suicides are up by a huge fucking 40 per cent.
Ready, Steady, Go!
Ah, the grand tradition of British bands writing paeans to their own youth culture. Such sociological undertakings are part of a long lineage, from The Who to The Jam, The Smiths to Blur.