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Shane MacGowan: Toothless Prophet, Poet of Memory
Shane MacGowan fused punk with the echoes of folk, becoming the voice of the outcast, the ruins, and the streets.
Articles
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[Mondo Trasho and Esat Cavit Başak] The Manifesto and Resistance of Türkiye’s Counter-Culture
Mondo Trasho emerged as a wild, untamed space crafted through raw individual courage and a do-it-yourself spirit that carved out its own publishing realm.
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[Les Rallizes Dénudés] Rediscovering Psychedelic Mystique at Jittoku ’76
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The legendary Japanese psychedelic rock band Les Rallizes Dénudés’s 1976 Kyoto Jittoku performance stands as a singular archival recording where music and mystique converge.
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The Saddest Thing I Ever Saw
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An excerpt from Doomed to Fail: The Incredibly Loud History of Doom, Sludge, and Post-metal. Some storytelling and survival skills.
News
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Sounds from the Layers of Istanbul: Baba Zula – İstanbul Sokakları
This album presents Istanbul not simply as a city, but as a living, breathing, and complex state of mind through an immersive auditory experience.
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Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s Cultural Primers for The Son of Man
Jean-Baptise Del Amo, author of The Son of Man (tr. Frank Wynne) shares his list cultural primers that inspired the writing of his latest novel.
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Heavy Temple – Garden of Heathens: Where Rural Psychedelia Meets Doom
Heavy Temple, the Philadelphia-based trio, continues to chart their own path with “Garden of Heathens”, merging doom and psychedelic rock.
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[Sun Don’t Shine] A New Journey in the Music of Darkness and Flawed Beauty
Born from the convergence of four musicians who embrace the rawness, imperfections, and timeless darkness of music, Sun Don’t Shine constructs its unique melodic existence while drawing from the shadows of the past.
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Roots of Dread: Folk Horror Cinema and the Rituals Beneath British Soil
“Folk Horror on Film” reveals British folk horror cinema’s deep cultural tensions and uncanny landscapes.
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Decoder Soundtrack Returns After 33 Years
The soundtrack to Klaus Maeck and Muscha’s 1984 film Decoder resurfaces this fall after 33 years out of circulation.
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Mastodon Co-Founder and Guitarist Brent Hinds Passes Away
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Brent Hinds, the insanely talented, unpredictable, super oldschool Mastodon former guitarist, died in a motorcycle accident caused by a careless SUV driver.
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Biohazard Returns with “Divided We Fall”: A Cry of Resistance from the Streets
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Brooklyn’s legendary hardcore band Biohazard is back after more than a decade with their new album “Divided We Fall.”
Interview
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Dreckig: Heritage in a discothèque
Fancy to going dancing on the last day of the world? Interview with Cumbia electro band Dreckig.
==>: Dreckig: Heritage in a discothèque
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Adolf Hoffmeister: Drawing and resistance
Adolf Hoffmeister was an inspiring figure of the 20th century, a melting pot of art, literature and politics.
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Hugh Ferriss and The Metropolis of Tomorrow: Where Imagination Meets Concrete
Hugh Ferriss’ shadowy sketches have influenced the imagination and aesthetics of cities from the 1920s to today, anticipating the dreams and fears of the city.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Refusing to Rent Their Music to the War Economy
Canadian post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor have withdrawn their entire discography from Spotify and other major streaming monopolies.
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Children of the Stars: A Journey into the the Cosmic Faith
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‘Children of the Stars’ is the strange but true story of a UFO contactee group who relive their past lives on other planets by making their own science fiction film.
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Documentary about Jean-Luc Godard’s final days before his farewell
Friend of Jean-Luc Godard produced a documentary about the final days leading up to his assisted suicide.