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After 25 years and 71 issues, I have finally decided to launch Fear & Loathing online. There are various reasons for this, which I won't go into right now, but I will also say that a print-version will also continue to be produced, albeit in more limited numbers. With the website, I intend to keep everything more up to date, and I'll also have more room to include more extensive reviews and better artwork. I hope !
PLEASE NOTE - NEW ADDRESS
I've recently moved which has caused a bit of a delay with both website and fanzine updates. Frankly, it's been totally chaos for the last few months, but I'm finally getting things sorted out and catching up on interviews and reviews. If all goes according to plan (yeah, right...) I'll be back to regular service within the next few weeks.
If you have sent anything to the old address, it should still come through as I set-up a redirection service, but for future usage, here's the new contact address ;
ANDY PEARSON
59 COOK SQUARE
ERITH
KENT
DA8 2PL
PLEASE NOTE - NEW ADDRESS
I've recently moved which has caused a bit of a delay with both website and fanzine updates. Frankly, it's been totally chaos for the last few months, but I'm finally getting things sorted out and catching up on interviews and reviews. If all goes according to plan (yeah, right...) I'll be back to regular service within the next few weeks.
If you have sent anything to the old address, it should still come through as I set-up a redirection service, but for future usage, here's the new contact address ;
ANDY PEARSON
59 COOK SQUARE
ERITH
KENT
DA8 2PL
The new Fear & Loathing is now available !
FNL#78 featuring interviews with HO99O9 (Horror), DOCTORS OF MADNESS, MDC, SCREAM,
SIEGE and THE CRAVATS.
Copies cost £3.50 postpaid in the UK (get in touch for other postal costs) or otherwise you can buy them at either Rough Trade (the proper shop in Notting Hill) or All Ages in Camden.
FNL#78 featuring interviews with HO99O9 (Horror), DOCTORS OF MADNESS, MDC, SCREAM,
SIEGE and THE CRAVATS.
Copies cost £3.50 postpaid in the UK (get in touch for other postal costs) or otherwise you can buy them at either Rough Trade (the proper shop in Notting Hill) or All Ages in Camden.
I have to admit, it took me a while for me to really appreciate Anarchistwood. I’d seen them a couple of times and had been suitably intrigued, but it wasn’t until I got the recent single ‘Bomb in a Luggage Rack’ that I really started to enjoy their music. Once that was in place, their gigs started to make much more (non)sense. There’s a lot going on, you see, from serious political comment to Dada-istic imagery, all served-up with a broad sense of humour. Anyway, they’ve now made an excellent video available for ‘Bomb in a Luggage Rack’ and it really deserves to be seen. Directed by Lindsey Studholme, it really captures the essence of the band and I hope it will prompt you to investigate further. Here’s the link ;
As you can see, above, The Stranglers are heading out on tour again and I just want to stress that, if you've ever been a fan of the band but haven't seen them live in recent years, now is the time to do so. Since reverting to a four-piece line-up, their original onstage-dynamics have returned with a vengeance and they're currently (and consistently) delivering one of the best live shows you're likely to see from any band of their vintage. Indeed, when I saw them at Hyde Park back in 2017, alongside the likes of Green Day, Rancid, The Damned and Stiff Little Fingers, they totally stole the show !
This year should be packed with Stranglers activities, including a brand new studio album and a full-length documentary release, so I'm sure we can expect the band to be playing with even more enthusiasm than ever. As much as their back catalogue contains more classics than most bands could ever dream about, The Stranglers last three albums ('Norfolk Coast', 'Suite 16' and 'Giants') have seen them produce new material that ranks amongst some of their best and, no doubt, fans will be salivating with the prospect of the new record. Several tracks are expected to be previewed on this tour, so keep your ears open ! The documentary, appropriately titled 'The Stranglers - The Movie' (straight to the point, eh ?) is also due for release later this year, finally providing a thorough visual history of a band that have truly lived by their own rules.
As I said at the beginning, the current Stranglers line-up is one that you need to see. They may be 45 years into their career, but believe me, they are still a vital force, guaranteed to deliver every time they walk onstage and still possessed by a genuine creative urge to produce great new music. If you miss them now, you may well find yourself kicking your own butt in a few years time...
This year should be packed with Stranglers activities, including a brand new studio album and a full-length documentary release, so I'm sure we can expect the band to be playing with even more enthusiasm than ever. As much as their back catalogue contains more classics than most bands could ever dream about, The Stranglers last three albums ('Norfolk Coast', 'Suite 16' and 'Giants') have seen them produce new material that ranks amongst some of their best and, no doubt, fans will be salivating with the prospect of the new record. Several tracks are expected to be previewed on this tour, so keep your ears open ! The documentary, appropriately titled 'The Stranglers - The Movie' (straight to the point, eh ?) is also due for release later this year, finally providing a thorough visual history of a band that have truly lived by their own rules.
As I said at the beginning, the current Stranglers line-up is one that you need to see. They may be 45 years into their career, but believe me, they are still a vital force, guaranteed to deliver every time they walk onstage and still possessed by a genuine creative urge to produce great new music. If you miss them now, you may well find yourself kicking your own butt in a few years time...
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