The Face / Prince Interview
Prince interview by Carol Cooper taken from The Face in June 1983. Great photo. Just watched the Omnibus program on him from ’91 and it’s pretty amazing stuff. Sheila E and a tour of his house. What more could you want. [Apiento]
The Face / Malcolm McLaren Interview
This one is taken from The Face in June 1983. Paul Rambali goes duck rock with the don Malcolm.
Finger (Switzerland) / Wally Badarou Interview
I love the postman. Not literally, just when he delivers something you are not expecting. I was lucky enough to just get sent some back issues of the rather nice Finger magazine out of Zurich, Switzerland. There is a fair chance you haven’t seen it but basically it’s the dream magazine for a lot of...
NME / Acid The Phuture / Paul Oakenfold Interview
Looks like the NME got well acid house in October ’88. If you haven’t seen these they came courtesy of the Archived Music Press (via Legendary Children) and are a fine read. There’s more on the Archived Music Press site to have a dig through.
i-D / DJ Of The Month / Nicky Holloway
This one comes from i-D – October ’88 edition. Nicky Holloway already has a bit of a CV by this point and clearly had an eye for taking it to the masses.
i-D / The Art Of Chill
Basically this is a guide to how to get stoned with your mates and this all sounds rather ridiculous now but has anyone got any of the DIY tapes they mention from a Monday night? They sound kind of good.
i-D / Club Listings
This is a good read – taken from i-D in October 1988. Lots of scenes crossing over with each other and everyone seems to be figuring out what the fuck just went on. Photo by Dave Swindells.
Sound On Sound / Hugo Nicolson / Recording Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’
In all of this talk surrounding ‘Screamadelica’ it would be easy to forget the pivotal role (happy) Hugo Nicolson played in those recordings. Our Tim H found this piece from Sound On Sound in November 2000 with Nicolson discussing how they did it. Sounds like limited equipment and big ideas. Time to bring back the...
Arena Homme + / 25 Years Of Buffalo / The Legacy Of Ray Petri
Classic stuff here from Arena Homme + in Winter/Spring 09/10 covering the work of the late Ray Petri. Buffalo is perhaps one of the finest styles ever to come out of London and be associated with club culture. The mix of sportswear and the likes of Armani looked fresh at the time and still do...
The Face / Motorcity Techno
This one comes from The Face in May 1988 as Stuart Cosgrove travels to the Motor City to meet and interview Derrik May, Juan Atkins, Blake Baxter and Kevin Saunderson. [Apiento]
‘Sup Magazine / Robin Guthrie Interview
The new ‘Sup Magazine is out and about. If you see one pick it up. It’s well designed and has a good broad section of interviews without being too try hard. This issue has interviews with Hot Chip, Beach House, Gonzales, Nicolas Jaar and a New York house special with Conneticut’s Underground Quality gang. You...
Jocks / Euro Mix / Italian House
Couple of pieces by Chris Mellor (a.k.a Coco) on, as the title says, Italian House and a Euro round-up featuring a great chart from Jocks in 1989. Thanks to Matthew J.
The Face / Europe / A Ravers Guide
In August ’90 The Face posted this piece on clubbing in Europe. It’s a great round-up of what was going on across Europe at the time and includes some great pictures from Ibiza 1990. Thanks to Matthew J.
i-D / Club Listings / January 1988
Classic cover and great club listings from i-D January 1988 with a fine Swindells photo to boot. Thanks to Matthew J.
The Face / Steve Proctor Interview
Andy Blake writes a little piece on an early appearance of Steve Proctor in The Face. This one comes from The Face in October 1982 and showcases a – one would assume – fresh faced Steve Proctor waxing lyrical about getting battered for the princely sum of £2.50 and dancing to the Clash and Grandmaster...