B-Side was the Australian indie rock fanzine of the time. Just slabs of text about good bands and records. I straight-up lifted its format for Party Fears.
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Month: August 2021
S:Bahn: Queen of Diamonds (2021).
It’s all a rhythm instrument, dry and direct.
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Vortex #6, Dec 1987–Jan 1988: Kryptonics, Kim Salmon, Stems, Stolen Picassos, Errol H. Tout, Bacen Asagai, Cremator, Scarlets, Die Monster Die, And An A, 10,000 Maniacs, White Cross, The Cult
And that about wraps it up for Vortex!
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Vortex #5, August 1987: Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio, Go-Betweens, Stolen Picassos, Gay Marvins, Martha’s Vineyard, Weddings Parties Anything, Chad’s Tree, Concrete Blonde
I’m on a roll here, or I’m procrastinating like hell on other things.
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Vortex #4, May–June 1987: Palisades, Scientists, The Cult, Sparklers, Reels, New Order, Matt Johnson/The The, Errol H. Tout, The Clash.
I said previously I’d have the rest of Vortex up by the end of 2020, no worries. This proved incorrect.
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Snog: Lullabies for the Lithium Age (2020).
Snog have embodied the virtue of consistency for the past thirty years.
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