Mark E. Smith

Dylan Folk 

Bob Dylan’s 18th Bootleg Dream

December 26, 2025December 25, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2025, Bob Dylan, Carnegie Hall, Columbia Records, Dex Romweber, Legacy Recordings, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956-1963

Through The Open Window isn’t a footnote, but an essential part of the Bard’s story

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adblock Hip Hop Indie Rock Industrial Post-Punk Rap 

Sleaford Mods: GRIM and Bear It

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Andrew Fearn, Jason Williamson, Mark E. Smith, Perry Farrell, Sleaford Mods, UK GRIM

What makes the Nottingham duo’s simplicity so succinct

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Punk 

Something To Make Me Go Fast: Mark E. Smith of The Fall at 65

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Brix, England, I Am Kurious Oranj, Mark E. Smith, RIP, The Fall

This bloke left us far too soon, and we miss him

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Art Pop Indie Rock Post-Punk 

‘You Left The Street Thinking You’d Listen To A Record’: 25 Years Of The Raincoats’ Looking in the Shadows

June 15, 2021June 20, 2021 Zachary Corsa 1 Comment 1996, Ana de Silva, Ari Up, DGC, Gina Birch, Ian Curtis, Looking in the Shadows, Mark E. Smith, Martin Hannett, Palmolive, The Raincoats, Tony Wilson

With endorsements from Kim Gordon and Kurt Cobain, the UK art punk legends landed on Geffen Records for their underrrated fourth LP

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Post-Punk Remembrance 

A Heavenly Happy Birthday to Andy Gill

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65, Andy Gill, birthday, Dave Allen, Gang of Four, Hugh Burnham, Jon “Gaoler” Sterry, Jon King, Mark E. Smith, RIP Andy Gill, The Fall

The groundbreaking Gang of Four guitarist would have turned 65 on New Year’s Day

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 15: January 2021

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry, Cerebral Caustic, Dave Edmunds, Enya, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Mark E. Smith, Nick Lowe, Pete Townshend, Rockpile, Roxy Music, The Fall, The Who

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Walter Lure: April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Binky Phillips, Bob Dylan, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Dexter Romweber, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Lemmy, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Poison Ivy, Randy Pratt, The Waldos, Walter Lure

Tim Sommer salutes the Holy Ghost of New York City Punk Rock

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