22 December 2003

Must just draw attention to this month's Mojo magazine. Interesting cover story on the birth of Pil, the making of Metal Box and the eventual disintegration of the classic Lydon/Wobble/ Levine line-up. David Fricke on No Wave. Chic. Arthur Russell.
Best of all, John Savage compiles his ultimate Post-Punk cassette tape, coming from a strong Gutterbreakz angle: Suicide, Cabs, TG, Chrome, The Normal, ACR, Human League, Joy Division, Wire, Devo....mmmmm, fucking tasty. Nice work, sir. There's also a chance to win a CD-R of Mr Savage's comp. by simply answering which post-punk track (in your opinion) has John criminally left out? Worth a go for the chance to hear a few obscurities like The Screamers (LA synth-punks), Metal Urbain (Stooges fuzz guitar meets abrasive synth/drum machine) and a rare B-side by The Pop Group. I will probably nominate Robert Rental's devestatingly damaged single "Paralysis". Wish me luck....