Faunus: The Decorative Imagination Of Arthur Machen - June 2019 June 20th, 2019

For twenty years, Faunus, the biannual journal of the Friends of Arthur Machen, has been publishing an astonishing range of scholarship, debate, archival material, and esoterica relating to the writer H. P. Lovecraft described as a “modern master of the weird tale.” Arthur Machen (1863–1947) was not only an author of weird and decadent horror…

Billy Childish – Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot - April 2019 April 23rd, 2019

Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot is a career-spanning compilation album by hugely prolific Godfather of the Kent punk and garage rock scene, Billy Childish. Contains songs from his work with The Pop Rivets, The Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, The Delmonas, Thee Headcoates and more. Sleeve notes by Stewart Lee. More Info on the release here.…

Palace of Light: Beginning Here And Travelling Outwards - April 2019 April 14th, 2019

30th anniversary reissue of this 1987 Bam Caruso Records psych pop classic, with a bonus CD of previously unreleased material and one new recording. The band changed their name to Mabel Joy and released “Wish I Was” in 1993, reissued by Hanky Panky in 2013. Booklet with liner notes by Stewart Lee. Write up by…

Just Not Cricket - March 2019 March 12th, 2019

Luxury box set of 4 heavyweight 180g LPs. Includes a 20-page booklet with photos, interviews and an essay by Wolfgang Seidel as well as the original festival programme with a text by Brian Morton. Order on Bandcamp (inside EU) or via www.ptd.lu (EU & worldwide). Includes unlimited streaming of Just Not Cricket! via the free…

Sonic Arts Network – The Topography Of Chance - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Sonic Arts Network is proud to present the eighth instalment of its critically acclaimed CD series, The Topography of Chance, curated by Stewart Lee; stand-up comedian, writer and director. The Topography of Chance is a journey through chance elements that traverses countries and cultures that range from the Golan Heights to Arizona and from Hackney…

John Dowie – An Arc Of Hives - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Stew pens CD sleeve notes for a selction of stuff by Alt Comedy Godfather John Dowie, An Arc Of Hives REVIEW FROM CHORTLE’s STEVE BENNETT: ‘The most influential stand-up comedian you’ve probably never seen.’ That’s how comedy writer Dave Cohen described John Dowie in a piece for Chortle earlier this year; and it’s hard to…