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…

Lean Left – Live at Cafe Oto - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Sleeve notes by Stew for this blistering live set by American-Dutch-Scandinavian free-improv quartet. The Ex guitars meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo. Lean Left throws together two explosive duos – the sax/drums collision course of Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilsson-Love with the piledriving guitarists from The Ex – to make up a positively apocalyptic quartet: an elemental musical…

Razorcuts – ‘The World Keeps Turning’ & ‘Storyteller’ Re-Issues - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Stew wrote sleevenotes for the reissues of these two albums by the 80s band Razorcuts Buy The World Keeps Turning from here and buy Storyteller from here.

Galaxie 500 – Today - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Stew wrote the sleeve notes for the 2010 reissue of Galaxie 500’s debut album, Today. LINK: Galaxie 500’s Myspace

Trees – On The Shore - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Stew wrote sleeve notes for this reissue of the classic folk rock album On The Shore by Trees trees to read them.