SHINDIG! -#146 BIG STAR -BOOKS & MAGS
PP Arnold: The pop-soul legend reflects on her stillborn mid-70s band Axis.
The 2023 Shindig! Writers’ Poll: Our highlights of the year’s music, books, live shows, TV, radio and more.
1964-1984: A brisk trot through 20 years that changed music forever.
1964: The Fairies: Wild, untamed R&B from the blues heartland of, um, Essex.
1974: Big Star: Looking to the past while sounding like the future, the Memphis act crafts its second album.
1984: Plasticland: Out-of-time authentic lysergic emanations!
20 Questions: Folkie, psychedelic seer, bohemian, family man. Donovan celebrates 60 years in music with a deluxe box set of one of his most cherished albums.
It’s A Happening Thing: Gruff Rhys, Emma Anderson, Project Gemini, Monde UFO, Raze Regal & White Denim Inc, Ruby J, East Village, Jim Jones, European club culture, Gulls.
Family Album: Chris Farlowe With The Hill’s From Here To Mama Rosa.
Songbook: Roger Nichols and Paul Williams’ ‘Do You Really Have A Heart?’