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Current Issue: #298 | December 2008
Featuring: Antony & The Johnsons, Band Of Holy Joy, Goodiepal, Graveyards, Florian Hecker, Bettina Köster, Noodles
On The Cover: Antony & The Johnsons: Alan Licht uncovers the singer’s interest in paradise and Japanese Butoh dance, and his former dreams of creating a progressive cabaret in New York. Plus Florian Hecker, Radio Ballads, West African psychedelia, The Band Of Holy Joy's Invisible Jukebox, Graveyards, Noodles, Bettina Köster, Goodiepal, Jonny Trunk and more.
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Web exclusive > Picture Gallery
Unpublished Antony & The Johnsons photos
- Issue #298 (Dec 08) | Published 19/11/08
View a selection of photos of Antony & The Johnsons which are unpublished elsewhere
Web exclusive > MP3 Specials
Graveyards artwork and MP3s
- Issue #298 (Dec 08) | Published 19/11/08
View original artwork and check exclusive live tracks by Graveyards
Web exclusive > The Portal
Link Of The Day 20/11/2008: Radio Ballads & Topic Recordings
- Issue #298 (Dec 08) | Published 20/11/08
"...on 2 July 1958, the usually measured radio ambience of the BBC Home Service was rent by a full 20 seconds of catastrophic noise, tearing metal and thundering debris. Recreated in the BBC studios, the explosive collision occurred towards the climax of an hour-long tribute to Axon and the unsung... » Read more...