Siouxsie's on the cover this time around – as the issue looks at her musical journey and transformation in the 1980s! There's plenty more from that generation too – features on Cockney Rejects, Virgin Prunes, Ruts DC, Roxy Music, Crime & The City Solution, The Cult, Damned, Vibrators, and March Violets – the usual UK-heavy slant on music from the years after punk! Magazine

The usual blast from the past this time around from Vive Le Rock – a big feature on the solo years of Joe Strummer – and more on Keith Levene, Marc Bolan, Slade, Cockney Rejects, David Bowie, Gary Numan, The Dammed, and Amyl & The Sniffers – plus a look back at the best albums of 2022, on a month by month basis! Magazine

Vive Le Rock looks at the re-formed lineup of The Damned – back together for the first time in years, and on the road – alongside other features on 999, Buzzcocks, Cock Sparrer, The Godfathers, and Hanoi Rocks – all in keeping with the 80s spin of the publication! There's also a great article on the rise of Teddy Boy culture in the UK – essential to understanding part of the energy behind punk – and the issue also features a profile of Gogol Bordello, a look at new groups, and a Rough Guide To Newtown Neurotics! Magazine

The Ramones take the cover this time around, with a big feature that looks at their UK visits in the late 70s – alongside other late 70s/80s coverage on artists who include Television, Cock Sparrer, Fields Of The Nephelim, Girls At Our Best, Johnny Moped, and even Mungo Jerry! There's plenty more too – features on The Chats, Osees, Dub War, Zounds, Flatliners, and Suzi Moon – and as with every issue, Vive Le Rock does a great job of balancing a role as a time machine, and a way of moving things forward to the present. Magazine

That's Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks on the cover – putting up his dukes, and showing the world that he's still ready for action! As usual with VLR, the issue's full of features a host of other 80s artists too, plus a few contemporary acts – lots more on Blondie, Girlschool, The Adicts, Thin Lizzy, Nasty Suicide, Amyl & The Sniffers, Afghan Whigs, and even the Cro-Mags! Magazine

Amyl & The Sniffers get a big cover feature here – but there's also plenty of the more classic coverage you've come to expect from Vive Le Rock – including an interview with John Lydon, and more on Chelsea, JoBoxers, Christian Death, Blitz, Altered Images, and Hoodoo Gurus - plus a look at Northern Ireland Punk, and heroin in rock and roll! Punk, new wave, and beyond – with plenty more inside too! Magazine

A great session from John Klemmer – a real giant on the tenor, with a sound that long deserves to be revived! Klemmer's blowing here on straight tenor and with some electronic effects on the horn – and he's working with a hip Chicago soul jazz combo that includes Phil Upchurch on bass, Morris Jennings on drums, Pete Cosey on guitar, and Richard Thompson on piano and organ. The cuts are all pretty straight for Klemmer – and have that wonderful mix of styles that you'd find in the Cadet studios of the late 60s, with bits of rock, soul, and funk working their way into the mix. Titles include "Excursion #2", "My Heart Sings", "Third Stone From The Sun", "Free Soul", and "Children Of The Earth Flames". LP, Vinyl record album

2 great early sessions from John Klemmer – a real giant on the tenor, with a sound that long deserves to be revived! These sides have a sound that's pretty frenetic, and a style that presages a lot of the white free fusion players that would show up in the 70s. The first LP, Blowin' Gold, finds Klemmer on straight tenor and playing with some electronic effects on the horn – and he's working with a hip Chicago soul jazz combo that includes Phil Upchurch on bass, Morris Jennings on drums, Pete Cosey on guitar, and Richard Thompson on piano and organ. The cuts are all pretty straight for Klemmer – and have that wonderful mix of styles that you'd find in the Cadet studios of the late 60s, with bits of rock, soul, and funk working their way into the mix. Titles include "Excursion #2", "My Heart Sings", "Third Stone From The Sun", "Free Soul", and "Children Of The Earth Flames". On the second album, Eruptions, John plays with great abandon and an angular style that's more in keeping with some of the European players of the time, than it is with his labelmates at Cadet . He's backed by organ, electric piano, vibes, and guitar, which also has lots of effects. With the tracks "Gardens Of Uranus", "Summer Song", "Regions Of Fire", and "Lady Toad". LP, Vinyl record album

A collection of 60s sessions from John Klemmer – a real giant on the tenor, with a sound that long deserves to be revived! These sides have a sound that's pretty frenetic, and a style that presages a lot of the white free fusion players that would show up in the 70s. The set collects sides cut for Cadet, Blowin' Gold, Eruptions and All The Children Cried – and have that wonderful mix of styles that you'd find in the Cadet studios of the late 60s, with bits of rock, soul, and funk working their way into the mix, plus some electronic effects on the horn, too. Titles include "Excursion #2", "My Heart Sings", "Third Stone From The Sun", "Free Soul", "Children Of The Earth Flames", "Gardens Of Uranus", "Summer Song", "Rose Petals", "La De Dah", "All The Children Cried", "I Whisper A Prayer For Peace", and "Pulsations Of A Green Eyed lady". LP, Vinyl record album

Shirley Scott plays both the organ and piano with George Duviver on bass and Arthur Edgehill on drums for these eight Duke Ellington tracks. The selections include "Caravan", "Just Squeeze In", "C Jam Blues", "Prelude To A Kiss", "In A Sentimental Mood", "In A Mellow Tone", "I've Got It Bad", and "Just A-Sittin & A-Rockin". LP, Vinyl record album

The Soul Revivers really live up to their name here – by bringing back some classic Jamaican talents, including the great Ernest Ranglin and Ken Boothe – and also opening the door to some really fresh ideas in the world of funk! As you'd guess from the Jamaican component – which also includes work from Earl 16 and Devon Russell – the album's got some reggae currents in the music, but isn't entirely a reggae set either – as The Soul Revivers are one of those groups that skirt the style, and don't try to slavishly copy it – bringing in bits of funk, jazz, and soul – with other guests who include vocalist Alexia Coley and trumpeter Ms Maurice. The whole thing's a great hybrid that lives up to the London scene in which it was created – and titles include "Futile Cause", "Where The River", "Harder", "Cee Rocka", "Got To Live", "Look No Further", "No More Drama", "Tell My Why", and "Down River". LP, Vinyl record album

A totally cool collection of songs, sound effects, and vintage movie trailers – all pulled from the glory days of the American horror film! The package is a tribute to the old time monster shows that used to travel the theater circuit – a mix of horror movies and live action activity – revived by by the folks at Something Weird in live performances, a great counterpart to all the great films they've given us on DVD over the years! This CD brings together the kind of deep knowledge that only fans of these lost b-movie gems could discover – a massive 32 track package that features the songs "The Morgus Creep" by The Daringers, "Cemetary Stomp" by The Essex, "Count Dracula" by The Rockin Continentals, "Haunted House" by Oscar & The Majestics, "The Giggler" by The Pot & The Wildcats, "The Guillotine" by The Executioners, "Transylvania" by The Mysterians, and "Night Beat" by The Night Beats – plus a huge host of film trailers, radio spots, and more! LP, Vinyl record album

John Lennon revisits the rock and roll canon after years of emotionally charged solo material – a move that was partially imposed by legal necessity, but got even more messed up from there – culminating a solid, set of pure Rock N Roll in '75! Includes sessions produced by Lennon in fall of '74, plus the 4 tracks that survived the '73 sessions with Spector. Includes "Be-Bop-A-Lula", "Stand By Me", "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy", "Ain't That A Shame", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Slippin' And Slidin'", "Peggy Sue", "Bony Moronie", "Just Because" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

A beautifully done look at the music of Harvey Scales – a damn funky cat from the Milwaukee scene, finally getting his due! The package is overflowing with groovers – hard funky 45 cuts that Scales recorded for the Magic Touch label – mostly in the late 60s and start of the 70s – wrapped up here in a lavish booklet that's filled with well-researched notes, and vintage photos – a set that really sets a whole new standard for the Tuff City label! Scales' groove is one that we've always loved on 45 – a dancefloor-directed version of soul that falls somewhere in a space between Archie Bell & The Drells and Dyke & The Blazers – but with a heavier sound overall. Yet having all these cuts together in one place seems to give them even more intensity than before – a powerhouse package of 20 rare tracks that run the gamut from upbeat soul to heavy funk to a few early disco numbers as well. Titles include "Love-It is", "Broadway Freeze", "Get Down", "The Yolk", "The Funky Yolk", "Get Down 1970", "Funky Football", "Trying To Survive", "Bump Your Thang", "Groove On Sexy Lady", "Rock The World", "Welcome Home", "The Sound Of Soul", "Too Good To Be True", and "Love Is A Gas". Beautifully done package – with an almost Numero-like feel inside the booklet! CD

A beautifully done look at the music of Harvey Scales – a damn funky cat from the Milwaukee scene, finally getting his due! The package is overflowing with groovers – hard funky 45 cuts that Scales recorded for the Magic Touch label – mostly in the late 60s and start of the 70s – wrapped up here in a lavish booklet that's filled with well-researched notes, and vintage photos – a set that really sets a whole new standard for the Tuff City label! Scales' groove is one that we've always loved on 45 – a dancefloor-directed version of soul that falls somewhere in a space between Archie Bell & The Drells and Dyke & The Blazers – but with a heavier sound overall. Yet having all these cuts together in one place seems to give them even more intensity than before – a powerhouse package of 20 rare tracks that run the gamut from upbeat soul to heavy funk to a few early disco numbers as well. Titles include "Love-It is", "Broadway Freeze", "Get Down", "The Yolk", "The Funky Yolk", "Get Down 1970", "Funky Football", "Trying To Survive", "Bump Your Thang", "Groove On Sexy Lady", "Rock The World", "Welcome Home", "The Sound Of Soul", "Too Good To Be True", and "Love Is A Gas". Beautifully done 2LP gatefold with all the tracks from the CD version. LP, Vinyl record album

A private press relic from the Santa Cruz Mountains by Eddie Callahan – a really cool mix of soft rock melodies with soul searching lyricism and unpredictable instrumentation – one that's been heavily sought by collectors and is well worth it! There's a bit of post hippie spiritualism, but it a plainspoken, unpretentious way that's really endearing – and the music is totally creative. There's some laidback folk rock guitars and oddball bits of Moog, mellotron and stylistic detours abound. Cool stuff revived with reverence by Time-Lag Records! Includes "Paper Rain", "Dying To Sing", "Don't You Know (How I Feel?)", "Judge Me", "Where Will I Be Tomorrow?", "Just Across The Line", "Santa Cruz Mountains", "Shake Your Woogie" and "Flying". CD

Rap classic 45 edits by Peanut Butter Wolf – a stellar set of benchmark singles by Fearless Four, Just Ice, Marley Marl & MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie, Mantronix, JVC Force, Boogie Down Productions and more! The Wolf mixes the tunes perfectly, no jumpy edits or too abbreviated cuts, each rolling along long enough to set their classic groove afloat before seamlessly flowing to the next. Old school favorites from Enjoy, Cold Chillin, Golden Flamingo, Nia, Fresh, Idlers and other labels. Includes "Rockin It" by Fearless Four, "Love Rap" by Spoonie G & Treacherous Three, "Tricky Tee Rap" by Tricky Tee, "Dancin Heart" by Universal Two, "At The Place To Be" by Sweety G, "Old School" by Busy Bee, "Sucker DJs (I Will Survive)", " Dimples D, "Marley Marl Scratch" by Marley Marl & MC Shan, "Just Rhymin With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie and more. CD