Shindig! May-June 2008
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In its May-June issue, Shindig! Magazine has persuaded Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory to talk about their heartfelt love of British psychedelia and why XTC developed the alter-ego THE DUKES OF THE STRATOSPHEAR in the mid-80s.
Both Andy and Dave grew up in the late ’60s and were enthralled by the psychedelic records that they heard on the radio as teenagers. You could say that eccentric British spirit was ingrained in them at an early age. As writer Marco Rossi notes in this issue's cover story “XTC always had something psychedelic about them, even on their earliest punk sides”.
The massive impact that British psychedelia is still having on contemporary music is exemplified by the re-imagined Peppersesque spectacle of new bands such as PANIC AT THE DISCO. With the imminent reissues of the two DUKES OF THE STRATOSPHEAR albums, this is going to be the perfect sunny summer for drinking Pimms and eating cucumber sandwiches on the lawn.
Remember, Andy Partridge does not do interviews... but he did for Shindig!
• We take a look at what was happening in San Francisco in 1966 in our second part of Johnny Black’s day-by-day chronology of the city's vibrant musical scene. Featuring THE GRATEFUL DEAD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY and QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE.
• BLUE ASH were an amazing American power pop band whose roots lay in the psychedelic ’60s. We survey the career of this cool-looking but unfortunate group and give them the full re-appraisal.
• THE ZOMBIES and THE SONICS get marked on their recent reformations for better and for worse.
• And there's a whole lot more too, including THE STORY (fabulous new folk music in the psychedelic British tradition), plus the usual ear-popping selection of news, reviews and cashews!
