Shindig! 140

Features

The Playn Jayn  Straight outta London’s psychedelic pub-rock

scene of the ’80s.

The Soup Dragons  The DIY garage-infused beginnings of the Glasgow

indie-pop stalwarts.

The Teardrop Explodes  As a Kilimanjaro-sized career overview arrives, we go

deep inside the complex and contrary story of the Merseyside

act that brought psychedelia to the masses like no other.

The Creeps The Swedish garage purists who wooed all that witnessed them before mainstream success became inevitable.

Regulars

Thoughts & Words Your letters, tweets and emails.

Shindiggin’ What’s hot on the Shindig! turntable.

Subscribers’ Prize Draw  Subscribe now and you could win a set of 14 Dark records

It’s A Happening Thing Permanent Clear Light, Edgar Jones, Sam Blasucci, The

Bevis Frond, Calibro 35, The Crystal Teardrop, The Saxophones,

Paul Moody, Enys Men, The 13th Floor Elevators, Full Time Hobby

Family Album The Direct Hits’ 1986 mod-pop outing House Of Secrets

Deep Cuts Choice international garage revival singles of the ’80s

The Cramps How B-movie trash style and ’60s garage-rock

created a monster

20 Questions Musician, publisher, writer and renaissance man

Mike Stax tells all

Reviews The best in reissues, new releases, books, and live shows.

Prize Crossword Win Barclay James Harvest’s Once Again on vinyl

Vinyl Clicks The Birdmen Of Alkatraz’s 1989 garage-psych gem

From The Birdcage

Vinyl Clicks  Colin Lloyd Tucker’s 1984 oddity Toybox