Shindig! 140 (On sale 1st of June 2023. PRINT ON DEMAND COPY)

£11.49

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.