Shindig! 178 (On sale 7th August 2026)

Features

Bonnie Dobson: The Canadian folkie reflects in the morning dew

20 Questions: Brian Protheroe Teenage theatre, Top Of The Pops, cult acclaim and TV success

Downliners Sect: Too sick for fame? London’s R&B/country underdogs re-assessed

Squire: Their jangly mod-pop was way ahead of the curve

Graveyard: Classic Swedish rock with psychedelic and occult overtones

The Cramps: As the first “new” material in 20 years is exhumed and the band’s catalogue is put in order, we return to the source

1976: Be-Bop Deluxe, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Roy Ayers, The Modern Lovers, The Arrows – our alternative soundtrack

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 massive Fading Yellow CD bundle.

It’s A Happening Thing: Hollow Hand, Ty Segall, Bob Stanley, The Great Silkie, The Ettes, Leah Senior, Eva May, Henry Webb-Jenkins, Andy Crofts, Radio Days, Robert Rotifer.

Deep Cuts: Pre-fame appearances on the coffee-house scene.

Songbook: Richie Havens’ ‘Indian Rope Man’ becomes a mod club anthem.

Screen Time: The bizarre yet inevitable phenomenon that was Italo disco.

Experience: Adventures on the road with Heatwave, Crew and more.

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

Prize Crossword: Win a copy of Downliners Sect’s Sect Maniacs.

Vinyl Art: Robert MacLeod’s Between The Poppy And The Snow.

Vinyl Clicks: Velvet Glove’s 1974 gem Sweet Was My Rose.