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August 12, 2022
Shorties (An Interview with Tom Perrotta, Nige Tassell on His C86 Book, and more)
The Los Angeles Review of Books interviewed author Tom Perrotta.
Nige Tassell discussed his book Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? An Indie Odyssey with Financial Times.
Tassell identifies its importance as “a second coming of the punk ethos” for people too young to have been at London’s Roxy in 1977. “This was the time of Dire Straits and the launch of the CD and everything being pristine and perfect,” he says when we speak. “But with C86, you just had to pick up a guitar and make music imbued with enthusiasm.” Like punk, these bands appeared together on bills, with their names spread via a network of fanzines and a handful of indie labels putting out the records.
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Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommended books set in Lisbon.
OSEES' John Dwyer discussed the band's new album with Paste.
The New York Times recommends the week's best new books.
Noisey interviewed members of the band Pale Waves.
Electric Literature interviewed author Sarah Thankam Mathews.
Stream a new song by NNAMDÏ.
Book Riot recommended books for teachers.
Stream a new song by Braids.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy covered the Ramones' "Outsider."
Stream a new song by The TFD (Young Galaxy’s Stephen Ramsay and Stars’ Torquil Campbell).
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