XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls

Psurroundabout Ride To celebrate the release of  Psurroundabout Ride , Mark Fisher talks to Sir John Johns (aka Andy Partridge) about the roots of the Dukes of Stratosphear, his formative love of psychedelia and what it's been like to revisit 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot in 5.1 surround with ace remixer Steven Wilson. What is the history of the Dukes? Sir John Johns: You'll have to climb into my turdis (it's disguised as a small outside lavatory) and we'll go back to 67. I'll be at school and I'm just loving psychedelic music – or the psychedelic music I can hear, which isn't much. It'll be under the bed clothes with a tranny (that means something totally different) and I'm tuning in to Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg because I was one of those geeks that got Fab 208 magazine . I'm listening to obscure psychedelic singles and thinking, "This is fantastic. This is pop music gone upwards towards the stars. I...

What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book attracts an elite readership  Drummer Prairie Prince is delighted as XTC guitarist Dave Gregory signs his copy of the book before both pose with Skylarking producer Todd Rundgren after his gig in London on 6 April 2019. From the editor of  The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls  comes a musical exploration of one of the most essential pop groups of the 20th century.  What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book   is a compelling 228-page volume in which some of the world's leading musicians and keenest fans come together to discuss what makes XTC so very special. £17.99 + free UK p&p (international p&p from £5) Full details:  https://www.xtclimelight.com/

From the editor of  The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls  comes a musical exploration of one of the most essential pop groups of the 20th century.  What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book is a compelling 228-page volume in which some of the world's leading musicians and keenest fans come together to discuss what makes XTC so very special. £17.99 + free UK p&p (international p&p from £5) Full details:  https://www.xtclimelight.com/