In an astonishing return to form, Julian Cope has taken an altogether new direction
and released two albums of unmissable allmighty psychedelic metal riffing - Read
article
In the first two parts of Paul's look at 'three perspectives on jazz' he takes
in the World Music Network's selection of South African jazz and a compilation
of 1970s Indo-jazz-fusion - Read
article
In the third of Paul's 'three perspectives on jazz' Soft Machine saxophonist
teams up once again with the avant guitarist to produce an album of highly palatable
dissonance - Read article
This 'lost' instalment of Welsh Psycho, held back at Clicks and Klangs lawyers'
insistence as they combed through the contents to ensure that it said sufficient
nasty things about Phil Collins.
This was from way back in the summer, focussing on the UK media furore surrounding
Brass Eye's satirical look at the UK media furore surrounding paedophilia. As
yet there has been no UK media furore surrounding this article, but who knows
what the future holds. Apologies for the delay - Read
article
In this unpublished interview conducted at the time of the release of Eureka
(O'Rourke's most gloriously accessible recording yet) he considers the tenuous
distinction between pop music and the avant garde. - Read
article
In June of 2001 Sonic Youth took their Goodbye 20th Century album, featuring
covers of what SY consider to be the most important experimental music of the
last century, out on the road. - Read article
Added 23rd September 2001
Early back issues:
Clicks and Klangs was originally a bimonthly online magazine. Here are those
first few issues as they appeared:
006 - April / May 2001 (John Fahey,
Baba 2010, Memphis Troubadours, music in advertising, Grateful
Dead, Pixies, Thighpaulsandra, EAR, Frank Zappa, rock schools)
005 - February / March 2001 (Faust, David Axelrod &
William Blake, Howard Devoto pt3, Harry Smith, General Magic,
Escapade, death of the Melody Maker)
004 - December 2000 / January 2001 (Adam Pierce / Dylan
Group / Mice Parade, Plastic People Of The Universe, Howard Devoto
pt2, Richard Buckner, Godspeed You Black Emperor, PJ Harvey, Sensational,
rock sidemen, noise in Perth)
003 - October / November 2000 (Ikue
Mori, Captain Beefheart, Howard Devoto pt1, Richard Meltzer, Kim
Gordon / Ikue Mori / DJ Olive, Radiohead, Ninja Tune, Lee 'Scratch'
Perry, anarchy and free music, Phil Kellogg)
002 - September 2000(Howe
Gelb / Giant Sand, Butch Hancock, electric Miles Davis, Brian
Jonestown Massacre, Jesus Christ & Harry Potter, Died Too
Early pt2)
001 - August 2000 (Tim Berne, Nina
Simone, gender and the avant garde, Nico, Lester Bangs, Bill Drummond,
Irwin Chusid, Brian Wilson, Great Pop Things, Frank Zappa, Died
Too Early)