New Musical Express (NME), 15 September 1984

 

This includes “What Fits the Bill?”, a combined review by Ian Penman of Burroughs’ The Final Academy Documents along with the Test Dept.’s Program for Progress, at page 26. This includes photographs of Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs, and Antony Balch.

Published in London, England by Holborn Publishing Group in September 1984.

Selected Contents:

• Richard Grabel: "Michael Loses Fangs" (essay)
• Peter Anderson: photograph
• Cynthia Rose and Alex Cox: "Chewy Chase" (interview)
• Ed Colver: photograph
• Doc Watson and Black Flag: "Heart of Darkness" (interview)
• Neil Spencer, David Jensen, and John Peel: "Jensen Intercepted – at 194" (interview)
• Kerstin Rodgers: photographs
• Mat Snow: "Glad to Be Grey!!" (essay)
• Danny Kelly and Talk Talk: "The Escapees" (interview)
• John Langford: illustration
• Carlton B. Morgan and Susan Williams: "'Seminal' Claim!!" (interview)
• Sean O'Hagan and Mutabaruka: "Word Attack" (interview)
• Eddie Campbell: comic
• Biba Kopf: "A Waltz through Hardcore" (essay)
• Cynthia Rose: "Hardcore Heroes and Villains" (essay)
• David Ayers and Hüsker Dü: "Eight Miles over Minneapolis" (interview)
• Daniel Corrigan: photograph
• Cynthia Rose: "Fame Fatale" (on John Belushi)
• Cynthia Rose: "First Love, First Rites?" (review of Racing with the Moon by Richard Benjamin)
• Richard Cook: "Tea and Symphony" (review of Spring Symphony by Peter Schamoni)
• Richard Cook: tv reviews
• Simon Witter: "The Caine Bang" (review of Blame It on Rio by Stanley Donen)
• Ian Penman: "What Fits the Bill?" (combined review, incl. The Last Academy Documents)
• Andy Gill: "Hawk Up..." (combined music review)
• Dennis Morris: photograph
• Amrik Rai and Float Up CP: "Bubbling Under!" (interview)
• Paolo Hewitt: "Singles" (music reviews)
• Ian Wright: illustration
• Val Wilmer: photograph
• Jean-Marc Birraux: photograph
• music reviews
• live music reviews
• Terry Seago: illustration

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