DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
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STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
THE RESIDENTS
Metal, Meat And Bone
(Cherry Red)
★★★★
SAN FRAN art group The Residents return with possibly their most important homage to date.
Known for paying conceptual tribute over the years to giants like The Beatles and Elvis, this time the faceless oddballs — or should we say eyeballs — have released a fitting eulogy to long-lost Louisiana bluesman Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow.
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