Overshadowed by what preceded and followed it, pub rock was a defining genre in the development of music. Sophia Deboick re-establishes the story of a quintessentially British culture and sound which went down surprisingly well on the continent too
The Guardian, Comment is Free: Will a night in Kurt Cobain’s apartment offer fans religious rapture?
From Graceland and the Chelsea Hotel to Depeche Mode’s Basildon, places hallowed by rock stars are the pilgrimage sites of our times
Talk: ‘That is walking on hallowed ground’ – Place, Pilgrimage, Identity and Otherness in South Essex Fan Cults
Talk given at Club Critical Theory, Southend-on-Sea, on 4th December, as part of the Theorizing the Other: Migration and Cultural Tourism event, chaired by Andrew Branch
The Quietus: REVIEW – Dr Feelgood Exhibition/ Lee Brilleaux Memorial Walk
Sophia Deboick heads to Canvey Island to embark on the annual walk in memory of the band’s late frontman and take in the new exhibition of Dr Feelgood paraphernalia
The Quietus: The Quietus Writers’ 40 Favourite Live Albums – Dr. Feelgood, ‘Stupidity’
The Quietus writers and staff choose their favourite live albums, from murky punk madness to electrifying free jazz, and from the pure sound of rage to sex, death and romance
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