Dastardly


Interviews


Love - Interview with Johnny Echols

Love

Ahead of the final upcoming UK tour Dastardly talks to original Love guitarist Johnny Echols about his time playing with one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the 1960s.


Tommy Stinson - Interview

Tommy Stinson

Dastardly interviews Replacements and Guns n’ Roses bass legend Tommy Stinson about his storming new album with Bash and Pop, ‘Anything Could Happen’




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Profiles




Bob Gruen and Leee Black Childers

Dastardly travels to the D'Stassi gallery in Shoreditch to hear legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen talk about some of the iconic images on display in a new exhibiton.


Fontaines DC - A Hero;s Death

Fontaines DC

Dastardly finds the second LP from Dublin 5-piece Fontaines D.C. splices hypnotic lyrics with rhythmic driving passion

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Chills - The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps Chills - The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps

Husker Du - Profile Husker Du

Beatles - It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper and Beyond Beatles - It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper and Beyond

Alan Parsons - Profile Alan Parsons




Live Reviews




Jimmy Webb

Dastardly watches a captivating performance by Jimmy Webb proving he’s as skilled a raconteur as he is songsmith.




Jimmy Webb

Dastardly watches a captivating performance by Jimmy Webb proving he’s as skilled a raconteur as he is songsmith.

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Big Joanie - Moth Club, London, 23/1/2020, Big Joanie - Moth Club, London, 23/1/2020,

Hollywood Brats - Nell's, London, 31/10/2019 Hollywood Brats - Nell's, London, 31/10/2019

Love Band - Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5/7/2019 Love Band - Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5/7/2019

Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something - Shacklewell Arms, London, 8/11/2018 Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something - Shacklewell Arms, London, 8/11/2018

Kristin Hersh - Rough Trade East, London, 25/10/2018 Kristin Hersh - Rough Trade East, London, 25/10/2018








Features




Deep Purple

In our column 'The Image That Made Me Weep', in which our writers write about the impact of a particular photo or image on them, Dastardly writes about how the sleeve of a Deep Purple 'Greatest Hits' album made him fall in love with the Fender Stratocaster guitar.


Miscellaneous - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Miscellaneous

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' Dastardly reflects on his ten favourite tracks from 1988.

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Goats Head Soup - Ten Songs That Made Me Love.... Goats Head Soup - Ten Songs That Made Me Love....

Bob Mould - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Bob Mould - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Miscellaneous - Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Miscellaneous - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Pink Floyd - (Gig of a Lifetime) Earls Court, London, August 1980 Pink Floyd - (Gig of a Lifetime) Earls Court, London, August 1980




Reviews




Desperate Journalist

Fourth LP from dynamic 80s postpunk-inspired Londoners Desperate Journalist proves to be a belter


Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something - Oh Really, What’s That Then?

Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something

Thrilling debut album from South London's finest DIY genre-blending glampunkers jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something

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Ghost Music - I Was Hoping You’d Pass By Here Ghost Music - I Was Hoping You’d Pass By Here

L A Salami - Dancing With Bad Grammar L A Salami - Dancing With Bad Grammar

Apple Rabbits  - Oberkampf Apple Rabbits - Oberkampf

Bob Mould - Beauty and Ruin Bob Mould - Beauty and Ruin

Bailterspace - Trinine Bailterspace - Trinine

Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir