Record Collector cerca di ricostruire la storia e le complicate vicende degli XTC nello speciale numero attualmente in edicola con il suggestivo titolo Making Plans for Vinyl, dove si riportano interviste ai diretti protagonisti e i commenti di numerosi appassionati ed estimatori, oltre a cronologia, discografia, galleria fotografica, recensioni e gli esiti di un'esclusiva passeggiata psicogeografica a Swindon e dintorni. L'iniziativa ovviamente è piaciuta moltissimo agli autori di What Do You Call That Noise, tanto da volervi dedicare un intero episodio in podcast: XTC Record Collector special: behind-the-scenes.

Record Collector Presents… XTC is the story of the much-loved post-punk band who evolved, like Swindon’s answer to The Beatles, over nearly three glorious decades. We have exclusive interviews with band members Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory and EXTC’s Terry Chambers, plus close encounters with producers and engineers like Steve Lillywhite, John Leckie, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis and arranger Mike Batt. What’s more, a diverse crop of famous fans drop in to pay homage including Stewart Lee, Thomas Dolby, They Might Be Giants, Debbi Peterson, Martin Carr, Michael League, John Robb, Kavus Torabi and Steve Hogarth. Add to all that, features that dig into the group’s origins, the tumultuous live demise, The Dukes of Stratosphear, the orchpop years and more. And don’t forget artwork, discography, extensive album reviews, XTC memorabilia collectors and a joyous psychogeographic saunter around Swindon, plus plenty more besides…

https://recordcollectormag.com/record-collector-presents-xtc
https://xtc-record-collector-special-behind-the-scenes

Quasi sessant'anni di registrazioni in studio e dal vivo per la BBC, dal 1965 al 2022, per la maggior parte da solo ma anche con Albion Country Band, Steeleye Span, Watersons e Brass Monkey, in duo con Chris Wood, con la figlia Eliza, con l'inseparabile Dave Swarbrick. Un lungo percorso alternativo rispetto alla già ricca e importante discografia ufficiale di Martin Carthy, documentato da Colin Harper in una lussuosa produzione Madfish che comprende 20 cd, un corposo volume biografico e fotografico, vari saggi critici e cronologia completa: Along The Road Forever.

A major new archival release celebrates the extraordinary career of one of the most influential figures in English folk music, Martin Carthy, with Along The Road Forever: Live At The BBC - an expansive collection documenting live and session performances recorded for the BBC across an astonishing 57-year period from 1965-2022. Across 22½ hours of music and 328 tracks - including 237 unique repertoire performances, with two-thirds sourced from master recordings - Along The Road Forever captures Martin’s enduring relationship with the BBC through appearances on Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, BBC Television, and even rare surviving performances from 1960s regional broadcaster ABC TV. The collection also includes an 80-page hardback book featuring a major new essay by acclaimed biographer Clinton Heylin examining Martin Carthy’s complete life in music, alongside unseen photographs - many drawn from Martin’s personal archive - detailed session notes by noted Carthy chronicler Kevin Boyd, and an exclusive photograph personally signed by Martin Carthy.

https://madfishmusic.com/artists/martincarthy

Altra rassegna documentata in Roulette Intermedium è quella ideata da Carlos Giffoni con il titolo No Fun Fest, interrotta dopo l'edizione svedese del 2009 e ripresa a inizio luglio con tre giorni di concerti al Roulette di Brooklyn, NY: "For the first time since 2009, the legendary No Fun Fest returns to New York with a three-day fest titled No Fun New Perspectives, focusing on improvised music and featuring a dream-like lineup of avant-garde musicians from different generations, with every presentation during the festival a world premiere that will push experimental music to new and unknown places. No Fun Fest was celebrated as a pivotal event in Experimental Music and Noise during its original run in New York City from 2004 to 2009, and a second edition in Sweden in 2009."

https://roulette.org/event/no-fun-new-perspectives-night-1
https://roulette.org/event/no-fun-new-perspectives-night-2
https://roulette.org/event/no-fun-new-perspectives-night-3