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What’s In A Cover? Lust For Life by Iggy Pop and Fried by Julian Cope In the first ever guest written piece on colourhorizon, the unutterable Henry Forrest finds himself with Lust For Life and gets Fried… What’s in a cover looks at two iconoclastic artists whom…

Two iconic covers featuring two iconic frontmen. But what do the covers tell us about the artists?!
We look at #LustForLife by #iggypop and #fried by #juliancope!
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Aggressively forging the future: Teeth Of The Sea present WRAITH The Scribes made many Foretelling in the days before the Ending Time. Employed by the Slavic dukes they would toil to make predictions for their masters. While the dukes dined on suckling pig in th…

A noirish trip into the abyss from a band that deals in aggressively forging the future....
@teethofthesea.bsky.social
@rocketrecordings.bsky.social
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Who are Synthetic Villains? Being huge fans of Three Dimension Tanx here at colourhorizon’s ice palace, we were excited and delighted to hear Synthetic Villains, a new project from Brother Richard of the mighty Tanx. Th…

Hey! Here's an interview with @syntheticvillains.bsky.social I did a few years ago!

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The power of Crufts compels you.

Chill out your day: Synthetic Villains presents Obstacle Navigation Richard J Turner aka Synthetic Villains is back with his second solo album of happy go lucky electro-pop to chill out your day. Lets’s press play and see what Obstacle Navigation sounds like …

Somewhere between a SNES, New Order, Tom Verlaine and Scooby Doo, lies @syntheticvillains.bsky.social !! For pleasure, made with pedals and bleeps!!
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Be Calm Honcho – Honcho Dreams (2014) Be Calm Honcho are a melting pot of sounds and influences. The jangly guitars of Johnny Marr. The late night boozy fun of Morphine. The wonder of Sigur Ros. The dreamy folk-gaze of Mazzy Star. The …

‘Mean Pack’ has a post punk staccato say, of The Au Pairs with the brains of a Tom Verlaine album track.
Woozy, Californian, sexy, stuff from Be Calm Honcho
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Our Man In The Bronze Age – The Gallows Tree (2012) One of the most exciting things in music is when you hear a band that refuses to play by any genre rules. How often do you describe a band and say “well they sound like… um, er, no one …

"The worms are rolling out to see" could be my favourite lyric of the 21st century, from the sublime, rollicking Our Man In The Bronze Age.

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Submission & Damage: Psychic Lemon present Freak Mammal Psychic Lemon shoot you up then shoot you down with their monolithic slabs of space rock mashed with dance groove commitment. Their new album, Freak Mammal is a punishing adventure beyond time or r…

A album of dangerous dance psych music to lose your shit over.
@psychiclemon.bsky.social
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Submission & Damage: Psychic Lemon present Freak Mammal Psychic Lemon shoot you up then shoot you down with their monolithic slabs of space rock mashed with dance groove commitment. Their new album, Freak Mammal is a punishing adventure beyond time or r…

"@psychiclemon.bsky.social Lemon shoot you up then shoot you down with their monolithic slabs of space rock mashed with dance groove commitment. Freak Mammal pushes every mother fucking boundary."
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If You Like… You’ll Love Flange Circus, with Flange Circus Our new feature, If You Like… simply provides a list of stuff. If you like that stuff, the chances are you’ll love the featured band. Today we’re looking at Flange Circus and were…

If you like derelict bus stops in Kazakhstan you'll love @flangecircus.bsky.social !!
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Interview with Brendan and Jason from For Screen and Country Just as the universe expands with stars being born every minute, podcasts about movies flicker into existence as you read this very sentence. It can be hard to find the best. Luckily For Screen And…

A great interview i did with the boys from @fsacpod.bsky.social #moviepodcast who talk about their epic trip through the #BFI top 100 British movies, of all British time. Good show!
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Podcasts: Pontifacts ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fry and Bry, two friends gifted with ambition and scope, are embarking on a huge podcast adventure. Deep history analysis has been waiting for the dawn of podcasts: a format to pick over the minuta…

Looking for a quirky deep cut #history #podcast?
@pontifactspod.bsky.social looks at the papacy, pope by pope, rates their actions, then rates their two dimensionsal faces.

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Concrete Island (1988) Blu-ray Whilst now enjoying a position as a cult favourite, Alan Clarke’s 1988 adaptation of JG Ballard’s Concrete Island was not only a highlight of that year’s television, but s source …

Alan Clarke's #ConcreteIsland movie starring #PeterDavison comes to #BluRay, with it's iconic OST from @heartwood9.bsky.social and @hawksmoormusic.bsky.social

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A photo titled the real luxuries in life

Taking a little time to count little blessings this morning 🫶

Amusing Photoshopped image of a Blue Peter presenter about to light a wicker man. Above, it reads 'Don't forget the Old Gods this Xmas!'

🚨👑Charlemagne: Return of the Kings👑🚨

⚔️ The Frankish king Charlemagne is one of the titanic figures of European history. His rise to power is a staggering story of warring religious empires, betrayal, battle, blindings and brutal conquest. How, then, did it come about?