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Just finished Ubik by Philip.K.Dick - favourite author of all time (currently). A massively absorbing read.

Today its The Watchmen graphic novel & I've also just got hold of this months Record Collector magazine for the John Foxx & Ultravox interviews

That's on my shopping list for tomorrow!

I need to read more PKD - "Ubik" always sounded interesting.

Mentions in the interview of more things to come with Harold Budd & Ruben Garcia & also Theo Travis.

I've had to Wiki Theo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Travis


The others I think we already know about.

Theo played at the Harold Budd farewell gig in 2005. Oh to have been a fly on the wall at that after-show party!

I got this today too. Thanks to everyone for putting this together.

BUT...

It's a tad disappointing to see a Foxx-era question being used as a competition for tickets to the Return to Eden tour, and a Foxx-era photograph being used to promote the competition!

He also appears on Steve Jansen's album "Slope".

Painting with Sound: The Music and Life of Hans-Joachim Roedelius by fellow Gibraltar born Stephen Iliffe. A well presented book, very colourful and concise on the well celebrated (East)German avant-gardist.

Kraftwerk: I Was A Robot by Wolfgang Flur published by Sanctuary Encores. A very personal account by one of the four members of the classic line-up. The book makes the band very human but does not dilute in any way the mystic of the band as the quintessential electronic band. Which takes me to...

...Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music by Pascal Bussy . A well researched book and very straight to the point. It does promote the band very well and makes you look forward to their next release. It would be interesting to meet an artist like Ralph Hutter.

Chris

'The Meaning Of Night', by the sadly recently deceased Michael Cox. An excellent pastiche of a the Victorian mystery novel, set in the London of squalor, the stinking Thames, brothels and opium dens.

Having just finished watching the new DVD of the TV series, I'm reading John Christopher's The Tripods Trilogy.

I've just this morning finished "The White Mountains", so I'll be starting the second book, "The City of Gold and Lead" this evening.

I've just posted on the "Music " thread about my weekend in the early 70's My reading complimented it "THE DAMNED UNITED DAVID PEACE " Basically a dramatization of the legendary Mr Clough's ill fated 44 day tenure at Leeds United interspersed with his joint miracle working at Derby County alongside Peter Taylor An excellent piece of work .It took me back to my early adolescence , excellent stuff Brian Clough a true legend Even non football fans will admire him for inspiring the Vince Clark led Depeche Mode look