The Shindig! team
Editor-In-Chief: Jon ‘Mojo’ Mills
jon@shindig-magazine.com
Associate Editor: Andy Morten
andy@shindig-magazine.com
Volume 2 Issue 10, May-June 2009 Hello Shindiggers
Genres. Who coined the terms we so readily use, and why? Certainly most classifications Shindig! regularly refer to, with the notable exceptions of rock ‘n’ roll, surf, beat, folk- rock, soul and psychedelia, are latter day creations dreamed up by shrewd record dealers or marketing people intent on putting a tag on the next craze. The now oft used “acid-folk” is a recent example.
Using genres, sub-genres, and sub-sub- genres always makes discussing music easier, and with such a wealthy catalogue of music behind us, the impossible task of comparing groups with similar traits is a lot simpler. Phil Smee’s “freakbeat” has become so understood that both Wimple Winch and The Attack are now seen as being of that genre. Yet if Phil hadn’t thought hard about a certain tone and style that bounced around 1966 there’d be no freakbeat. Further more, if it wasn’t for Shindig!’s very own Rex Thompson there’d be no "freakrock"… and we’ve all seen this dirty sub-genre on posters for numerous club nights that spin a certain type of early ’70s rock! Like drunken Chinese whispers it can all grow out of proportion.
Our collection of country-rock features isn’t by any means a definitive classification of what the genre is, or should be (and we smile at magazines that fill pages up with
opinionated lists about the must-have records every self respecting music fan should own).
All of the country-rock artists in this issue have made some amazing records and certainly helped form the genre. Calling music rock, pop, or as I believe they used to say, the music of “tomorrow’s young hitmakers”, certainly avoids the “us and them” or “marmite” (you either love it or hate it) approach that mark so many genres. Along with heavy metal and reggae, anything related to country music, in our case country- rock, can send the hordes scurrying for cover… and if you are one of these I advise you investigate the country-rock records covered in this issue. You’ll be very surprised!
Maybe we should not endlessly categorise and label everything – but I know how much we like to chat at great length about New England’s moody garage sound, toy town pop or cinematic soul and how happy organising these records in their own sections makes us. The manner in which we discuss the type of music covered in this magazine has also changed beyond recognition, and having signposts to guide us around the unknown landscape is perhaps no bad thing.
Until next time, Jon ‘Mojo’ Mills
Assistant Editor: Richard S Jones
rsjones@shindig-magazine.com
Editorial Consultant: Phil Suggitt
phil@shindig-magazine.com
Contributors
Kingsley Abbott, Rachael Adams, Richard Allen, David Bash, Grahame Bent, Pat Curran, Rich Deakin, Hugh Dellar, Darius Drewe,
Pete Fowler, Brian Greene, Mark A Johnston, Richard S Jones, Jeanette Leech, Pat Long,
Paul Martin, Austin Matthews, Paul McWilliams, Jon ‘Mojo’ Mills, Andy Morten, Kris Needs, Goran Obradovic, Mark Raison, Paul Ritchie, Marco Rossi, Tom Sandford, Mick Skidmore, Phil Suggitt, Vic Templar, Gary von Tersch, Christopher Walsh.
Apologies
We were so excited about the last issue before going to press that we forgot to mention that Andrew Lees and Pat Long contributed,
and worse still, left Louis Comfort-Wiggett’s credit off his epic Bee Gees Odessa review.
Design: Andy Morten and Slim Smith
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What’s hot on the SD turntable Shindiggin’
Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Second Life Replay (Yep Roc CD) Rodriguez - Halfway Up The Stairs (Light In The Attic CD) The Pretty Things - You’ll Never Do It Baby (Snapper CD) The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea (XL CD)
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs - I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya (Damaged Goods CD)
Fraction - Sons Come To Birth (Rockaway CD) Mott The Hoople - The Journey (Angel Air CD) The Mixers - Never Find Time (Vinyl Japan CD) Cafe Con Leche - The Land Of Light (RCA Spain 7”) The Goodies - The Dum Dum Ditty (Varese Saraband CD)
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