Recent Articles about The Pop Group
“Doubt is a very important word for me” – Mark Stewart Interviewed
Editor-in-chief Max Dax talks oblique strategies and chance procedures with the fast talking and even faster thinking Mark Stewart of The Pop Group. – more
Interview: Adrian Sherwood
“If you don’t start working with great new producers or musicians you end up staying in the area of nostalgia, and that means death.” – more
Belle & Sebastian share more Late Night Tales
Belle & Sebastian are not exactly the obvious choice to curate an edition of the Late Night Tales mix series. However the band’s 2006 contribution to the long running series, where artists select a perfect late night soundtrack, was an unexpected success. This was in no small part due to a liberal selection of tight – more
Mark Stewart – from Pop Group to Maffia
Mark Stewart, one of Britain’s most innovative artists, brought the revolutionary Bristol punk to the masses 30 years ago and thereby sowed the seeds for a music scene that over the years has developed continually and gone on to produce bands such as Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead.?? We had a chat with Berlin-based director, – more
Legendary Pop Group to reform
Legendary Bristol post-punk band the Pop Group are reforming. Cited as as an influence by a number of modern producers including LCD Soundsystem, the band have been credited with creating ‘punk-funk’. Politically charged, abrasive, trailblazing – any number of adjectives could be used to describe the legacy of the seminal group who were led by – more
Mark Stewart – Interview
Mark Stewart has been at the cutting edge of the British underground for the best part of 30 years. Initially starting out in Bristol with his first band; The Pop Group, he forged a path for post punk bands that had a bit more to say than “there is no future anymore…” After sowing the – more
