leicester + indie music + 1986-1987
the Fanzine
First edition
July 1986
In the 1980s, Leicester gave birth to one of the UK's richest live music scenes.
There was big hair and big sounds and much of it was recorded at the time by people who loved it and lived it.
See what they saw and read what they said in the magazine that cornered the market in music news during a cultural revolution in one of the UK's most creative cities.
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CONTENTS
page 4: interview
>A Boy Called Christian
page 6: gig reviews
>Sonic Youth
@The Fan Club
>Ghost Dance
@International Hotel
>The Bomb Party
@The Fan Club
>The Waterboys
@Leicester Uni
page 8: interview
>Doctor And The Medics
BBC Radio Leicester
page 9: interview
>Crazyhead
news
>Hunters Club
pages 10 -11: profile
Leicester's music venues
page 12: band news
>Sister Crow
>Just Like Jane
page 13: interview
>Ghostdance
gig review
>Gaye Bikers On Acid
page 15: feature
Fashion Show c/o Leicester Polytechnic's famous Fashion & Textiles Faculty
page 16: the charts
The Alternative sounds and House tracks that made us look good on the dance floor, courtesy of The Fan Club
page 18: news
News and views on all the Leicester bands that were on our radar
