Martin Aston

I am thrilled to confirm that a Spanish edition of the 4AD biography will be published by Contra in June 2025, using Vaughan's original...

The French edition of Facing The Other Way - under the title À contre-courant - has just been published by Editions Allia - thank you...

Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy is not only a brilliant pop song (matched by its fearless video - watch that here ) but a key factor in the...

I thought the first translation would be Spanish, maybe French, but it turned out to be Russian...

Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division posted some lovely words on my book here

"Beds, Rollercoasters, Bridges and Beaches..." My story of the one band I helped sign to 4AD: San Francisco's Red House Painters, led by...

4AD: the 'pure' label behind Pixies and Cocteau Twins When my 4AD biography Facing The Other Way: The Story of 4AD was published, I wrote...

With contributions from key players of past and present including enigmatic founder Ivo Watts-Russell, 4AD biographer Martin Aston...

My ‘Pulp years’ began here, with a live review in 1986, for Melody Maker. It was the first step towards what became a book published in...

15 records by unsung LGBTQ+ pioneers In 2015, I wrote about Jackie Shane for my book, Breaking Down the Walls Of Heartache: How Music...

October 15 7pm: Spiritland's killer sound system presents the forgotten queer pioneers of popular music, such as Fred Barnes, Gene Malin,...