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...

R.I.P. David Lynch. Another visionary gone. Talking of which, he and Vaughan crossed paths when Lynch commissioned artwork for his “Good...

An exhibition of graphic design is being held in Budapest, which includes works by Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg. Vaughan is represented...

Back from Mexico City, with an original CD of the His Name Is Alive compilation Always Stay Sweet that was first released on the Opcion...

I've just received the double vinyl 30th anniversary edition of Kristin's solo debut Hips And Makers, which 4AD's website says is...

To celebrate 40 years since Bauhaus’ inception in Northampton, England, the band's debut single “Bela Lugosi's Dead” has risen from its...

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

Former Lush singer/guitarist Miki Berenyi's memoir Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success (published by Nine Eight Books) is a...

Vaughan's name is alive.... Vaughan Oliver’s work with 4AD established him as one of the most influential Graphic Designers and Art...

I'd first interviewed Kristin Hersh in 1986, not long after Throwing Muses had released their startling debut album, on the day that the...

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

"Anywhere Out Of The World: The Unique Vision of Dead Can Dance." With the release of Aion , The Serpent’s Egg  and Spiritchaser , Dead...

In the current issue of MOJO, 'The Ungrateful Dead', my feature on the reunited - for the third time! - Bauhaus, as "the godfather of...

Hard to believe, but Vaughan died, after a very short illness, on December 29th. RIP the genius, unique, mischievous, irrepressible,...

My story of post-punk pioneers Rema-Rema, who have - almost 40 years after they split - released their first album, the double vinyl/CD...

On the 35th anniversary of their first album, Garlands , I got the chance again to wax (and wane) lyrical about the unique and cherished...

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

The trio's final phase of recording for 4AD found them at their peak. Find it here

"Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin...

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...