Blood
Neil Fox
, May 11th, 2021 08:19
The beginning of the end for The Real Tuesday Weld, Blood is the first of three swan songs for the cult London band, prompting a reflection on artistic legacies, fom Neil Fox
What is the pop music equivalent of a film retrospective? For a while All Tomorrow’s Parties had their
Don’t Look Back series of bands playing classic albums in full. There are, or were, Butlins Weekenders full of retro acts pumping out the hits. Record Store Day maybe, although more and more it’s just an excuse for major record companies to reissue the work of titans again and again ad infinitum, flooding the market and making it harder for smaller, more niche artists and labels to maintain visibility. How will the work of independent artists be rediscovered once time in the limelight has dimmed? How will those for whom the continuously precarious quest for economic sustainability proves too much, be remembered and reevaluated? In cinema, the film retrospecti