Library of Mu: All Articles

There are 32 Articles in the Library of Mu:

From Little Idiots Big Idiots Grow: Date: 25 February, 1978; Journal: NME; Author: ?; Description: excellent article on first BIJ gig, first single and the Hope Street Fringe Festival - they are "a messy unrhythmic chaos" but still delightful; Status: original (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

The Great Chain Robbery: Date: 20 February, 1988; Journal: NME; Author: Jack Barron; Description: a run-down of Welsh 'terrorist' record label Fierce, and all their various bootlegs - Charles Manson, Jesus and Mary Chain, JAMs, Sky Saxon, Sonic Youth etc. The JAMs aparantly stole their name and idea from Fierce!; Status: original (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

Bare Faced Cheek: Date: 02 July, 1988; Journal: NME; Author: ?; Description: Fierce Records; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

Looking after number one: Date: 24 December, 1988; Journal: Sounds; Author: -; Description: exclusive excerpts from The Manual; Status: original (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

New Age Clubbing: Date: January 1990; Journal: The Face; Author: ?; Description:; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

?: Date: 10 March, 1990; Journal: Melody Maker; Author: ?; Description: Ambient House (general); Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

?: Date: September 1990; Journal: The Face; Author: Ian McCann; Description: Ambient House and KLF etc; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

The Rites of KLF: Date: August 1991; Journal: i-D; Author: ?; Description:; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

Stand By Your Van: Date: 23 November, 1991; Journal: NME; Author: Terry Staunton; Description: Tammy interview/video shoot feature; Status: original (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Who Killed The KLF?: Date: July 1992; Journal: Select; Author: William Shaw; Description: Essential reading. The full story behind the KLF's split, from the Black Room sessions to Mexico, with reaction from kollaborators.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Adding to the confusion;K Foundation's new ads: Date: 12 September, 1993; Journal: The Times; Author: Robert Sandall; Description: Excellent article on the K-F series of adverts - asks "what exactly is it publicising?"; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

The KLF featuring Wanda Dee: Date: 1993-10-27; Journal: Beat Magazine (Melbourne); Author: Naomi Dinnen; Description: Wanda Dee and Eric Floyd interview, in which they reveal their scam and try to justify it.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Wanda Dee and KLF: Date: 1993-10-27; Journal: Zebra Magazine (Melbourne); Author: Jason Midro; Description: Wanda Dee and Eric Floyd interview, in which they reveal their scam and try to justify it.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

KLF? NOT!: Date: 1993-10-28; Journal: Melbourne Herald-Sun (Hit Magazine); Author: Nui Te Koha; Description: Wanda Dee and Eric Floyd interview, in which they reveal their scam and try to justify it.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

A guerrilla raid on the arts establishment: Date: 31 October, 1993; Journal: Observer; Author: Neil Spencer; Description: Pretty good news report on the K-F's art award plans, largely a history of their career, but also has a few quotes from the Tate and Whiteread.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

TATE TAT AND ARTY: Date: 20 November, 1993; Journal: NME; Author: ?; Description: Art award preview with lots of analysis of the career of Bill Drummond; Status: original (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

K Foundation tries to turn the art world on its head: Date: 28 November, 1993; Journal: Scotland On Sunday (Spectrum); Author: Robert Dawson Scott; Description: Art Award witness; Status: original (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

A Conspiracy of theorists: Date: 28 November, 1993; Journal: Sunday Times; Author: ?; Description:; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

A conspiracy of theorists: Date: 28 November, 1993; Journal: The Times; Author: David Mills; Description: Review of the Turner Prize by an art critic who hates both the standard cliched criticism of the Turner Prize, and the K-F's criticism, which he describes as arrogant, tiresome and incomprehensible.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

? (K Foundation: Nailed To The Wall): Date: January 1994; Journal: The Face; Author: ?; Description: Appreciative account by Art Award witness. Recommended.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

BUT IS IT ART?: Date: February 1994 ?; Journal: Select; Author: Miranda Sawyer; Description: Account by Art Award witness - mainly a good analysis of the money art works; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Million Dollar Bash: Date: February 1994; Journal: Q Magazine; Author: Danny Kelly; Description: Good article by Art Award witness. He chats to the security guards.; Status: original (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Trash Art & Kreation: Date: 21 May, 1994; Journal: Guardian Weekend; Author: Alix Sharkey; Description: A serious history and analysis of everything, with a lot of attention given to the Art Award Witnesses. Recommended.; Status: photocopy (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

WELCOME TO THE ICE SAGE: Date: 09 November, 1996; Journal: NME; Author: Mark Manning; Description: Will surely be included as appendix 2 in future editions of Bad Wisdom - Manning's tale of the recording of the soundtrack for the book, in similar style.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

TRUE BRITS: Date: 1997-01-01; Journal: Blah Blah Blah; Author: Bill Drummond; Description: Bill's opinion on the Jarvis vs Jacko incident at the 96 BRITS, and the way the media was manipulated by their publicists. Turns out Gimpo was actually roadying for Jackson on that fateful evening and did manage to touch him.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

? (The horny old devils): Date: 29 August, 1997; Journal: Guardian; Author: John O'Reilly; Description: Analysis of their past career and what 2K is about by journalist who was a Turner witness.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

BILL AND JIMMY MUTILATE A COW: Date: 1997-10-01 ?; Journal: D>tour; Author: Stewart Home; Description: Bizarre article, starts with a summary of post K-Foundation activies mentioning lots of occult and leyline stuff before launching into a fantastical BSE-ridden account of a post Barbican event that is obviously satire of the Turner activities.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

?: Date: October 1997; Journal: Vox; Author: ?; Description: pretty good summary of their career compiling old NME news stories, but also featuring comments and quotes from Mick Houghton, including a couple of juicy ones; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

?: Date: 09 October, 1997; Journal: Daily Telegraph; Author: ?; Description: about the barbican gig and new single, by a journalist who knows Bill vaguely, and was roped into be onstage with the dockers during the performance.; Status: (Not available online - would you like to scan it?); » View full record & suggest changes

Portrait: The day Tammy said 'Is that you, honey?': Date: 09 April, 1998; Journal: Guardian; Author: Bill Drummond; Description: Bill's obituary commentary piece about recording Tammy, seems to be identical to the version later included in '45'; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

A Cure For Nationalism: Date: 27 February, 2000; Journal: Sunday Herald (Scotland); Author: Bill Drummond; Description: Drummond's long piece on the Scottish psyche, going to the World Cup in Paris, fatherhood, and football records. Seems to be identical to the version published in '45'.; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes

Better to keep your mouth shut than shatter your dreams: Date: 09 April, 2004; Journal: The Scotsman; Author: Andrew Eaton; Description: interesting take on the relationship between rock writers and rock stars, that also has some minor revelations about the state of Drummond's teeth; Status: text (Text available); » View full record & suggest changes