Someone must’ve spiked Julian Cope’s acid: Personal memories of an artist like no other
“We’ve ceded our world to the idiots”.
Julian Cope
‘The Modern Antiquarian’: Julian Cope’s guided tour of the megaliths of Britain
Sure, everyone knows about Stonehenge, but it might not be quite as widely known that stone rings and megaliths dating back several thousand years, well…
Julian Cope’s SydArthur Festival celebrates psychedelic giants Syd Barrett and Arthur Lee
Today–July 7th–marks the beginning of the first SydArthur Festival, a mental celebration (or “cerebration”) of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett (who died ten years ago…
Julian Cope interviewed by a computer on ‘Star Test,’ 1989
The title suggests a contest like Star Search, but the UK’s Channel 4 series Star Test was an interview show with a gimmick: a bleeping…
Christ versus Warhol: Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes on ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test,’ 1982
WHOA. Bits and pieces of this excellent show have been floating through the Internet ether for some time, but I’ve never seen all of it,…
Julian Cope plays the first Phoenix Festival wearing a yellow jockstrap, 1993
This isn’t professional footage, but it’s the only footage you’re likely ever to see of Julian Cope’s unhinged performance at the first Phoenix Festival, held…
Hear the 1978 sampling record championed by John Peel, Throbbing Gristle and Julian Cope
The second release on the tiny English label Waldo’s Records was a 45 credited to one “Nigel Simpkins.” The three songs on X. ENC. (1978),…
Saint Julian: Julian Cope live in NYC, 1987
From the very first time I heard The Teardrop Explodes in 1981, I’ve been a massive Julian Cope fan. I’d go so far as to…
The Copendium cometh! Julian Cope’s megalithic hidden history of rock
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new Julian Cope book coming out and even compared to his other incredibly worthwhile publications (The Modern Antiquarian and…
Julian Cope’s ‘Krautrocksampler’ in PDF form
You have to love someone who scans every single page of their favourite book just so they can spread the wordy magic with their friends…