I want to put a few of the tributes to Swells up here.
Stewart Home Society
Cultural Snow
Los Campesinos!
Uncarved
Ben Myers, Man Of Letters
Last Year's Girl
The Quietus
The Register
Beard
Phawker
Happily Stupid
John Robb on Facebook
Warren Ellis
Emma Pollard
Sex Lies And Audio Tape
The Guardian (James Brown)
The Guardian (a few memories)
Philadelphia Weekly - tributes to Steven Wells
Philadelphia Weekly - more tributes
Electric Roulette
Call Of The Wyld
Dublog
Akira The Don
Rebecca Faith Carroll
Knights Of Moleskine
The Wirewool
No Good Advice
Can't Stop The Bleeding
The Bowery Birds Press
NME
Words About Things
Philebrity
Broken TV
EPL
MOG
Psych Skull
Sons Of Ben
The Imaginary Review
Examiner
Living For Pleasure Alone
A Fog Of Ideas
More Splendid Life
The Marple Leaf
No Rock And Roll Fun
Scribblings, Jottings & Musings
The Rorschach Test
Spot Celeb
Pop Vulture
The Electric Goose
I Really Love Music
Metal Hammer
Olthwaite
Route 1
The Oubliette
The Plashing Vole
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Philly.com
Everything Is Nice
Tiefidancer
Mint Custard
Sonic Magazine (Sweden)
Popblog (Germany)
Capac (Denmark)
Archived Music Press
Amsterdam Event Guide
The Quietus (extensive and moving tribute from some of Swells' former colleagues)
The Guardian (David Quantick obituary)
Rock's Backpages
Attilla The Stockbroker
The Prospect
Wedding Photography World
Dear Kitty. Some blog
Socialist Worker
Mark Sinker at Freaky Trigger
Old Rope
Philadelphia Weekly - in memoriam
Steven Wells tribute website
Swells' final column
[...] ET has collected a list of tributes here. [...]
ReplyDeleteI'm danish (capac)! :)
ReplyDelete[...] in his print, also posted a truly classy tribute on their blog. And Everett True has compiled a pretty much exhaustive list at his own [...]
ReplyDeleteAlso: Attila the Stockbroker does it in verse; and a humble offering at Prospect.
ReplyDeleteI felt this was a particularly good tribute to Swells:
ReplyDeletehttp://oldrope.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/in-memory-of-steven-wells/
and wanted to share it (for them that haven't seen it)
I couldn't see it on the list but then I'm not wearing my spectacles, perhaps it is, if it is... sorry
Nice one to both Everett and Andy, I appreciate the kind words :o)
ReplyDeleteBut what is even more pleasing is the sheer number of tributes, posts and articles remembering Swells (most better than mine!). Fitting tribute to a thoroughly decent man.
It's clear he'll be missed by many.
Rock on Swells mate and remember, wherever you are, you owe me a tenner!!! FACT.
[...] - deffo grateful for them; Dear Kitty’s nice post, Bleeding Heart Show, the infamous Everett True, A Fog of Ideas (both the original Swells post and a more than generous to Old Rope [...]
ReplyDelete[...] ‘Okay Steven … do that again?’ The usual incursions of Real Life have prevented me from saying a great deal on the passing of Steven Wells, cultural critic, ranting poet and the Rorschach of Nineties’ music journalism, who consistently proved that the best could be as full of passionate intensity as the worst. All I can do as a placeholder is link you to Everett True’s compilation of tributes to the man, here. [...]
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