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Archive for the ‘Savoy Books’ Category

“Enthusiasm for the mysterious emissaries of pulp”: an interview with David Britton (the Savoy interviews, part 2a)

By Simon Sellars • Feb 22nd, 2010 •

Category: H.P. Lovecraft, Iain Sinclair, Ian Curtis, Lead Story, New Worlds, Savoy Books, Shanghai, audio, censorship, interviews, literature, music, punk

The story of Savoy Books is one of the strangest in publishing history: a tale of lost opportunities, missed opportunities, repression, censorship, imprisonment … and, most importantly, an incredible legacy of work that continues to disturb, challenge and confront. All of those qualities are equally applicable to Savoy Records, the music arm of Savoy’s black empire, as Simon Sellars discovers when he talks to Savoy co-founder David Britton. The interview features sound clips from selected Savoy releases.



“Enthusiasm for the mysterious emissaries of pulp”: an interview with David Britton (the Savoy interviews, part 2b)

By Simon Sellars • Feb 22nd, 2010 •

Category: H.P. Lovecraft, Iain Sinclair, Ian Curtis, New Worlds, Savoy Books, audio, censorship, literature, music, punk

The story of Savoy Books is one of the most strangest in publishing history: a tale of lost opportunities, missed opportunities, repression, censorship, imprisonment … and, most importantly, an incredible legacy of work that continues to disturb, challenge and confront. All of those qualities are equally applicable to Savoy Records, the music arm of Savoy’s black empire, as Simon Sellars discovers when he talks to Savoy co-founder David Britton. The interview features sound clips from selected Savoy releases.



Ballardian/Savoy Microfiction competition winners

By Simon Sellars • Feb 2nd, 2010 •

Category: Lead Story, Savoy Books, competitions, features

In November, we announced our first microfiction competition, promoting our 3-part series of interviews with luminaries from Savoy Books. As the second interview is due online soon, we thought now’s the time to announce the prizewinners… Many thanks to all who entered!



Extended deadline: Ballardian/Savoy microfiction competition

By Simon Sellars • Dec 5th, 2009 •

Category: Ballardosphere, Savoy Books, competitions

Due to popular demand, the Ballardian/Savoy microfiction competition deadline has now been extended to 15 December. Keep those entries coming!



“Driven by Anger”: An Interview with Michael Butterworth (the Savoy interviews, part 1)

By Mike Holliday • Nov 5th, 2009 •

Category: Ambit magazine, Iain Sinclair, Lead Story, New Worlds, Savoy Books, William Burroughs, alternate worlds, body horror, censorship, horror, humour, interviews, punk, surrealism

The story of Savoy Books is one of the strangest in publishing history: a tale of lost opportunities, missed opportunities, repression, censorship, imprisonment … and, most importantly, an incredible legacy of work that continues to disturb, challenge and confront. Mike Holliday talks to Savoy co-founder Michael Butterworth about all this and more, including the guidance Butterworth received as a young writer from J.G. Ballard.



Ballardian.com presents the Savoy Books Microfiction Competition

By Ballardian • Nov 5th, 2009 •

Category: Ballardosphere, Savoy Books, competitions

The very first Savoy/Ballardian Microfiction Competition! Write a short story of 100 words or less on “Savoyesque’ or ‘Ballardian’ themes, and win super-rare Savoy books and comic books, and Savoy CDs.



Ballardcraft: Ballard/Lovecraft

By Simon Sellars • Jul 16th, 2008 •

Category: H.P. Lovecraft, Lead Story, Pacific, Savoy Books, alternate worlds, features, horror

What is the connection between J.G. Ballard and H.P. Lovecraft? Artist John Coulthart is well placed to offer some insight into what he terms ’superficial style at the service of a unique imagination’.



Bunker Tales

By Simon Sellars • May 23rd, 2008 •

Category: Ballardosphere, Michael Moorcock, New Worlds, Philip K. Dick, Savoy Books, WWII, William Burroughs, alternate worlds, dystopia, fascism

A recent interview at the Burroughs site Reality Studio brings Ballard, Burroughs, Britton and Butterworth together … along with Arthur C. Clarke.