Category Archives: Music

Excalibur Author Interview: Regina Glei – “Good Drama Never Gets Old”

Posted on July 25, 2021 by J P Catton

Today, Excalibur Books is proud to have an interview with the author who contributed the introduction to “The Phantom Games”. That introduction set the scene for the whole anthology, and recent events have proven it to be scarily accurate. Please … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone Homage: “A Coffin Full Of Stars”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by J P Catton

After Maestro Ennio Morricone rode off into the sunset on July 6th, we thought we would post this as a tribute … an excerpt of a Weird Western story from the forthcoming “Machineries of Chaos”, Volume Two of the the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Science Fiction Preview: “Jimmy Diamond and the Girl from Venus”

Posted on May 30, 2020 by J P Catton

It’s Swinging London, 1965 – with Mods, Rockers, flying scooters, ray-guns, and alien invaders! Excalibur Books proudly presents an excerpt from Engines of Night, Volume One of the time-twisting pulp-adventure Dimensions Unknown series! (Image courtesy influx.co.uk) ONE Jimmy Diamond leaped … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Albums of the Year 2018

Posted on December 3, 2018 by J P Catton

Although Excalibur Books is mainly a publishing enterprise, music is a huge part of our lives. Here’s a selection of what’s been on the office turntables this year while we’ve been crafting stories of the strange and the unearthly.  Ladies … Continue reading →

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Jason Zodiac – Musician, Actor, Anarchist, Unsolved Mystery

Posted on April 15, 2018 by J P Catton

This is an excerpt from “Whatever Happened to Jason?” – Volume One of “The Jason Zodiac Files”, Jamie Carter’s unauthorized biography of the mysterious counter-culture guru who went missing, now presumed to be dead, on Dec 31st 1999. Learn more about … Continue reading →

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Deene Kingston: “From Venus With Love”

Posted on June 25, 2017 by J P Catton

We continue the Big Shout Out to Artist of the Month Deene Kingston with his stunning cover to The Futurist Manifesto # 4: “Jimmy Diamond and the Girl from Venus”! Publisher’s Description: London, 1965. The city is a swinging, futuristic … Continue reading →

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Jason Zodiac # 8: Justified and Ancient

Posted on June 19, 2017 by J P Catton

The following is an excerpt from Chapter Eight of “The Jason Zodiac Files”, Jamie Carter’s biography of Jason Zodiac. Chapter One can be found here. More information can be found here. October 1988, and it’s time for my first real … Continue reading →

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Jason Zodiac # 6: Unknown Pleasures Closer Still

Posted on June 15, 2017 by J P Catton

The following is an excerpt from Chapter Six of “The Jason Zodiac Files”, Jamie Carter’s biography of Jason Zodiac. Chapter One can be found here. More information can be found here. Simon Briggs  had agreed to meet me not in … Continue reading →

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David Bowie is – in Tokyo!

Posted on March 26, 2017 by J P Catton
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Posted on March 23, 2017 by J P Catton

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