You might not guess it from this pocket-size (pink plastic covered!) book we ve got for sale, but Ian has a lot to say. Funny... intelligent... concerned with both politics and music: all things you d want in a mate, so why not in a book. Called THE PSYCHIC SOVIET, after the central framing essay, it consists of both new articles and ones published previously in places like Index, BBGun, Dot Dot Dot, Sound Collector, Plan B and Weird War World, among others. The essays, written in a scholarly yet engaging style, should clear up much of the prevailing confusion regarding events of the last millennium by exploring the use of rock n roll and art by the ruling class, and the sinister machinations behind popular fiction, film, and television serials, among other cultural outlets. Chapters: Instruction The Psychic Soviet Vampirism & Vampirology The Blood Latte Beatles vs Stones Rock 'n' Rolligion The Responsible Use of R 'n' R Eat the Rocument Time as Money Seinfeld Syndrome Rock 'n' Roll As Real Estate A Warning to Swedish Girls Scion-tology Mordor Dearest Camp Exploitation The Stilyagi The Seduction of Paolo Hewitt The Mix Master Race You Can't Always Get No Satisfaction Person Inscription