Featuring women in alternative music scenes

Featuring Flavia Couri from the Fabulous Courettes on the front cover this issue has an in depth interview with both Flavia and Martin about the recording process, life on the road as a family and being on Little Steven's radar. 

Saskia Holling (Lord Rochester) talks about the release of her second book about legendary Scottish indie bands of the 80s and 90s. With a new album to promote as well, 2025 is a busy year!

Mike Decay over in NY City is passionate about a lot of things and his fanzine Zombilly covers all aspects of the psychobilly scene. Taking a look at issues 1 and 2 (published 27 years apart)  we look at how the scene has evolved and the relevance of fanzines in the 21st Century. 

Also featuring Abi Gallichan from Scare Bears who tells all about her influences and what the dream gig is. 

What would be on your one hour playlist of (mostly) female artists? Sarah Todd, DJ and friend to Fever103, was set this challenge. We think it's a cracking hours' worth of music. What do you think?

Gig reviews of The Darts (US), MFC Chicken, The Adventures of Parsley, The Moonlight Sirens, The Seeds, The Sting-Rays and The Sires. 

Record reviews of Palooka 5 - MetroKino, The Hives forever forever The Hives, Lord Rochester - Messin' Around and His Lordship - Bored Animal. 

Tama from The Bait Ones features on the front cover this garage spectacular. 

With a round up of events at this year's Wild Weekend in Mallorca  we also took the opportunity of interviewing Babz Collins when we weren't sitting by the pool or listening to music. DJ, go-go dancer, promotor, designer, from putting on the Frat Shack, based in London, in the early 90s to opening legendary clubs such as The LuWow in Melbourne, Australia, Babz's story is inspirational.  Having conquered the world, should Babz set her sights on space? Read on to find out! 

It's amazing who you bump into by the pool in Mallorca. We also interviewed Courtney Jaxon of Clean Girl & The Dirty Dishes, a band based in Eureka, CA. Courtney has her finger well and truly on the music pulse and is the vital life support for keeping her town on the musical map. Promotor, vintage fashion expert and guitarist, it was a joy to welcome her to the Fever pages. 

It's no secret that at Fever Sanitorium we like film. So it was with great excitement that we spoke to Corinna Downing, owner of one of the best renowned independent cinemas in the UK. From her time working for BAFTA and BFI to accidentally owning a cinema, Corinna's journey is a fascinating one! 

This issue we also welcomed to the Fever pages, Hayley James, lead singer with Bitter Lemons and one half of the promotors, Rip It Up ! Hayley writes passionately about the importance of women in music and the motivation that drives her to ensure that women have equal billing on a stage near you. 

Also featuring JoJo a-Gogo from the Voodooms and an interview with Ray Waters, chatting about the Zipheads new album. 

What an issue! 

On the front cover this month it's the very fabulous Lady Luck Lexy, who also features inside in an extensive interview. Lexy talks passionately about rock and roll and the role of women in the UK and American scenes. Lexy also talks about her inspirations and the importance of the representation of women. With regular DJ slots at VLV and an epic tour schedule then make sure you catch Lexy when you can! 

This issue sees the final part of the interview with Susan Lewis, formerly of The Meteors, The Escalators, the Tall Boys...the list goes on. Susan talks candidly about her gender transition as well as the importance of music in her life. Out of her very extensive back catalogue she's able to narrow it down to one record that she'd like to be remembered for.  Read on to find out which one...

With the release of John Williams's latest film we here at Fever had the opportunity to catch up with him before he disappeared back into the editing room to fine tune The Beast of Riverside Hollow. Featuring a huge ensemble cast, John tells all about how he got started, what his influences are and the big stars who he's auditioned (actually, that last bit is off the record). 

With gig reviews and record reviews, this is another corker of an issue.

This is where it all began. A trip to New York, a message from Finland and a weekend of amazing music. Literally, being in the right place at the right time. 

This issue features the first part of an interview with Susan Lewis, formerly of the Meteors, and the first interview she's done in....a very long time.  Susan's band, The Children of the Ruff House, was the reason everyone headed out to New York for the weekend. Susan talks about her musical inspirations and the years before psychobilly. An excellent read for anyone who's interested in music scenes of the late 1970s. 

Mike Decay, DJ, promotor, film maker, author...the list goes on and speaking to him made for a truly fascinating interview. Read on to find out how Mike persuaded Susan to fly to New York to perform her first gig in 15 years. 

It was a pleasure to welcome to the Fever pages, Sunshine Cave. Unless you've been living under a bedrock for the past few years then you'll know about Cave Girl and the Neandergals, a rock and roll 3 piece who've been entertaining audiences across the UK and now in Europe. Sunshine writes about the role of women in music and how seeing women on stage is so inspiring. 

This issue also features reviews of Thee Scarecrows, Thee Creepfreaks, Memphis Morticians as well as the Children of the Ruff House.