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★ WIN ENAMEL ANT BADGES in this month’s prize draw survey
★ Last month’s SURVEY RESULTS
★ SNEAK PEEK (sorta): Dave Barbe interview
★ JUNE EVENTS round-up
last month’s RESULTS
Spanks to everyone who took part in May’s monthly member survey on the topic of physical (you’re so) magazine consumption...
Two thirds of respondents purchase physical magazines at least a few times a year, with a third admitting that they rarely or never find themselves wandering into WHSmith’s these days (no surprise there, to be fair…).
Of the handful of music titles remaining on the shelves, the most popular with Antpeople is Vive Le Rock, followed by Record Collector in 2nd place and Mojo just behind in 3rd. Other titles suggested by respondents were broad and included Classic Rock and Viz (!).
Regarding actual written content you prefer to read, Interviews/profile pieces came top for almost two thirds of respondents, followed by News (11%). Readers’ letters/surveys received no love at all, so that’s this section screwed …ha!
BUT BUT BUT as per previous surveys, you guys made good with the Ant Lib content suggestions. All angles of Antdom requested: everything from early Antz through to Adam solo, fans, gigs, song analysis, missing tracks and even what’s happening now in the world of AA/AATA and AI. Lots of brilliant ideas to keep me out of trouble with for the next few years – thank you ❤︎
Congratulations to DAVID POWELL of Birmingham, UK who receives the prize bundle of the new Flexipop book + A.N.T.S flexidisc from Vive Le Rock, plus a copy of their now sold out Adam Ant cover/interview edition from June 2025.
member SNEAK PEEK
(sorta)
Back to the Ant Lib Archives for this month’s sneak peek as our 2004 interview transcript with Antz drummer Dave Barbe makes a return to Ant Lib Online.
There’s the addition of a few previously unpublished (sadly not the Ants era) photos added from the vaults donated to us by Dave who, of course, joined the Ants this week in 1977.
Read the interview in full here >>
this month’s EVENTS
Jola is back with ex-Banshee John McKay, Andy Warren resumes the Monochrome Set tour, Dave Barbe‘s Barbarossa Beat is doing a freebie in north west London, plus Will Crewdson‘s shooting it up with Martin Degville, then down with the kids for a Sunday all-ages matinee. * denotes free entry
| Sat 6th | She Made Me Do It (Will Crewdson) | London, UK |
| Fri 12th | Ant-Trouble | Stoke-on-Trent, UK |
| Sat 13th | Ant-Trouble | Milton Keynes, UK |
| Sun 14th | Barbarossa Beat* (Dave Barbe) | Ruislip, UK |
| Fri 19th | The Monochrome Set (Andy Warren) | Colchester, UK |
| Fri 19th | John McKay’s Reactor (Jola) | London, UK |
| Sat 20th | AntFlavour* | Epworth, UK |
| Sat 20th | SSSputnik Electronic (Will Crewdson) | Brighton, UK |
| Sat 20th | The Monochrome Set (Andy Warren) | Manchester, UK |
| Sun 28th | Scant Regard (Will Crewdson) | Kingston-upon-Thames, UK |
Additional notes: Ant Trouble gigs previously listed for Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Gateshead this week are cancelled. A double blow for Auld Reekie is the cancellation of Deadinburgh – of which John McKay’s Reactor (ft Jola) were set to headline next month. All JMR’s shows are now subsequently cancelled, bar London.
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