Salvē, JULIAN COPE! Taking time out from creating a replica of Pompeii in his back garden, the archdrude excavates the barrows and cairns of his own ancient history in The Teardrop Explodes. Stand by for apocalyptically weird stories from the heart of post-punk – involving acid trips, knitting and an unexpected cameo from Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott. “I was always a c*nt for Amon Düül I,” Cope explains to Tom Pinnock
LIKE many men in their sixties, Julian Cope is looking forward to getting out in the garden at the weekend. He’s got two sheds to erect and – naturally – an underground city to excavate.