THE ROYAL FAMILY - What you think of them, what we think of them 
BEKI BONDAGE speaks of sex ...and other things 
RIPPLES STEVE STRANGE - Genius? Or prat? Win the chance to make your own demo tape in this month's COMPETITION 
Look at the state of them! THE HIPPIES ten years on Hey, you must be a Libra ... ASTROSCOPE 
Is this the Next Big Thing? We look at some NEW JAZZ groups When you gotta go...SPLITTING UP Open Letters 
The complete SOFT CELL - we bring you the whole sordid picture 
Count Dracula in STRANGE TALES 
HOTLINE sounds off about street hassles (man) Summer's here. 
Time to get out your T-SHIRTS 
Get FIXXed up 
The KICKS SHORT STORY goes to the West Indies. Jamaica? No, it wanted to go ... 
KICKS FLICKS We profile CLINT EASTWOOD 
ALBUMS HITS AND MISSES with JUNIOR GISCOMBE 
PATO AND ROGER a go talk What's on the telly tonight? Nothing but AMERICAN PAP PENPALS 
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