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The sublime Supa Dupa Fly at 25: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott talks to NME's Andy Crysell and to i-D's Bethan Cole in late 1997. Plus contemporary reviews of Missy's brilliant debut by MOJO's Lloyd Bradley and this week's featured writer Chris Roberts…
Ira Robbins telephones Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Colin Greenwood in 1993 and Jim Sullivan hears about the new OK Computer – 25 years old this month – from drummer Phil Selway in 1997.
Jimi Hendrix to Kate Bush: the complete RBP Audio library
Chris Roberts meets Blondie's Debbie Harry in an exclusive audio interview from 2003. Plus Chris reviews Radiohead at London's Festival Hall (Uncut, 2000) and looks back on the life and music of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis (Prog, 2020)…
No Depression's John Morthland considers the greatest hits of Mickey Gilley (1936-2022), pictured left with John Travolta, and High Fidelity's Sam Sutherland reports on the Urban Cowboy phenomenon that propelled Jerry Lee Lewis' cousin to country fame in 1980.
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| 1964 | Beatles for Sale |
| 1966 | Stevie Winwood |
| 1967 | Impressions @ Whisky |
| 1968 | Marmalade |
| 1969 | Joe South |
| 1970 | John Bonham |
| 1971 | David Crosby's Name |
| 1972 | Honey Cone |
| 1973 | Neil Young @ Winterland |
| 1974 | Dory Previn |
| 1975 | Mick Ronson |
| 1976 | New Orleans |
| 1977 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
| 1978 | Patti Smith |
| 1979 | U2 live |
| 1981 | Donna Summer's Wanderer |
| 1982 | Pete Shelley |
| 1983 | Rip, Rig & Panic live |
| 1984 | Ray Parker, Jr. |
| 1985 | Fat Boys |
| 1986 | Sonic Youth |
| 1987 | Charlie Watts live |
| 1988 | Indie rap labels |
| 1989 | 808 State's 90 |
| 1990 | The House of Love |
| 1991 | Cath Carroll @ Ronnie's |
| 1992 | Todd Terry |
| 1993 | Dead Can Dance |
| 1994 | Sheryl Crow |
| 1995 | The Stones in Sheffield |
| 1996 | The Queers |
| 1997 | Blur |
| 1998 | Ed Rush & Optical |
| 1999 | Backstreet Boys live |
| 2001 | Boz Scaggs |
| 2002 | Stan Cornyn |
| 2004 | Pharrell Williams |
| 2005 | Ladytron |
| 2006 | Amadou & Mariam |
| 2008 | Fall Out Boy |
| 2009 | Los Lobos' Tin Can |
| 2010 | Kip Hanrahan |
| 2011 | Ringo Starr live |
| 2011 | Brit bands in Germany |
| 2013 | Iraqi folk & pop |
| 2015 | Joy Williams' Venus |
| 2016 | Grandmaster Flash |
| 2017 | David Byron's Killer |
| 2018 | Ayo |
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The sublime Supa Dupa Fly at 25: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott talks to NME's Andy Crysell and to i-D's Bethan Cole in late 1997. Plus contemporary reviews of Missy's brilliant debut by MOJO's Lloyd Bradley and this week's featured writer Chris Roberts…
Chris Roberts meets Blondie's Debbie Harry in an exclusive audio interview from 2003. Plus Chris reviews Radiohead at London's Festival Hall (Uncut, 2000) and looks back on the life and music of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis (Prog, 2020)…
No Depression's John Morthland considers the greatest hits of Mickey Gilley (1936-2022), pictured left with John Travolta, and High Fidelity's Sam Sutherland reports on the Urban Cowboy phenomenon that propelled Jerry Lee Lewis' cousin to country fame in 1980.
Ira Robbins telephones Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Colin Greenwood in 1993 and Jim Sullivan hears about the new OK Computer – 25 years old this month – from drummer Phil Selway in 1997.
Jimi Hendrix to Kate Bush: the complete RBP Audio library
| 1964 | Beatles for Sale |
| 1966 | Stevie Winwood |
| 1967 | Impressions @ Whisky |
| 1968 | Marmalade |
| 1969 | Joe South |
| 1970 | John Bonham |
| 1971 | David Crosby's Name |
| 1972 | Honey Cone |
| 1973 | Neil Young @ Winterland |
| 1974 | Dory Previn |
| 1975 | Mick Ronson |
| 1976 | New Orleans |
| 1977 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
| 1978 | Patti Smith |
| 1979 | U2 live |
| 1981 | Donna Summer's Wanderer |
| 1982 | Pete Shelley |
| 1983 | Rip, Rig & Panic live |
| 1984 | Ray Parker, Jr. |
| 1985 | Fat Boys |
| 1986 | Sonic Youth |
| 1987 | Charlie Watts live |
| 1988 | Indie rap labels |
| 1989 | 808 State's 90 |
| 1990 | The House of Love |
| 1991 | Cath Carroll @ Ronnie's |
| 1992 | Todd Terry |
| 1993 | Dead Can Dance |
| 1994 | Sheryl Crow |
| 1995 | The Stones in Sheffield |
| 1996 | The Queers |
| 1997 | Blur |
| 1998 | Ed Rush & Optical |
| 1999 | Backstreet Boys live |
| 2001 | Boz Scaggs |
| 2002 | Stan Cornyn |
| 2004 | Pharrell Williams |
| 2005 | Ladytron |
| 2006 | Amadou & Mariam |
| 2008 | Fall Out Boy |
| 2009 | Los Lobos' Tin Can |
| 2010 | Kip Hanrahan |
| 2011 | Ringo Starr live |
| 2011 | Brit bands in Germany |
| 2013 | Iraqi folk & pop |
| 2015 | Joy Williams' Venus |
| 2016 | Grandmaster Flash |
| 2017 | David Byron's Killer |
| 2018 | Ayo |
Subscribe to enjoy access to thousands of articles and hundreds of audio interviews.
For university and other group subscriptions, click here.
Chris Roberts talks about Radiohead & Missy Elliott and recalls his days on Sounds and Melody Maker.
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