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Cliff White discusses James Brown, George Clinton and P-Funk with space bassist William "Bootsy" Collins (Rock's Backpages Audio, 1978)
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Features and interviews
Maureen Cleave is vastly amused by visiting "holy roller" Sister Rosetta Tharpe (The Evening Standard, 1964)
Robert Shelton is captivated by a visiting Petula Clark (The New York Times, 1965)
Ritchie Yorke hears about the Jimi Hendrix Experience split from bassist Noel Redding (Rolling Stone, 1969)
Rob Partridge goes down the rabbit hole with Viv Stanshall (Record Mirror, 1971)
Roy Carr hears about the post-Miracles life of Smokey Robinson (New Musical Express, 1973)
Dan Nooger catches up with George Kooymans of Dutch rockers Golden Earring (Circus, 1975)
Dave Marsh's curious definition of the word "punk" (Rolling Stone, 1977)
Dave McCullough meets Buzzcocks rocker Steve Diggle (Sounds, 1979)
Farewell to the Bear: Bill Bentley pays tribute to Canned Heat's Bob Hite (LA Weekly, 1981)
Helen FitzGerald in Brussels with one-man-electro-band Howard Jones (Melody Maker, 1983)
Paolo Hewitt hears about the weird guitar techniques of Stanley Jordan (New Musical Express, 1985)
Jim Sullivan profiles three new Boston bands, including the Pixies (The Boston Globe, 1987)
Richard Cromelin on the blower to the Cure's Robert Smith (Los Angeles Times, 1989)
Alan di Perna receives a piano lesson from Patrice Rushen (Musician, 1991)
John Harris discusses racism and Morrissey with Cornershop (New Musical Express, 1993)
Amy Linden meets the Reverend Al Green (New York Daily News, 1995)
Caitlin Moran reports on the "war" between Oasis and Blur (The Times, 1997)
Marc Weingarten on the Stateside success of Fatboy Slim's You've Come a Long Way, Baby (Rolling Stone, 1999)
Victor Bockris looks back on the tempestuous life of author/screenwriter Terry Southern (Gadfly, 2000)
Tim Cooper attends BBC Radio 3's inaugural World Music Awards (The Evening Standard, 2002)
Charles Shaar Murray revisits the Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet (MOJO, 2004)
Sophie Heawood survives a sad encounter with "Cockney chanteuse" Amy Winehouse (The Times, 2006)
John Lewis reports on Damon Albarn's Honest Jon's label (Financial Times, 2008)
Edward Helmore has a chat with organist Cameron Carpenter (The Guardian, 2010)
Dave Laing remembers Monkees man Davy Jones (The Guardian, 2012)
Paul Lester introduces all-female Spanish band the Deers (The Guardian, 2014)
Maura Johnston on the music industry's problem with sexism (The Guardian, 2016)
Pip Williams puts her questions to Danish pop princess MØ (The Line of Best Fit, 2018)
Ian Winwood discusses "legal heroin" and Donald Trump with James Taylor (Daily Telegraph, 2020)
Album & Live Reviews
Robert Shelton raves about Otis Redding, live in Central Park (The New York Times, 1966)
Disc appreciates Status Quo's Pictures of Matchstick Men (Disc and Music Echo, 1968)
Richard Green reviews Rory Gallagher's Taste, live at London's Lyceum (New Musical Express, 1970)
Paul Gambaccini rakes over Neil Diamond's Stones (Rolling Stone, 1972)
Sam Sutherland is a sucker for Steely Dan's Royal Scam (Phonograph Record, 1976)
Richard Cromelin enjoys the tuneful minimalism of the Ramones, live at the Santa Monica Civic (Los Angeles Times, 1978)
Fred Schruers reserves some faint praise for Aretha Franklin's La Diva (Rolling Stone, 1980)
Richard Williams hears Haircut 100, live at Hammersmith Odeon (The Times, 1982)
Mitchell Cohen pooh-poohs Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace (High Fidelity, 1984)
Jeff Tamarkin reviews a live New York debut by the Residents (Billboard, 1986)
Ira Robbins opts not to recline in Cheap Trick's Lap of Luxury (Rolling Stone, 1988)
In a single New York night, Nick Hasted is transfixed by both John Zorn and James "Blood" Ulmer (New Musical Express, 1990)
Anthony Heilbut is disappointed by Michael W. Harris' book about gospel maestro Thomas A. Dorsey (The New York Times, 1992)
Richard Cromelin reviews American Music Club, live at L.A.'s Roxy (Los Angeles Times, 1994)
Ian Watson devours Funki Porcini's Love, Pussycats & Carwrecks (Melody Maker, 1996)
Caroline Sullivan is terrified by Tricky, live at London's Forum (The Guardian, 1998)
David Cavanagh reviews R.E.M's Reveal (Q, 2001)
Todd L. Burns hates Moby's Play (Stylus, 2003)
Nick Southall tackles Sugababes' Taller In More Ways (Stylus, 2005)
Bob Ruggiero reads the memoirs of Harrison/Clapton muse Pattie Boyd (Houston Press, 2007)
Sophie Heawood sees Flea and Thom Yorke, live in L.A. (The Guardian, 2009)
Bill Holdship sees Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, live in Saginaw (Detroit Metro Times, 2011)
John Doran delves into Tom Moulton's disco remixes (The Quietus, 2013)
Maura Johnston mulls over Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do' (The Guardian, 2017)
Nick Hasted hears Elbow's Giants of All Sizes (The Arts Desk, 2019)
Irina Shtreis sees the Jesus & Mary Chain performing Darklands at London's Roundhouse (Rock's Backpages, 2021)
