Jarvis Cocker
14 articles
Audio interviews
Interview by Martin Aston, Rock's Backpages audio, April 1987
The Pulp frontman on why he started the Sheffield group; his urge from an early age to make music; why he writes the songs he writes; refusing to be a judgmental spectator; what makes Pulp different; the attractions of Jacques Brel, Scott Walker and Burt Bacharach; and truth and beauty...
File format: mp3; file size: 29.6mb, interview length: 30' 51" sound quality: ***
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Interview by Siân Pattenden, Just Seventeen, 23 March 1994
The lead singer from Pulp mutters on to Siân about eating worms, falling out of windows and, er, subtle hair colouring... ...
Jarvis Cocker: Serious about songs
Profile by Andy Beckett, The Independent, 25 February 1996
Andy Beckett on the wry idol who was more than ready for overnight success ...
Pulp: Sorted for Pipe and Slippers
Profile and Interview by Ben Thompson, Telegraph Magazine, 8 November 1997
At the age of seven, Jarvis Cocker realised he was not immortal. Now the Pied Piper of his generation has decided the end is nigh. ...
The All Seeing I: i Say i Say i Say
Interview by Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, August 1999
THEY'VE HAD TWO MAJOR HIT SINGLES, BUT YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO NAME THEM BOTH. EACH SINGLE SOUNDS LIKE THE WORK OF A DIFFERENT BAND. THEIR ...
Jarvis Cocker: The Jarvis Cocker Record (Rough Trade)
Review by Mark Mordue, Neumu, November 2006
CAN HIPS BE witty? Jarvis Branson Cocker proved it last year as part of the stellar ensemble for Came So Far for Beauty, the Leonard ...
Jarvis Cocker: Jarvis (Rough Trade) ***
Review by Simon Reynolds, Uncut, December 2006
Everyone's favourite Britpop idol returns with uneven, ultimately transcendent solo debut ...
Interview by John Lewis, Hotline, November 2008
Jarvis Cocker could tell you all about glaciers but instead this month he's choosing to celebrate one of Britain's finest independent record labels. John Lewis ...
Tilting and Drifting: The Songs of Scott Walker at the Barbican, London
Live Review by Robert Sandall, Daily Telegraph, 14 November 2008
IN LINE WITH his progress from '60s teen heartthrob to reclusive disciple of the avant garde, Scott Walker has long since given up performing in ...
Jarvis Cocker: Sheffield Academy
Live Review by Robert Sandall, The Sunday Times, 30 November 2008
THE IDEA OF Jarvis Cocker headlining a five-date UK tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his current label, the indie kings Rough Trade, made ...
Eyewitness: Jarvis Cocker invades the stage at the BRIT Awards
Retrospective and Interview by Johnny Black, Q, May 2009
WITNESS: Various EVENT: Jarvis Cocker invades the stage at the BRIT Awards DATE: 19 February 1996 LOCATION: Earl's Court, London. ...
Jarvis Cocker Interview: Talking Further Complications
Interview by Luke Turner, The Quietus, 21 May 2009
Luke Turner talks to Jarvis Cocker about Albini, the male psyche, Sunn O))), living in the moment, and how it feels to be accused of ...
Jarvis Cocker: Ramsgate Music Hall
Live Review by Laura Barton, The Guardian, 29 March 2018
Moving like a spider and dispensing fruit to the audience, the one-time Pulp frontman's new songs seem some of the best of his career. ...
Jarvis Cocker: "I've lived in my head for most of my life"
Interview by Sophie Heawood, The Observer, 19 May 2019
He's never been one to stick to the script. Asked about his new music, the singer talked instead about raves and caves, fatbergs and fatherhood, ...
see also Pulp
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