John Cooper Clarke
27 articles
Audio interviews
Interview by Ian Ravendale, Rock's Backpages audio, 1978
The Punk Poet talks about comic writing vs. being a comedian; about writing poetry; about putting his words to music; and about his place in the music business.
File format: mp3; file size: 8.2mb, interview length: 9' 00" sound quality: ****
List of articles in the library
Buzzcocks, Penetration, John Cooper Clarke, Warsaw: Electric Circus, Manchester
Live Review by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 18 June 1977
THERE IS undoubtedly a great deal of refining and cleaning to be done on Buzzcocks' material before the album they can so definitely record comes ...
Live Review by Jon Savage, Sounds, 15 October 1977
Prime Manchester venue closes... Power cut at the Electric Circus ...
Be-Bop Deluxe and John Cooper Clarke: Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
Live Review by Andy Gill, New Musical Express, 25 February 1978
The Dangers Of Being Likeably Listenable ...
John Cooper Clarke: Just Another Ex-Gravedigger Poet Into Dada and the TV
Interview by Garry Bushell, Sounds, 9 September 1978
GARRY BUSHELL GOES PUNK-SURREAL ...
John Cooper Clarke: The Punk Poet
Interview by David Hancock, Evening News, London, 9 September 1978
JOHN COOPER Clarke is often mistaken for Bob Dylan. ...
John Cooper Clarke: Disguise In Love (CBS 83132)
Review by Tim Lott, Record Mirror, 28 October 1978
Disguise in sane ...
John Cooper Clarke: This Year's Esperanto
Profile and Interview by Nick Kent, New Musical Express, 11 November 1978
JOHN COOPER-CLARKE, the poet who came in from the cold ...
John Cooper Clarke: The Salford Surrealist
Report and Interview by Brian Case, Melody Maker, 16 December 1978
A poet and his roots ...
Elvis Costello, Richard Hell, John Cooper Clarke: Dominion, London
Live Review by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 23 December 1978
WHAT IS it about Elvis Costello that makes us want to know about his home life? And what is it that makes him cover his ...
Elvis Costello, Richard Hell, John Cooper Clarke: Hammersmith Palais, London
Live Review by Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 1979
Are you ready for the fiiinal soluuuuuuuuuuuuuushun (oh yeah)? ...
Live Review by Garry Bushell, Sounds, 10 February 1979
An exercise in calculation ...
Live Review by Mick Middles, Sounds, 3 March 1979
ALL PRAISE must go to John Cooper Clarke for transforming the freezing, bored alcohol-starved Mancunians into a warmly responsive audience. ...
Live Review by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 3 March 1979
RACE TODAY magazine/organisation, acknowledging the central importance of Manchester in the struggle of black people, launched their northern campaign with a fund raising "Creation For ...
John Cooper Clarke: Disguise in Love (CBS 83132)
Review by Dave Schulps, Trouser Press, June 1979
NB: To be briskly recited aloud in a thick Mancunian (due east of Liverpudlian) singsong: ...
John Cooper Clarke: Cool for Catholics
Interview by Peter Silverton, Sounds, 29 September 1979
John Cooper Clarke makes a good confession to Pete Silverton (lapsed) ...
Interview by uncredited writer, ZigZag, May 1980
(This article was credited to "Worried, Preston". We have no idea who Worried, Preston is. If you do, please get in touch — RBP Ed) ...
The Bard Of Beasley Street At The Seat Of Learning
Interview by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 24 May 1980
THE OXFORD University Union porter peered at us fish-eyed. "Are you members?" he said. "Er, no - we're with the poet." ...
Phantom of the Factory — It's Martin Hannett! A legend in his own town!! Didsbury!!!
Report and Interview by Max Bell, New Musical Express, 19 July 1980
Bassist with Arnie Prole's Blues Band! Founding member of John Cooper Clarke's Curious Yellows! Close friend of Eric the Ferret! Producer of Spiral Scratch, Jilted ...
Review by Don Waller, New York Rocker, November 1980
THIS IS The Rap on The Rap, Part I: On the day you're born the doctor smacks your butt, then you start to rappin' and ...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Report by Betsy Sherman, Boston Rock, 1 October 1981
Merit Badges Goes To Dianaland ...
John Cooper Clarke: Zip Style Method (Epic)
Review by Danny Baker, New Musical Express, 5 June 1982
NO MADNESS IN THIS METHOD ...
More Futurama 5, Leeds Queen's Hall
Live Review by Susan Williams, New Musical Express, 24 September 1983
BULKY MUTHAS guard the doors, lank ponytails asway, surly eyes surveying a multitude of peroxide quiffs, vaseline stiffened spikes and de Niro mohawks. Welcome to ...
Gil Scott-Heron/John Cooper Clarke: Brixton Academy, London
Live Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 24 March 1984
SCOTT-HERON OF THE ANTARCTIC ...
Gil Scott-Heron, John Cooper Clarke: Greenwich Festival, Borough Hall, Greenwich, London
Live Review by Sean O'Hagan, New Musical Express, 22 June 1985
WORLDLY RAPPING HOODS ...
John Cooper Clarke: Buster Rhymes
Interview by Andy Gill, The Word, July 2003
Punk's not dead, and neither is its poet laureate, John Cooper Clarke. ...
John Cooper Clarke: "The Secret Of Longevity Is Idleness"
Interview by Rob Hughes, The Word, February 2011
Spidery bard, beanpole buddha of suburbia, GCSE syllabus fixture — John Cooper Clarke plants his flag on the summit of Mount Wisdom. ...
see also Invisible Girls, The
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