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National RockStar

National RockStar was a UK weekly music magazine published in 1976/7.

22 articles

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Manhattan Transfer: Battling Against Nostalgia

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 5 March 1977

DAVID HANCOCK dons his gloves and his satin shorts, and goes a few brutal rounds with Alan Paul ...

The Sons Of Champlin: Frisco Acid Heads Won't Compromise

Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 6 November 1976

SAN FRANCISCO'S psychedelic boom of the 60's rocketed some bands like the Dead, Airplane and Quicksilver sky-high. It also left plenty of others in the ...

Donna Summer: They're Gonna Put Me In The Movies

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 15 January 1977

Donna Summer reveals all to David Hancock ...

Todd Rundgren, Utopia: Dear Reader, Todd Rundgren (Genius) Thinks You're Thick

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 8 January 1977

....or at least reading this won't educate you. Now if you saw hint on telly or, even better, in concert.... well, you'd be all the ...

Warren Zevon: Looking For Links In L.A.

Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 25 December 1976

Warren Zevon explains patiently to David Hancock ...

Eddie Kendricks: Kendricks To Quit Motown

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977

EDDIE HENDRICKS is quitting Tamla Motown. ...

The Bay City Rollers: We Could Call 'Em Haggis Punk, But You'd Still Suss The Rollers

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 13 November 1976

LIKE IT OR not over the past few years the Bay City Rollers have generated the kind of adulation usually associated with the Mersey boom ...

Mud: More Mature Mud has a Flop and Plays Colleges

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 25 December 1976

But Les Gray tells David Hancock confidentially 'We haven't changed anything' ...

Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page: Lucifer's Rising

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 13 November 1976

OO-EE-OO. Strange magic. Plunging into the occult and locked into an Aleister Crowley trip. Marked down on a snuff list; to be rubbed out by ...

Vangelis: Hairy Greek finds Cosmos

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 23 October 1976

LIKE EVERYTHING else, it depends on how you look at it. Some people, for instance, see it all as a Chaos — everything rushing around ...

David Bowie: Low (RCA PL K12030)

Review by David Hancock, National RockStar, 22 January 1977

WELL IF IT'S the right speed maybe it's the wrong artist. Nope. This is David Bowie. And it's different. And it's excellent. ...

David Bowie: King Queen or Joker?

Overview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 22 January 1977

David Bowie is the Black Paper Between the Mirror. ...

Boz Scaggs' Second Bite of Cake

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 20 November 1976

DAVID HANCOCK sips champagne with U.S. chart top ...

Marc Bolan, T. Rex: Marc Bolan (with a lot of effort and no help from any stimulants) Pulls It Together

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 29 January 1977

featuring DAVID HANCOCK on handbag ...

Gladys Knight and the Pips: A Knight in Las Vegas Or: Africa Calls, Gladys Answers

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 4 December 1976

If politics and music don't mix, how come in the U.S. you have to be a top r 'n' b seller to get AM radio ...

Melba Moore: Have You Met Miss Moore?

Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 30 October 1976

NOT IF ALL YOU'VE HEARD IS HER DISCO SMASH, SAYS DAVID HANCOCK ...

The Bay City Rollers: Sixteen Rollers in Nine Years

Comment by David Hancock, National RockStar, 20 November 1976

Loathe 'em or like 'em, there's something wrong with the Scotty boppers. It's being plastic, says DAVID HANCOCK ...

The Eagles: Eagles Get The Bird

Comment by David Hancock, National RockStar, 5 February 1977

'A cheap sold-out group ten years behind the times' bristles DAVID HANCOCK ...

The Rubettes: Rubettes Bounce Back

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977

DAVID HANCOCK meets teen dreams at TOTP, screams gently, then talks to them seriously ...

Maxine Nightingale: "A Rich Hippie"

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 19 February 1977

MAXINE NIGHTINGALE describes herself as "a rich hippie". That's how honest she is. ...

Nona Hendryx, Labelle: Labelle: Lady Songwriter Thinks She's God

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 6 November 1976

MORE THAN any other vocal group, CBS's Labelle have thrived on that old cosmic image. They deal with grand themes as deftly as if they ...

Uriah Heep drama: the final act?

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977

Heavy rock 'n' roll is old, tired stuff. Ken Hensley says so and DAVID HANCOCK stares in amazement. Can this be the end of civilisation ...

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