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Interview by Richard Cook, NME, 20 November 1982

Richard Cook meets the musical Nomad Jah Wobble who has now found the Arab in himself but not stardom. "I'll never be a big pop ...

The Barracudas, New Race, The Saints: The Saints: Out In The Jungle (Flicknife)/The Barracudas: Mean Time (Closer)/New Race: The First And The Last

Review by Barney Hoskyns, NME, 16 April 1983

I MUST applaud the mysterious Tony D for his live review of The Barracudas (12/2/83) – the gig excited me in exactly the same way. ...

Culture Club: The Culture Vultures Gather

Interview by Gavin Martin, NME, 30 April 1983

THE YOUNG girl walks hesitantly through the foyer of the Dominion Theatre; amidst all the colour and excitement she strikes an uncertain, rather nervous figure. ...

Arthur Baker, John "Jellybean" Benitez: Burn This Disco Out

Report by Richard Grabel, NME, 21 May 1983

THE BEST DISCO IN NEW YORK IS THE FUNHOUSE WHERE SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER IS ENJOYING A RENAISSANCE WITH AMERICA'S TEENAGERS. RICHARD GRABEL INVESTIGATES THE NEW ...

George Benson: Kingsize Benson

Profile and Interview by Richard Cook, NME, 16 July 1983

So just how did this work a day guitarist called GEORGE BENSON sidestep the critical vitriol of the jazz and soul purists to become one ...

Yellowman: Pickett's Lock, Edmonton, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 23 July 1983

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The Armoury Show, Virginia Astley: Armoury Show/Eyeless In Gaza/Virginia Astley: The Venue, London

Live Review by Mat Snow, NME, 20 August 1983

RICHARD JOBSON had expected a handful to turn up tonight and thus was pleasantly surprised by a near – capacity crowd who were so indulgent, ...

The Clark Sisters: Is The Lord Bored With Disco?

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, NME, 27 August 1983

GOD MUST be tired of pop music. The most popular female gospel act in America, Detroit's Clark Sisters, have the first gospel record in a ...

The Triffids: Roses, Knives, Dead Bodies

Interview by Mat Snow, NME, 5 January 1985

MAT SNOW hails the twisted poetry of THE TRIFFIDS while the rest of us wonder — do all the great new bands come from Australia, ...

If It Don't Go, It Ain't Go-Go!

Report by Simon Witter, NME, 2 February 1985

IT'S RARE FOR AN excellent musical style to remain unknown for long, yet Washington's Go-Go scene has done just that despite us running Richard Grabel's ...

Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Review by Simon Witter, NME, 6 July 1985

THOUGH NOT a patch on their four subsequent albums, Autobahn has enormous historical significance as the album that introduced the world to Kraftwerk, one of ...

Miles Davis: Still Miles, Time After Time

Review by Richard Cook, NME, 17 July 1985

Richard Cook takes two Davis records, a quarter-century apart, into custody. ...

Bobby Womack: The Great Provider

Interview by Paolo Hewitt, NME, 28 September 1985

"They call me a living legend/But I'm just a soldier who's been left behind/And now my heart can't take it/My feet won't make it/I'm the ...

Alex Chilton: London, Mean Fiddler

Live Review by Simon Witter, NME, 26 October 1985

ALEX CHILTON – one-time Box Top, Big Star, Cramps producer, etc. – is possibly rock’s greatest cult hero. Like many, I’ve been aware of this ...

Lone Justice: Maria McKee: Sweet Heart Of The Radio

Report and Interview by Mat Snow, NME, 1 November 1986

So, what's it to be then? Is MARIA McKEE of LONE JUSTICE last year's pretty thing or next year's Queen of the airwaves? MAT SNOW ...