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Massive Attack, Horace Andy: Keep on Runnings

Report by Sean O'Hagan, The Guardian, 15 February 1992

Bob Marley's music is not the young music in Kingston today. Ragga not reggae is king. And that took the British group Massive Attack to ...

David Bowie, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Frank Zappa: Contract Breakers

Essay by Mark Sinker, The Wire, June 1996

2005 note: Savage Pencil did a nice illustration for this: John and Yoko hilariously naked, among other excellent things. It also elicited an angry postcard ...

Salt-N-Pepa: Condiment-al as Anything

Interview by Simon Price, Melody Maker, 13 December 1997

And you thought Girl Power was a new thang? Oh no, SALT-N-PEPA invented it a decade ago. The Maker catches up with the trio in ...

Foo Fighters, Nirvana: Foo Fighters: Happy Dave Is Here Again

Interview by Stuart Bailie, Vox, June 1997

Dodgy facial furniture aside, Dave Grohl is, without doubt, the most well-adjusted man in rock as he prepares to lead Foo Fighters onto further glory ...

Foghat: Their Business Is Rock & Roll

Report and Interview by Loraine Alterman, Rolling Stone, 29 August 1974

So you want to be a rock & roll star Well listen now to what I say Just get an electric guitar ...

Dr. John: Wade In The Water: Dr. John Weathers the Flood

Interview by John Sinclair, Honest Tune, 2006

THERE IS no native son of New Orleans more fiercely native than Mac Rebennack, known professionally now for almost 40 years as Dr. John. ...

Ike Turner: Trouble Man

Memoir by Andria Lisle, MOJO, March 2008

Demonised during his lifetime, Ike Turner left a musical legacy that matched his fearsome reputation. Andria Lisle, a former associate, pays her respects to one ...

Little Feat in Heat

Profile and Interview by Sam Sutherland, Phonograph Record, December 1975

LOWELL GEORGE is ravaged, eyes wired with fatigue beneath the peak of a floppy leather poorboy cap, face pallid against the dark beard. He smiles ...

Five Star: And Then There Was One…

Retrospective and Interview by David Burke, Classic Pop, October 2019

At their '80s peak Five Star lived the high life in a Berkshire mansion and drove a fleet of supercars. But then the hits dried ...

Spandau Ballet Readers' Q&A

Interview by Ian Birch, Smash Hits, 18 August 1983

THE LETTERS ARRIVED IN LARGE QUANTITIES. WE SELECTED THE BEST QUESTIONS, GAVE THEM TO IAN BIRCH, AND SAT BACK AND WAITED FOR THE ANSWERS. AND ...

LiLiPUT: Kleenex/Liliput — interview with Marlene Marder

Interview by Jason Gross, Perfect Sound Forever, May 1998

"Hotch-potch, Hugger-mugger, Bow-wow, Hara-kiri, Hoo-poo, Huzza, Hicc-up, Hum-drum, Hexa-pod, Hell-cat, Helter-skelter, Hop-scotch" ...

Dolly Parton: American Idol

Profile and Interview by Mat Snow, MOJO, June 2008

Raised in a one-room cabin in Tennessee, schooled in love songs by a pompadoured '60s TV start, Dolly Parton turned her back on pop and ...

Eric Clapton, Clash, The, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Selecter, The, Specials, The, Steven Van Zandt: RAR! RAR! Disputin'! The History of Rock Against Racism

Retrospective by John Harris, New Musical Express, 16 October 1993

  ON APRIL 16, 1990, a proud man who'd spent 27 years in the custody of a vicious racist regime arrived in London. He'd come to ...

Fall, The: The Fall: Prole Art Threat

Interview by Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 1 September 1990

Now in their 14th year, Manchester's the Fall are still operating on rock's margins, still refusing to adhere to any consensus. But how will one ...

Billy Preston: No Longer Going Round In Circles!

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 9 October 1979

B&S talks to Billy about his early days with Little Richard and Ray Charles, his development as a solo talent and his recent pacting with ...

James: Striking The Motherlode

Interview by Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 5 May 1990

SINCE THEIR EXPLOSIVE BEGINNING IN '83, JAMES' CAREER HAS HAD ITS VIOLENT UPS AND DOWNS. FROM THE GIDDY SUCCESS OF INDIE NUMBER ONES TO RUMOURS ...

Blasters, The: Blasters Blather: The Book of David

Interview by Don Waller, LA Weekly, 2 May 1985

"MUSIC LIKE this is not dependent on age or looks or a trend," says Blasters guitarist-songwriter Dave Alvin, taking a hard line on rock & ...

Morrissey, Smiths, The: The Cult Of Steve: Morrissey Live At Wembley Arena

Live Review by John Calvert, The Quietus, 17 March 2020

John Calvert is dragged by his lifelong Smiths fan girlfriend to Wembley — but will he finally see what all the fuss is about? ...

Pink Floyd: Empire Pool, London

Report and Interview by Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 26 March 1977

GLC fuck-ups at Empire Pool ...

Malcolm McLaren: Jewish manager as professional troublemaker

Retrospective by Gary Lucas, Please Kill Me!, 13 October 2020

A new doorstopper-sized (900+ pages) biography of Malcolm McLaren by Paul Gorman got musician Gary Lucas thinking about one part of the former Sex Pistol/Bow ...