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Doors, The, Jim Morrison: Why Manager Kept Silent About Jim Morrison's Sudden Death

Interview by Ann Moses, New Musical Express, 24 July 1971

Ann Moses in Hollywood ...

Rolling Stones, The: The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet (Decca)

Review by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, 23 November 1968

I KEEP changing my mind about Beggars Banquet which is the Rolling Stones new album in the sleeve which has now been passed fit for ...

Belle Stars, The: The Belle Stars: Rock Garden, London

Live Review by Max Bell, New Musical Express, 31 January 1981

THE BELLE Stars are five-sevenths of the former Bodysnatchers: Stella, Penny, Judy, Sarah-Jane and Miranda. The new girls in the key places taken by founding ...

Loop: A Gilded Eternity (Situation Two LP/ Cassette/CD)

Review by Edwin Pouncey, New Musical Express, 20 January 1990

NEW GOLD DREAM ...

Common: Electric Circus

Review by Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 16 January 2003

IN THE LATE 1960S, civil rights struggles, and demonstrations against the Vietnam war in America, gave birth to heavy psychedelia and searing soul music. 2002 ...

Wilson Pickett: "I'm tired — I ain't doing no TV"— but he does!

Report and Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 15 February 1969

Alan Smith welcomes to England an unhappy WILSON PICKETT ...

Jay Z: Jaÿ-Z: Cabaret Club, Stockholm

Live Review by Andy Crysell, New Musical Express, 8 March 1997

"YO! Give it up for Jaÿ-Z! Onstage for the first time in Sweden!" ...

James Blood Ulmer: The Bottom Line, New York

Live Review by Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 5 February 1983

DEMOLITION BLUES ...

Animals, The, New Vaudeville Band, The: Burdon Animals Toast of the Town

Report and Interview by June Harris, New Musical Express, 26 February 1967

THIS WEEK was chat time with the new Animals, following their absolutely sensational, shattering opening night at Hunter College, New York City. It was also ...

Tenacious D: D-linquent, d-generate and d-praved!

Interview by Stephen Dalton, New Musical Express, 16 November 2002

Leaders of the satanic rock revolution, cult spunk guzzlers Tenacious D have already lured Dave Grohl, Weezer and Tool into their sleaze-sodden underworld where orgies ...

Spirit: Rainbow Theatre, London

Live Review by Max Bell, New Musical Express, 18 March 1978

DO YOU BELIEVE in magic? Me, I'm still dreaming, lost in the welter of sensory impressions that seeped into the Rainbow the minute Spirit dripped ...

Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa: Pamela Des Barres: Supergroupie

Interview by Paul Moody, New Musical Express, 4 January 1997

Legendary supergroupie PAMELA DES BARRES has toured the dark side of rock'n'roll and lived to tell the tale. But what does she make of young ...

George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Funkadelic, Parliament: The Creation of Dr Funkenstein

Interview by Roy Carr, New Musical Express, 7 January 1978

The scene: Maggotropolis, Hollywood. The target: the infamous Mr. GEORGE CLINTON High Priest of a Black Unholy Trinity. Enter a reporter clutching a clove of ...

Procol Harum: Procol Crash In At No. 11!

Report and Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 27 May 1967

WATCH OUT for Procol Harum. This British group with that beautiful, beautiful record called 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' is going to be one of ...

Kiss, Queen: Queen: Live Killers (EMI)/KISS: Dynasty (Casablanca)

Review by Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 30 June 1979

PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINMENT! It's the best, it never quits, there's nothing like it. It's the real thing! It's sound and light and colour and spectacle to ...

Digable Planets: Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) (WEA/All formats)

Review by Edwin Pouncey, New Musical Express, 13 February 1993

DIGGERS WITH ATTITUDE ...

Hamilton Bohannon: The Great Disco Mystery

Interview by Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 28 June 1975

H. BOHANNON DISCOVERS WHERE IT'S AT ...

Frankie Vaughan: I'll Never Change Now Says Frankie

Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 30 September 1967

It's top hat and cane for ever ...

Garnet Mimms: The Mysterious Fade-Out Of Garnet Mimms

Retrospective by Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 20 October 1973

JIMMY HELMS has a fair rendering of 'I'll Take Good Care Of You' competing in the chart stakes right now, but soul freaks who can ...