Cath Carroll
Cath Carroll is a musician and writer who's recorded for Factory and other labels. She cofounded the Manchester fanzine City Fun and has written over the last four decades for NME, City Limits, San Francisco Weekly and Time Out New York.
19 articles
List of articles in the library
Eurythmics, Eddi Reader: Eurythmics: Haçienda, Manchester
Live Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 19 March 1983
THE CHOIR are one of those support acts guaranteed never to outshine the headliners; a Playwright For Today's idea of a Top Rock Band. Strident, ...
Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 2 April 1983
PASSING THE BUCK ...
The Smiths: Crisp songs and salted lyrics
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 14 May 1983
WHY CHOOSE a name like The Smiths? "It's a very stray kind of name, very timeless," explained the colourful Mancunian Morrissey, who gives words and ...
Violent Femmes: Haçienda, Manchester
Live Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 1 October 1983
MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN, 90 miles north of Chicago. Famous... for bad beer... over there... and over here. Not so famous over here for the Violent Femmes. ...
Cristina: Sleep It Off (Ze Records)
Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 1 September 1984
ZE DROP A Z... ...
Smiley Culture: Single of the Week — Smiley Culture: 'Police Officer' (Fashion)
Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 3 November 1984
SINGLE OF THE WEEK ...
Frank Chickens: Why did the chickens cross the globe
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 26 January 1985
To get to Milton Keynes! Cath Carroll finds out that fact is stranger than fiction and how canaries relate to chickens. ...
Report and Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 23 February 1985
CATH CARROLL tweaks the growing muscles of Ludus' LINDER and learns about the joy of weight training for women. ...
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 25 May 1985
Just when you thought it was safe to watch Top Of The Pops again... along comes the monumental DIVINE, determined to get his own back ...
Marc Almond: Mother Hen In Love
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 21 September 1985
MARC ALMOND drops an egg or two on fame, success, romance, and the little "chicks" who dog his sequinned tootsie-steps. CATH CARROLL adds them up. ...
Dee C Lee, The Style Council, Wham!: Dee C. Lee: Lady Day
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 2 November 1985
"Glamorous ex-model", Style Councillor and new single girl, DEE C. LEE talks to CATH CARROLL. ...
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 16 November 1985
NEW ORDER'S ethereal movement away from Division and denial, through temptation and confusion, has finally arrived at the classical creations of Low-Life and the emotional ...
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 14 December 1985
CARMEL are back in business and strangely grown-up, claims CATH CARROLL. ...
Sonic Youth: Noise: Sonic Youth
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 21 June 1986
SONIC YOUTH chortle to CATH CARROLL on the expressway to your hearts. ...
Report and Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 2 August 1986
The Vindaloo roadshow blitzes Britain with firm-hold hairspray, firm-hold Fuzzbox parents, lobbed bunnies and drape jackets. Entertaining FUZZBOX, THE NIGHTINGALES and TED CHIPPINGTON are the ...
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 6 September 1986
JAKI GRAHAM, Wolverhampton's wandering soul singer, meets CATH CARROLL across a coffee table. ...
Asha Bhosle: The Celluloid Singing Star
Interview by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 20 September 1986
ASHA BHOSLE is India's best known singer of film soundtracks. CATH CARROLL meets the woman with 40 million record sales who began her career with ...
New Order: Brotherhood (Factory)
Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 27 September 1986
ART OF THE STATE ...
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy: Town And Country Club, London
Live Review by Cath Carroll, New Musical Express, 8 November 1986
SOMETHING REMARKABLE would surely happen at this hallowed electric tabernacle. You could sense the impending presence of a, ahem, 'jazz' legend — his shadow leant ...
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