Johnny Sharp
Johnny (who wrote mostly as Johnny Cigarettes) made his name writing under a childhood nickname (he was the tallest in class and got sent to the local shop on illicit tobacco runs because he passed for 16) for NME from 1992 to 2000, before moving on to contribute to Vox, Loaded, Q, Mojo and The Guardian among others, as he still does today, while also editing and writing for various sports magazines and programmes. He is the author of the cryptically-titled highbrow 2009 tome Crap Lyrics and his works can be gazed upon at www.johnnysharp.net.
15 articles
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Review by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, January 2006
SOME PUBLIC figures make reality TV shows about their turbulent tabloid lives. Here, Pete Doherty and his band have made Being Pete Doherty — The ...
Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not...
Review by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, March 2006
AS BANDS WITH Number 1 singles go, there's something marvellously raw and untutored about Arctic Monkeys. ...
The Magic Numbers: Those The Brokes
Review by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, December 2006
The Magic Numbers hit most of the right notes, says Johnny Sharp, but not necessarily in the right order. ...
Ray Parker Jr.: Who you gonna call? 118 118
Comment by Johnny Sharp, The Guardian, 4 April 2009
Ray Parker Jr is the latest ad/pop crossover. Johnny Sharp wants more ...
Interview by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, October 2009
Midlands Lifer Spins Heartbreak Into Songwriting Gold ...
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 9 March 2010
A sweet'n'sour and head-spinningly trippy set from Messrs Mercer and Burton. ...
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 13 April 2010
After a debut of sing-along hits, the duo takes refuge in druggy experimentalism. ...
Cradle of Filth: Is Dani Filth Suffolk's greatest icon?
Comment by Johnny Sharp, The Guardian, 5 January 2011
When the county's tourist board launched a poll, it didn't count on it being hijacked by Cradle of Filth fans ...
New York Dolls: Dancing Backward In High Heels
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 14 March 2011
Reanimated glam-punk pioneers get dafter as they get older. ...
Roddy Woomble: The Impossible Song & Other Songs
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 21 March 2011
Idlewild singer's cosy, contented second solo effort. ...
Fountains of Wayne: Sky Full of Holes
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 1 August 2011
Wry New York power-popsters can pen a tune, but can't quite win your heart. ...
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, January 2012
Nine numbers from the pair's back catalogue are reworked, with mixed results. ...
Review by Johnny Sharp, bbc.co.uk, 28 May 2012
Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia. ...
Review by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, January 2013
The first lady of noughties soul gets risky. ...
Interview by Johnny Sharp, MOJO, January 2013
London soundscaper marries archive audio clips with stirring electronic rock scores. ...
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