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The band chosen over The Beatles in 1962: The Tremeloes’ interview with Len “Chip” Hawkes
28th September 2021
Interview with electronic music legend Moby which is way too short but I’m happy anyway
28th May 2021
50 years on the telly: interview with BBC superstar Basil Brush
18th June 2020

Maggie Bell and Stone the Crows at the Holland Pop Festival in Kralingse Bos, Rotterdam on June 26, 1970 by Rob Mieremet (ANEFO) ©

Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows and the 1970s blues-rock: interview with the UK’s Janis Joplin

6th October 2021

Maggie Bell - © to the owners She fronted the acclaimed Scottish blues-rock group Stone the Crows in the late 1960s, she toured with Led Zeppelin in the 1970s, she worked with Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr and ...

The day the music died: interview with Don McLean about 50 years of American Pie

4th October 2021

Mr 'American Pie': Don McLean © to the owners There are certain men out there that – as soon as you meet them – they instantly make you want to get a flat tyre on the motorway because you know they would get ...

Steve Hackett in Genesis Revisited – Selling England by the Pound 2020 Tour in Englewood, NJ, USA, by Michael Aarons ©

Interview with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett

30th September 2021

Steve Hackett in Genesis Revisited – Selling England by the Pound 2020 Tour in Englewood, NJ, USA, by Michael Aarons © Steve Hackett is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

EXCLUSIVE interview with Back To The Future creator Bob Gale
24th August 2021

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You’ll Never Walk Alone and Gerry and the Pacemakers’ legacy is alive: interview with Tony Young

28th September 2021

Michael Owen - © to the owners The story of how I started to support Liverpool Football Club whilst remaining a fervid AS Roma fan in Italy is not very honourable. Italy had lost miserably the 1998 World Cu...

The Cavern Club, The Beatles and the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Merseybeats’ Tony Crane

28th September 2021

The Merseybeats in 1964 © to the owners The third musician belonging to a glorious 1960s band I had the opportunity and the honour to interview this month after Gerry's Pacemakers and The Tremeloes as a part ...

The Animals music video The House of The rising sun and Don't let me be misunderstood

The House of the Rising Sun & the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Animals’ John Steel

28th April 2021

The Animals in 1965 © to the owners An interview I recently ran with Imelda May about her new music featuring Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones and Noel Gallagher of a band that it should have been illegal to...

Andrea Bocelli: an EXCLUSIVE interview
16th November 2020

The Lumineers playing at the Brixton Academy in London, UK, in 2016, credit by Drew de F Fawkes

The Lumineers interview: Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites from planetary success with Ho Hey to solo work

5th February 2021

Piano Piano by Jeremiah Fraites Vignettes by Wesley Schultz Nine years after reaching worldwide success with the unforgettable 2012 breakthrough hit Ho Hey and the three studio albums The Lumineers, Cleop...

How to organise Banksy exhibits without ever getting to meet Banksy

9th June 2021

Kissing Coppers by Banksy © After travelling to Amsterdam, Auckland, Gothenburg, Istanbul, Melbourne, Miami, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Toronto and being admired by more than 750,000 visitors worldwide, the world’s...

Secretly- videoclip by Skunk Anansie, 1999

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: a politically incorrect interview

10th July 2021

Skunk Anansie's Skin by Geroge Frangoudes © This bright and charismatic woman is somebody I grew up listening to, and it's hard to describe how weird and exciting it felt at the same time to hear her soothing...

The Belgian who enchanted David Bowie: interview with Ozark Henry
18th June 2020
Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl
29th May 2020
Interview with The Sex Pistols’ bass guitarist Glen Matlock
2nd February 2020

Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) & Fonzie in Happy Days © to the owners

Interview with the queen of 1970s rock ‘n’ roll and Happy Days star Suzi Quatro

8th March 2021

Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) & Fonzie in Happy Days © to the owners The acclaimed role as a bass player Leather Tuscadero in the legendary American sitcom Happy Days, the massive hits Can the Can and D...

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Rod Argent, The Zombies and John Lennon’s mellotron: interview

29th February 2020

The Zombies in the 1960s - © to the owners This man and the rock band he founded in the 1960s are legends; along with The Tremeloes, The Merseybeats, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Animals, Christie and - of c...

When music and art feel the same: interview with Maxim of The Prodigy
3rd December 2020
Interview with post-punk legend Jah Wobble about music, Sid Vicious, star signs, Brexit and everything else you can think of
7th May 2020
Interview with Prince’s musical director Morris Hayes
26th November 2019

Mike Rosenberg / Passenger by Mila Austin

Let Her Go… again: interview with Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger

8th January 2021

Mike Rosenberg / Passenger by Mila Austin © Nearly ten years following the smashing success of his 2012 single Let Her Go which sold 9 million copies worldwide and topped charts in all countries, and after pu...

From The Jam Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings

The Jam’s legacy is alive: interview with Bruce Foxton & Russell Hastings

26th April 2020

From The Jam: Bruce Foxton & Russell Hastings © to the owners After the legendary English punk rock & mod revival band The Jam disbanded in 1982 following 10 years of stellar music-making, four single...

Vivienne Westwood and Joe Corré for Julian Assange

EXCLUSIVE interview: Dame Vivienne Westwood & Joe Corré in defence of Julian Assange

30th April 2020

Dame Vivianne Westwood and Joe Corré by Ki Price © Unlike most of the content published in this magazine, this 6,112-word article is not going to entertain or amuse you in any way - unless you have a worrying...

Interview with Zucchero ‘Sugar’ Fornaciari

12th March 2020

Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari © to the owners It is with a huge amount of honour, thrill and excitement that I have finally interviewed someone I have always wanted to interview. This is a man who has done ext...

To the 1980s New Romantic and back: interview with Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman
20th June 2021
When film score composer Stefano Fasce wins an Oscar you will remember this interview
22nd November 2020
How music saved me from the civil war in Albania: The Stolen Cello by Redi Hasa
12th October 2020

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From ‘Kingston Town’ to singing for Nelson Mandela in 1988: interview with UB40

14th April 2020

UB40's Robin Campbell © Reflex Recordings It is with a huge amount of honour and excitement that I jumped at the chance to interview one of UK’s most successful bands of all time, a Grammy-nominated music gro...

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50 years from Yellow River, the song from Jeff Christie that sounds like The Beatles: interview

1st November 2020

Christie playing Yellow River in 1970 in London © to the owners Certain songs - including a lot of stuff from The Beatles, as well as "universal" tracks like California Dreamin' from The Beach Boys and Mrs Ro...

The band chosen over The Beatles in 1962: The Tremeloes’ interview with Len “Chip” Hawkes

Interview with electronic music legend Moby which is way too short but I’m happy anyway

50 years on the telly: interview with BBC superstar Basil Brush

Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows and the 1970s blues-rock: interview with the UK’s Janis Joplin

The day the music died: interview with Don McLean about 50 years of American Pie

Interview with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett

EXCLUSIVE interview with Back To The Future creator Bob Gale

You’ll Never Walk Alone and Gerry and the Pacemakers’ legacy is alive: interview with Tony Young

The Cavern Club, The Beatles and the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Merseybeats’ Tony Crane

The House of the Rising Sun & the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Animals’ John Steel

Andrea Bocelli: an EXCLUSIVE interview

The Lumineers interview: Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites from planetary success with Ho Hey to solo work

How to organise Banksy exhibits without ever getting to meet Banksy

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: a politically incorrect interview

The Belgian who enchanted David Bowie: interview with Ozark Henry

Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl

Interview with The Sex Pistols’ bass guitarist Glen Matlock

Interview with the queen of 1970s rock ‘n’ roll and Happy Days star Suzi Quatro

Rod Argent, The Zombies and John Lennon’s mellotron: interview

When music and art feel the same: interview with Maxim of The Prodigy

Interview with post-punk legend Jah Wobble about music, Sid Vicious, star signs, Brexit and everything else you can think of

Interview with Prince’s musical director Morris Hayes

Let Her Go… again: interview with Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger

The Jam’s legacy is alive: interview with Bruce Foxton & Russell Hastings

Remember ‘Walking on Sunshine’? Interview with 1980s music legend Katrina from Katrina and The Waves

From Dancin’ on a Saturday Night in 1973 to writing songs for Michael Jackson in the 1980s: interview with Barry Blue

The first woman nominated for Best Director in 1977: interview with Academy Honorary Award winner Lina Wertmüller

EXCLUSIVE interview: Dame Vivienne Westwood & Joe Corré in defence of Julian Assange

Interview with Zucchero ‘Sugar’ Fornaciari

To the 1980s New Romantic and back: interview with Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman

When film score composer Stefano Fasce wins an Oscar you will remember this interview

How music saved me from the civil war in Albania: The Stolen Cello by Redi Hasa

From ‘Kingston Town’ to singing for Nelson Mandela in 1988: interview with UB40

50 years from Yellow River, the song from Jeff Christie that sounds like The Beatles: interview