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Il Volo sings Ennio Morricone: exclusive interview with the Italian trio
24th October 2021
EXCLUSIVE interview with Back to the Future creator Bob Gale
24th August 2021
The House of the Rising Sun & the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Animals’ John Steel
28th April 2021

Interview with Dire Straits’ bass guitarist John Illsley
26th January 2022

The man who introduced The Beatles to Brian Epstein: EXCLUSIVE interview with legendary 1960s Mersey Beat founder Bill Harry
8th January 2022

Gerry and the Pacemakers Liverpool You'll Never Walk Alone artwork red

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...

Irvine Welsh author Trainspotting and Crime

From Trainspotting to the TV series of Crime: the Irvine Welsh interview

19th November 2021

Crime TV series by Irvine Welsh © ITV I may have started this with some punk quotes that only Trainspotting fans would get – you know, something like “Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a fami...

From Elvis Presley to Speedy Gonzales, from Ronald Reagan to cancel culture: the world’s longest interview with 1950s superstar Pat Boone
22nd December 2021

The only interview with Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s that is not just about Hey There Delilah

11th November 2021

Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's Hey there, Delilah What's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away But, girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes, you do Time Square can't shine as bright as y...

The Offspring: Todd Morse, Dexter Holland, Pete Parada and Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman by Daveed Benito ©

Interview with The Offspring: Dexter and Noodles talk punk again

7th November 2021

The Offspring by Daveed Benito © The Offspring are back: after almost nine years, one of the most acclaimed American punk-rock bands of all time has come up with a new record and an upcoming worldwide tour. ...

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

28th May 2021

Moby by Travis Schneider © I'm not a fan of press conferences. It must come down to the fact that I'm not a fan of the press per se, which is an arrogant enough reason to have pursued a career in the press si...

Il Volo sings Ennio Morricone: exclusive interview with the Italian trio
24th October 2021

The Tremeloes in (Call Me) Number One, 1969- © to the owners

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

28th September 2021

The Tremeloes in (Call Me) Number One, 1969- © to the owners There are just so many things that may come to your mind as you hear the name Tremeloes. This beat music band founded in Dagenham, near London, in...

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 after Gerry's Pacemakers and The Tremeloes as a part of the mult...

EXCLUSIVE interview with Back to the Future creator Bob Gale
24th August 2021

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 ...

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

20th June 2021

Spandau Ballet in the 1980s - © to the owners When in 2019 I put myself in real trouble after writing The day I didn't interview Lord Sugar about my miserable time working for a company of Brexiteers in Londo...

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...

11 Past the Hour by Imelda May cd album cover

Interview with Imelda May about music, art, poetry and the new duet with Noel Gallagher and Ronnie Wood

23rd February 2021

11 Past the Hour by Imelda May - cover art by Eddie Otchere inspired by Pattie Boyd © Four years after the release of her intimate 2017 CD Life Love Flesh Blood which reached number 2 in Ireland, number 5 in ...

The Zombies British 1960 band black and white picture

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...

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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...

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...

Remember ‘Walking on Sunshine’? Interview with 1980s music legend Katrina from Katrina and The Waves
26th August 2020
The first woman nominated for Best Director in 1977: interview with Academy Honorary Award winner Lina Wertmüller
23rd June 2020
50 years on the telly: interview with BBC superstar Basil Brush
18th June 2020

Il Volo sings Ennio Morricone: exclusive interview with the Italian trio

EXCLUSIVE interview with Back to the Future creator Bob Gale

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

Interview with Dire Straits’ bass guitarist John Illsley

The man who introduced The Beatles to Brian Epstein: EXCLUSIVE interview with legendary 1960s Mersey Beat founder Bill Harry

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

From Trainspotting to the TV series of Crime: the Irvine Welsh interview

From Elvis Presley to Speedy Gonzales, from Ronald Reagan to cancel culture: the world’s longest interview with 1950s superstar Pat Boone

The only interview with Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s that is not just about Hey There Delilah

Interview with The Offspring: Dexter and Noodles talk punk again

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

Il Volo sings Ennio Morricone: exclusive interview with the Italian trio

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

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

EXCLUSIVE interview with Back to the Future creator Bob Gale

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

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

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

Interview with Imelda May about music, art, poetry and the new duet with Noel Gallagher and Ronnie Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Zucchero ‘Sugar’ Fornaciari