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Interview with Dire Straits’ bass guitarist John Illsley

26th January 2022

Christmas Concert '85 by Dire Straits With their 120 million albums sold, their many eternally beautiful lyrics like Brothers in Arms, Romeo and Juliet, Sultan of Swing, Tunnel of Love and Walk of Life and th...

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

8th January 2022

Bill Harry presenting the Beatles with their first-ever award, the Mersey Beat Shield, 1963 © Bill Harry Bill Harry is the man who introduced The Beatles to their famous manager Brian Epstein by making the ar...

Pat Boone and Speedy Gonzales, original picture from Pat Boone's private collection and archive © to the owners

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

I'm in Love with You by Pat Boone This is not for starters. If you don’t have around three days to finish reading this, do not even commence. Either way, your three days will make just about 10% of the time i...

Silvia, not Sylvia

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

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

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

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

The rise and fall of The Matches: interview with Bleeding Audio film director Chelsea Christer