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Esquire

Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. since 1932.

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Jim Morrison: Roll Over Elvis : The Second Coming Of Jim Morrison

Memoir by Eve Babitz, Esquire, March 1991

I know why I loved him. I know why lots of women loved him. But what I want to know is this: Why now, does ...

The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

Interview by Robin Eggar, Esquire, 1995

IN THE UPSTAIRS room in Henry's Wine Bar wine bar overlooking the River Thames a French TV crew are lathering themselves into over excitement. Mick ...

Oasis: Liam Gallagher: The Man Behind The Myth

Profile and Interview by Paul Mathur, Esquire, February 1997

To the tabloids he's "The Wildman of Pop'. Or "Boozy Liam". Or "Lout Liam". He's the one who drinks and swears and hits journalists. But ...

Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones: Charlie Watts: The Esquire Interview

Interview by Robin Eggar, Esquire, June 1998

Emotional rescueI'VE MADE more of a mess of my Toronto hotel room in 30 minutes than Charlie Watts has after three weeks in his suite. ...

Jamiroquai: Jay Kay: The Esquire Interview

Interview by Dan Gennoe, Esquire, 2001

THERE ARE DOGS and there are dogs. The two German Shepherds growling and baring teeth on the drive of Jay Kay's Buckinghamshire estate, are the ...

Leonard Cohen: Zen Len pens ten

Profile and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, October 2001

Leonard Cohen proves that you can take the songwriter out of the Zen monastery, but you can't take the Zen monastery out of the songwriter. ...

The Beautiful South: A Drink With… Paul Heaton

Interview by Dan Gennoe, Esquire, January 2002

BEAUTIFUL SOUTH singer Paul Heaton, is an unlikely popstar. He never wanted fame, riches or to sing, and formed his first band, the Housemartins with ...

Busta Rhymes: A Drink With Busta Rhymes

Interview by Dan Gennoe, Esquire, 2003

ESQUIRE: What's your poison? ...

Air: One for the Ladies

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, January 2004

"IN FRANCE, the more you have girlfriends,the more you are a seductive man, and the more you are healthy," says Jean-Benoit "JB" Dunckel. "In France, ...

King Creosote: Choose Fife: The Fence Collective

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, January 2004

THE SIGNS have been there for a while,in current artists from Bonnie "Prince" Billy to Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Kings of Convenience. And it was ...

Lambchop: Paranoid Schizophrenia

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, March 2004

On Lambchop's new twin CDs, Black Sabbath mix with soul and country. Call it what you like – just don't call it a double. ...

Morrissey

Interview by James Medd, Esquire, June 2004

From his unlikely hideout on the West Coast of America, pop's Greatest Living Englishman has emerged triumphant with his first album in seven years. "Pop ...

The Clash: Band at their Best: The Clash's London Calling

Retrospective and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, October 2004

In 1979, with punk reeling from the death of Sid Vicious, the Clash holed up in a small London studio under pressure to reignite the ...

Kings Of Leon: Songs of Experience

Profile and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, October 2004

Older, wiser and a lot less hairy, the Kings of Leon... rule. ...

The Ramones: Bruvvas In Arms

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, December 2004

The Ramones mixed pop cuteness with garage-band crudity and came up with punk. You'd think nothing could be more fun. You'd be wrong – very ...

Bright Eyes: Burning Like Fire

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, February 2005

Bright Eyes, the sharpest act in the US today, turns his gaze from his navel to the world. ...

The Magic Numbers: You'll like this...

Profile and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, May 2005

The Magic Numbers: two guys and two girls make instant pop bliss. Count yourself a fan. ...

Röyksopp: Music to Watch Grills By

Interview by James Medd, Esquire, August 2005

Royksopp say they've made the perfect soundtrack for your barbecue. ...

Keith Richards: What I've Learned

Interview by James Medd, Esquire, November 2005

All my stories are treated with a certain sense of suspicion, but they're all fucking true. The story of how I fell in my library ...

Joanna Newsom: It's a Thin Line…

Profile and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, December 2006

From Bush to Bjork, pop's greatest women have always divided audiences. Joanna Newsom knows it – and she doesn't care. ...

Belle And Sebastian, Tindersticks: Rocking the Cradle: Songs for Kids

Report and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, February 2007

Yes, it's children's music-but these dark, soulful, sweet tunes are a long way from Bob the Builder. ...

Grinderman: Dirty Old Dogs

Profile and Interview by James Medd, Esquire, March 2007

Nick Cave makes some noise again; young punks give up and go home. ...

Dierks Bentley: How Dierks Bentley Became Country Music's Most Relatable Star

Profile and Interview by Maura Johnston, Esquire, 25 August 2016

IT'S A SULTRY August afternoon at the St. Louis record mecca Vintage Vinyl, and in the back of the shop amidst carrels of LPs, Dierks ...

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