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Review by Mark Cooper, The Word, December 2003

So much swagger, so little heart ...

David Johansen, New York Dolls: Up from the valley of the Dolls: David Johansen returns

Report and Interview by Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 1978

ONSTAGE IN Philadelphia in late May, David Johansen is dressed in solid white, his hair swept back, looking like the Staten Island greaser saint he ...

Björk, Weeknd, The, Strypes, The, Chvrches, Laura Mvula: Pop in 2013 — Under the influence

Preview by Kate Mossman, New Statesman, 3 January 2013

What to listen out for this year. ...

Guns N' Roses: If Guns N' Roses are Outlawed, only Outlaws will have Guns N' Roses

Interview by Mark Rowland, Musician, December 1988

"IF I'D GONE on through school," Axl Rose says, "I'd probably be a lawyer. Then I could take half the people who screw with me ...

Jeff Beck: Live Wired Beck

Interview by Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 11 September 1976

OF ALL the guitar heroes to emerge from the British blues boom of the mid-Sixties, Jeff Beck has been the most slippery to follow. There ...

Stephen Stills: Be A Brother

Interview by Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 6 November 1976

Steve Stills tells Chris Charlesworth in New York why he's touring solo after all these years... ...

Soul Asylum: Plaider Than You’ll Ever Be

Profile and Interview by Ira Robbins, Creem, May 1988

It might be said that Soul Asylum is just a wonderful rock 'n' roll band from Minneapolis, a rough and ready quartet embodying explosive energy, ...

Beastie Boys, The, LL Cool J: The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Def Jam: Escape From New York

Interview by Frank Owen, Melody Maker, 8 February 1986

New York's superhip Def Jam label has burst upon the Great British Public via a distribution deal with CBS. Frank Owen, tireless beatbox gumshoe, endured ...

Kid Rock: Ghetto Superstar

Interview by Ben Myers, Kerrang!, 16 October 1999

Currently America's hottest property, KID ROCK has spent the last 12 months shagging porn stars, witnessing depraved sex acts and earning more money than he ...

Duran Duran: The Man From D.U.R.A.N. D.U.R.A.N.

Interview by Annene Kaye, Creem, July 1983

WOOF WOOF ...

Mantronix: Will Hip Hop Eat Itself?

Report and Interview by Sean O'Hagan, NME, 22 November 1986

Where is it? New York city. How is it? Bloody hot in here. Why is it? Because MATRONIX, pure-steel technologists of studio and vox, have ...

Guns N' Roses: The Rocky Horror Show

Interview by Push, Melody Maker, 3 September 1988

When Guns N' Roses were interviewed just before they performed at Castle Donington last week, guitarist Slash said, "The kids need to have that one ...

Foreigner’s Road Map: Destination Top Ten

Interview by John Mendelssohn, Rolling Stone, 4 May 1978

IN THE SPRING of 1976, Mick Jones found himself. With a dwindling bank account and dim prospects, even after twelve years of playing guitar and ...

Rose Tattoo, Angry Anderson: Angry Anderson

Interview by Steve Mascord, Hot Metal, July 1990

ANGRY ANDERSON is intently thumbing through an English heavy metal magazine. It's the one which described him, following the release of soppy 1988 Neighbours hit ...

Mötley Crüe: Theatre of War

Interview by Howard Johnson, Kerrang!, 8 August 1985

HOWARD JOHNSON goes beyond the Pain barrier with MÖTLEY CRÜE. ...

The Clash: Clash: The Clash; Give 'Em Enough Rope; London Calling; Sandinista!; Combat Rock; Cut The Crap

Review by Mat Snow, Q, June 1989

UNLIKE THE Sex Pistols, the other great London punk-rock group had ambitions beyond delivering the short, sharp shock to the system suggested by the sudden ...

Mott The Hoople: Motto Grosso

Report and Interview by Jonh Ingham, Sounds, 26 June 1976

Mott are shouting and the girls are pointing. That's what being on the road is all about. Mott are back and JONH INGHAM was there ...

Pavement: Stephen Malkmus of Pavement

Interview by Elaine Cusack, Select, April 1994

AS AN AMERICAN, what do you think of the sex scandals that are sweeping British politics? Does it matter If an MP gets his rocks ...

Patti Smith: Return of the Thin White Duchess

Profile and Interview by Jeff Apter, nyrock.com, November 1997

PATTI SMITH needs some new socks. I'm standing next to her in an elevator in midtown Manhattan, when she glances down at her feet, which ...

The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Slayer: Def Jam: Don't Knock The Rock – Rap It

Report by Mark Cooper, The Guardian, 1 June 1987

Mark Cooper on how Def Jam crossed over punk with rap, white with black, and stayed cool with both sides ...