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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 ...

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 ...

Kim Fowley, Runaways, The: The Runaways: Runaway Girls

Profile and Interview by Harvey Kubernik, Melody Maker, 17 July 1976

RUNAWAYS: the Natalie Woods, Brigitte Bardots and Ann-Margrets of rock. ...

Bob Seger: 31 With A Bullet

Profile and Interview by Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 23 October 1976

EARLIER this summer, Bob Seger appeared in concert at Pontiac Stadium, a giant indoor arena on the outskirts of Detroit, attracting some 70,000 crazed Michigan ...

Chic: Le Freak Scenes

Interview by Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 14 March 1992

As massive an influence on modern dance as Kraftwerk and James Brown, CHIC have finally come back after years producing records for likes of Madonna ...

Nirvana: Bleached Wails

Interview by Everett True, Melody Maker, 21 October 1989

Everett True Thrashes It Out With The Latest Wizards From Seattle's Sub Pop Label Who Arrive In Britain Next Week ...

Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I (Geffen)

Review by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 21 September 1991

THERE'S TWO schools of thought about Guns N'Roses. For some they're "the most dangerous band in the world"; for others, their brand of "danger" is ...

L7: Babes In Boyland

Interview by Cathi Unsworth, Melody Maker, 29 August 1992

In last week's Great Metal Debate, L7 just couldn't f***en believe there are people out there so moronic that they can't tell these gals from ...

Shed Seven: The Italian Mob!

Interview by Dave Simpson, Melody Maker, 28 February 1998

All we wanted was to have a few laughs, japes and capers in Venice. But oh no, SHED SEVEN say they're now serious musicians. Aha, ...

Poison: The Call Of The Wild

Report and Interview by Carol Clerk, Melody Maker, 11 February 1989

'EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN' WAS NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA OVER CHRISTMAS. THE OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH! LP CRUISED INTO THE US TOP 10 AND ...

Dinosaur Jr: Shock Treatment

Interview by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 12 December 1987

DINOSAUR ARE AT THE VANGUARD OF THE NEW GUITAR NOISE THREATENING TO RUPTURE THE CONVENTIONAL FABRIC OF ROCK. SIMON REYNOLDS MEETS THE RELUCTANT VOICES BEHIND ...

The Nymphs: Nymphs: The Asylum Siren

Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 15 February 1992

When singer Inger Lorre first heard Patti Smith, she knew she had to become a rock'n'roll star. When she heard the Velvet's 'Heroin'. She got ...

Pixies, The: The Pixies: Speaking In Tongues

Interview by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 19 March 1988

THE HOLLERING IS ALL. The Pixies are what's left when all the frustrations and absences that once prompted rock'n'roll into being have faded away or ...

TLC: Phoenix from the Flames

Interview by Simon Price, Melody Maker, 11 November 1995

Controversial New Jill megastars TLC are one of the biggest bands on the planet right now... and they're bankrupt. It's a long story, but SIMON ...

Cutmaster DC, King Sun: Hip Hop Wig Out '87 #3: The Harlem Shuffle — King Sun and Cutmaster DC

Interview by Frank Owen, Melody Maker, 4 April 1987

IN THE THIRD OF OUR REPORTS on rap's now explosion of new talents, Frank Owen journeys to Harlem to bring you the news on happening ...

Elton John: He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

Report and Interview by Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 14 August 1976

THE WHOLE FAMILY was there. Mum, dad and three children all waited patiently by the elevators in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency hotel on ...

Queen, Thin Lizzy: The Year Queen Lizzy Shook America

Report and Interview by Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 19 February 1977

THE WINTER of 1977 was fierce on the East Coast of the USA, a thick layer of snow engulfing the territory between Boston and New ...