Miles, born 1943, spent four years at Gloucestershire College of Art before moving to London in 1963. In 1966 he was the co-founder of Indica Books and Gallery where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono. That same year Miles was co-founder of INTERNATIONAL TIMES (IT), the first European underground newspaper where his first four interviews were with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Mick Jagger and Pete Townshend. He specialises in writing about the Beat Generation and is the author of, among other books, Allen Ginsberg: A Biography (Simon & Schuster, NYC,1989), William Burroughs: El Hombre Invisible (Hyperion, NYC, 1992), Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (Holt, NYC, 1998), and Beat Hotel (Grove, NYC, June 2000). His bestselling Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now (Holt, NYC, 1997) was written in close collaboration with McCartney. Miles' latest book is a biography of Frank Zappa.
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Adverts, The : The Adverts: The Marquee, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, August 1978
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias: Not Only The Whole Story Of Rock But A Killer Whale Too...
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, January 1977
Kevin Ayers - Revived 35
Interview by Miles, NME, April 1976
Kevin Ayers/Soft Machine: Edinburgh Playhouse
Live Review by Miles, NME, September 1976
Kevin Ayers: Yes, it's make it or break it time again...
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, July 1976
Back Street Crawler: Leaving Coffins Outside Dressingrooms is Sick
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1976
Joan Baez : Joanie returns as Bobby: Joan Baez at the Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, January 1978
Peter Baumann : The 120 Decibel Dream - Warning: This Page is Heavy
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1977
Beatles, The : A Conversation with Paul McCartney
Interview by Miles, International Times, November 1966
Beatles, The : My Blue Period: John Lennon
Interview by Miles, Mojo, November 1995
Beatles, The : The Way Out is In: A George Harrison Interview
Interview by Miles, International Times, 1967
Be-Bop Deluxe: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, October 1976
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Cheap Thrills (CBS)
Review by Miles, International Times, October 1968
Blondie: Max's Kansas City and The Palladium, NYC
Live Review by Miles, NME, April 1977
David Bowie : Eno: "Zing!" Go the Strings of My Art...
Interview by Miles, NME, November 1976
Captain Beefheart : Beefheart Discovers "World's Greatest Band" Sensation
Interview by Miles, NME, November 1976
Captain Beefheart is Alive in Hollywood
Interview by Miles, ZigZag, October 1969
Captain Beefheart: Dropout Boogie
Retrospective by Miles, Mojo, December 1993
Captain Beefheart : Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart: BLLLAAAaaaaahhhhh
Memoir by Miles, NME, January 1976
Caravan: Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (BTM/Arista)
Review by Miles, NME, May 1976
Clash, The : A Clash Of Interests
Profile and Interview by Miles, Time Out, December 1978
Clash, The : The Clash: Eighteen Flight Rock...
Interview by Miles, NME, December 1976
Clash, The : The Clash: Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, April 1977
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs : They Simper At Times: New York Dolls, Wayne County: The Mercer Arts Center, New York City
Live Review by Miles, New York Dolls/Glam Rock, 1972
Kevin Coyne: New London Theatre, Drury Lane
Live Review by Miles, NME, 1973
Kevin Coyne: New Theatre, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, May 1976
Crosby Stills and Nash : Crosby, Stills and Nash - The Happiest Sounds You Ever Heard
Interview by Miles, Rolling Stone, February 1969
Damned, The : The Damned: Eternally Damned: The Very Best Of (Music Collection)
Review by Miles, Mojo, July 1994
Dead Boys, The : UK in the USA '77
Live Review by Miles, NME, April 1977
Decameron: Greenwich Borough Hall, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Deviants, The : The Deviants: Ptooff! (Deram)
Sleevenotes by Miles, Deram, 1967
Bob Dylan : DYLAN does his first radio interview in eight years, and still manages to say nothing
Report by Miles, NME, December 1975
Bob Dylan : For Dylanologists Only (Otherwise v Boring)
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1977
Bob Dylan : Renaldo Zimmerman and the Cubist Movie
Report by Miles, NME, December 1977
Brian Eno's Discreet Music
Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Brian Eno : Eno: "Zing!" Go the Strings of My Art...
Interview by Miles, NME, November 1976
Fania All Stars, The : The Fania All Stars: Live
Live Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Fever Tree: Fever Tree (UNI)
Review by Miles, International Times, October 1968
Edgar Froese : The 120 Decibel Dream - Warning: This Page is Heavy
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1977
Ron Geesin: Cockpit Theatre, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Genesis: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, June 1976
Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997
Obituary by Miles, Mojo, June 1997
Gong: Shamal
Review by Miles, NME, March 1976
Gong: Imperial College, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, November 1975
Gong: Imperial College, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, November 1975
George Harrison : The Way Out is In: A George Harrison Interview
Interview by Miles, International Times, 1967
Hawkwind: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, October 1976
Jimi Hendrix: Crash Landing
Review by Miles, NME, October 1975
Mick Jagger : Street Fighting Stone: Mick Jagger Talks
Interview by Miles, International Times, May 1968
Jefferson Starship : Grace Slick's Superstarship
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, June 1978
Carole King: Thoroughbred
Review by Miles, NME, February 1976
Carole King : The Definitive Carole King Story...
Retrospective and Interview by Miles, unpublished, 1976
Kinks, The : The Kinks: Schoolboys In Disgrace
Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Kraftwerk: Exceller-8, Radio-Activity
Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Kraftwerk : Krautwerk: This is what your fathers fought to save you from...
Live Review by Miles, NME, October 1976
John Lennon : Beatle Freak: Lennon Talks
Report by Miles, NME, May 1977
John Lennon/Yoko Ono Interview
Interview by Miles, unpublished, September 1969
John Lennon : My Blue Period: John Lennon
Interview by Miles, Mojo, November 1995
Linda Lewis: Ronnie Scott's, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, December 1975
Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter: University of Texas, Dallas
Live Review by Miles, NME, August 1977
Paul McCartney : A Conversation with Paul McCartney
Interview by Miles, International Times, November 1966
Kate & Anna McGarrigle : Kate and Anna McGarrigle: Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Warner Brothers)
Review by Miles, NME, March 1976
Kate & Anna McGarrigle : Kate And Anna McGarrigle: Kiss Me Till My Mouth Gets Numb
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1976
Roger McGuinn: Bottom Line, New York City
Live Review by Miles, NME, March 1977
John McLaughlin & Shakti: The Bottom Line, NYC
Live Review by Miles, NME, April 1977
Mink DeVille : Just Another Tough'n'Tender Street Poet Outta New Yawk
Interview by Miles, NME, August 1977
Mink DeVille : Willie the Mink: Street Elite, Just Cruisin on the Neat Beat
Live Review by Miles, NME, July 1977
Mothers Of Invention, The : Frank Zappa Interview
Interview by Miles, International Times, August 1969
Move, The : The Move: The BBC Sessions
Review by Miles, Mojo, May 1995
Maria Muldaur: Sweet Harmony (Warner Brothers)
Review by Miles, NME, February 1976
National Health : Krautwerk: This is what your fathers fought to save you from...
Live Review by Miles, NME, October 1976
National Health: LSE, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, February 1976
New York Dolls : The New York Dolls: A retrospective
Retrospective by Miles, The History of Rock, 1983
New York Dolls : They Simper At Times: New York Dolls, Wayne County: The Mercer Arts Center, New York City
Live Review by Miles, New York Dolls/Glam Rock, 1972
Nice, The : The Nice: Two Thirds Nice
Interview by Miles, International Times, April 1969
Yoko Ono : John Lennon/Yoko Ono Interview
Interview by Miles, unpublished, September 1969
John Otway: Live in Dunstable
Live Review by Miles, NME, November 1976
Outlaws, The : The Outlaws: Southernly Last Summer...
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1976
Van Dyke Parks: Clang Of The Yankee Reaper
Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
David Peel : Beatle Freak: Lennon Talks
Report by Miles, NME, May 1977
Pink Floyd: Games For May
Retrospective by Miles, NME, May 1976
Pink Floyd: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Live Review by Miles, NME, July 1977
Rolling Stones, The : Advance Warning of New Meisterworks Department
Report by Miles, NME, July 1977
Rolling Stones, The : Street Fighting Stone: Mick Jagger Talks
Interview by Miles, International Times, May 1968
Linda Ronstadt: Hasten Down The Wind (Asylum)
Review by Miles, NME, August 1976
Rush: Is Everybody Feelin' all RIGHT? (Geddit...?)
Interview by Miles, NME, March 1978
Santana: God Flows from Every Mouth
Interview by Miles, NME, December 1976
Patti Smith: At Last, The Lower Manhattan Show
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, May 1976
Patti Smith: Roll Over, Rimbaud (tell Marc Bolan the news)
Live Review by Miles, NME, August 1977
Soft Machine : Kevin Ayers/Soft Machine: Edinburgh Playhouse
Live Review by Miles, NME, September 1976
Soft Machine : The Soft Machine: Hammersmith Palais, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, July 1976
Split Enz: Live in Brighton
Live Review by Miles, NME, December 1976
Strawbs, The : The Strawbs: New Victoria, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, January 1976
Talking Heads: This Is A Minimalist Headline
Interview by Miles, NME, April 1977
Tangerine Dream
Interview by Miles, NME, November 1975
Tangerine Dream: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Miles, NME, June 1976
Tangerine Dream : The 120 Decibel Dream - Warning: This Page is Heavy
Interview by Miles, NME, July 1977
James Taylor: In My Pocket
Review by Miles, NME, July 1976
Ultravox: Vee Hav Vays Of Makink You Experiment
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, September 1978
Vangelis: The Moans And The Stares, An Ouzo And Thee
Profile and Interview by Miles, NME, November 1976
Who, The : From the Marquee to the Met: Watching The Who
Interview by Miles, Crawdaddy!, September 1970
Who, The : Miles Interviews Pete Townsend
Interview by Miles, International Times, February 1967
Johnny Winter : Dis Man am de Saviour of de Blues. An Dis am no Joke...
Interview by Miles, NME, December 1977
Johnny Winter : Nils Lofgren, Johnny Winter: University of Texas, Dallas
Live Review by Miles, NME, August 1977
Steve Winwood : Winwood & Yamashta: GO GO GO
Interview by Miles, NME, June 1976
Frank Zappa : An Interview with Frank Zappa
Interview by Miles, unpublished, November 1970
Frank Zappa : Captain Beefheart: Dropout Boogie
Retrospective by Miles, Mojo, December 1993
Frank Zappa : Film: Zappa On 200 Motels
Interview by Miles, Changes, March 1971
Frank Zappa : Francis Vincent Zappa & The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra And Chorus: Lumpy Gravy (Verve)
Review by Miles, International Times, July 1968
Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart: BLLLAAAaaaaahhhhh
Memoir by Miles, NME, January 1976
Frank Zappa Interview
Interview by Miles, International Times, August 1969
Frank Zappa's Comments on The Mothers of Invention's album Absolutely Free
Interview by Miles, International Times, August 1967
Frank Zappa: Any Resemblance is Purely Conceptual
Report and Interview by Miles, NME, December 1976
Frank Zappa: Dr Zircon's Secret Lab
Memoir by Miles, Mojo, March 1994
Frank Zappa: Surreal Anarchy From The Mother Superior
Retrospective by Miles, The History of Rock, 1983
Frank Zappa : Torture Mama & Open Brain
Live Review by Miles, NME, February 1977
Frank Zappa : Zappa Press release, on disbanding Mothers, 1970
Report by Miles, International Times, April 1970
Dazed and Infused: The Summer of Love
Retrospective by Miles,
Vox, August 1992
UFO Is Dead – Long Live UFO
Report by Miles, International Times, April 1968