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 Barney Hoskyns 
Barney Hoskyns began writing about music for MELODY MAKER and NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS after leaving Oxford in 1980. In 1985, he quit his job as staff writer at NME to research a book about soul music. The result was SAY IT ONE TIME FOR THE BROKENHEARTED (UK: Fontana, 1987; Bloomsbury reissue 1998). Hoskyns’ other books include JAMES DEAN: SHOOTING STAR (UK: Bloomsbury/ US: Doubleday, 1989), MONTGOMERY CLIFT: BEAUTIFUL LOSER (UK: Bloomsbury/ US: Grove, 1992), ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE: THE BAND AND AMERICA (UK: Viking/US: Hyperion, 1993) and the novel THE LONELY PLANET BOY: A POP ROMANCE (UK/US: Serpent’s Tail, 1995). His WAITING FOR THE SUN: STRANGE DAYS, WEIRD SCENES & THE SOUND OF LOS ANGELES (UK: Viking/US: St. Martin’s Press, 1996) was nominated for a Ralph J. Gleason award in the U.S. Aside from his books, Hoskyns has written regularly on pop culture and the arts for British VOGUE, where for five years he was a Contributing Editor, and for THE TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE OBSERVER and ARENA. Between 1993 and 1999, Hoskyns worked as ASSOCIATE EDITOR and then U.S. BUREAU CHIEF of MOJO, simultaneously contributing to such American publications as HARPER'S BAZAAR, INTERVIEW, SPIN and ROLLING STONE, as well as to AMAZON and CDNOW. In 1998, Faber (UK) and Simon & Schuster (US) published his GLAM! BOWIE, BOLAN & THE GLITTER ROCK REVOLUTION, tying in with Todd Haynes’ VELVET GOLDMINE. Haynes provided an introduction. 1999 saw the publication of the bestselling THE MULLET: HAIRSTYLE OF THE GODS, written with Mark Larson and published by Bloomsbury. After four years in America, Hoskyns returned to London, writing for GQ (U.S.), SPIN (U.S.), REVOLVER (U.S.), MOJO, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT and the TELEGRAPH magazine. He is a regular broadcaster and pundit on both radio and television, appearing on The TOP TEN series (CHANNEL 4), The I LOVE THE 80s/90s series (BBC 2), WALK ON BY (BBC 2), BEHIND THE MUSIC (VH1) and CLASSIC ALBUMS (BBC2). In 2000 Barney became Senior Editor of CDNOW in London, leaving to set up Rock’s Backpages. RBP has been acclaimed as a major archival resource by MOJO, THE GUARDIAN, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and many others. Barney recently edited THE SOUND AND THE FURY: A ROCK’S BACKPAGES READER. 2003 also sees updated reissues of WAITING FOR THE SUN (Bloomsbury) and ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE (Pimlico), together with the collection RAGGED GLORIES: CITY LIGHTS, COUNTRY FUNK, AMERICAN MUSIC (Pimlico). Barney's profile on rockcritics.com List of articles in the library by artist
AC/DC : Fantasy Castle: Monsters of Rock!
Johnny Adams : Blues Bird: Johnny Adams
Ryan Adams: Country Music and its Alternatives To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Afghan Whigs : The Afghan Whigs
Allman Brothers Band : Southern Men: The Long Tall Saga of the Allman Brothers Band
Marc Almond : Give This Man An Oscar: The Wilde Side of Marc Almond
The Angry Samoans : The Angry Brigade: Angry Samoans
Aphex Twin : Don't Fear The Aphex: The Weird Genius of Richard James
Arrested Development : Rural Revolution: Arrested Development
Ashford & Simpson : Poesy, and Just Plain Posey
The Associates : Boy Wonders: The Smiths and the Associates
The Associates : Boys Keep Swinging: The Associates’ Singles
The Associates : The Smiths: Meat Is Murder; The Associates: Perhaps
Babes in Toyland : Angry Young Women
Baby Bird : Tindersticks/Baby Bird/High Llamas/Sparklehorse: The Astoria, London
Burt Bacharach : Back to the Brilliance of Bacharach
Burt Bacharach: The Look Of Love
Badly Drawn Boy: The Hour of Bewilderbeast (XL/Twisted Nerve)
Anita Baker: Live at Wembley Arena
Anita Baker : Women Soul Singers
The Band : Choo Choo Ch’Boogie: Festival Express 1970
The Band : Heart & Soul: The Band
The Band : Million Dollar Bash: Dylan and The Band
The Band : Robbing America for a storyline thread
The Band: Cahoots
The Band: Music From Big Pink
The Band: Stage Fright
The Band: The Band
The Band : The Weight on Levon Helm
Lester Bangs: Rock 'n' roll as literature, literature as rock 'n' roll.
The Barracudas : Rock Still Alive!!
The Beach Boys : "Brian Wilson Is A Genius": The Birth Of A Cult
The Beach Boys : Brian Wilson and the Legend of Smile
The Beach Boys : Brian Wilson Smiles Again
The Beach Boys : Brian Wilson: Imagination (Giant)
The Beach Boys : Rockumentaries on the Biography Channel
The Beach Boys: Smiley Smile/Wild Honey; Beach Boys Concert/Live In London
The Beach Boys : Wouldn't It Have Been Nice: An Interview with Van Dyke Parks
The Beastie Boys : There's Something about the Beastie Boys
Beck, Al Hansen, and the new Art Rock
Beck: Live at Town Hall, NYC
Beck: the Mix-up Kid
Beck : Being For the Benefit of Mr. Hansen
Beck : The Shock of the Old: Beck and the New Roots Explosion
William Bell: Do Right Man (Charly)
Bert Berns
Big Country : Epic Affirmation: U2 and Big Country
Big Star: Big Star Story (Rykodisc)
Big Star : The Man Who Preferred Not To: Alex Chilton
Big Star : Wayward Sons: The Ballad of Big Star
Jane Birkin : Creme Anglaise: Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin: Je T’Aime... Moi Aussi! To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
The Birthday Party : Primal Pain at the Psychos' Party: The Birthday Party at the Venue, London
The Birthday Party : Sometimes Pleasure Heads Must Burn - A Manhattan Melodrama To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
The Birthday Party: The Bad Seed EP
The Birthday Party : The Lyre of Cave: An Interview
Björk: Post
Björk : Bjork: Love Her or Loathe Her?
Black Box Recorder : On the Rise: Black Box Recorder
The Black Crowes : Not Shaven But Raven: The Black Crowes at Newport Centre
Black Flag in the California Scum
Black Flag : Pure Sick Noise!
Black Sabbath: Prole Metal to Ozzy and Beyond
Bobby 'Blue' Bland : Malaco: Soul’s Retirement Home
Blondie: The Misfits
Blondie : Debbie Harry: A Chat with the Punk Pop Queen!
The Blue Nile : Paul Buchanan Phones Home
The Blue Nile : Peace with Honour: The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile: High (Sanctuary)
The Blue Nile : The Soul of Scotland: Danny Wilson/The Blue Nile
The Blue Orchids: University of London
Blue Oyster Cult : Fantasy Castle: Monsters of Rock!
Marc Bolan : 10 Great Glam Rock Albums
Marc Bolan 25 Years On
Bon Jovi : Jon Bon Jovi on the Beach
Booker T & The MGs : The Backroom Boys: Booker T & the MGs
David Bowie : 10 Great Glam Rock Albums
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust, now a man of wealth and taste
Bread : Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Jackie Brenston : ‘Rocket "88"' and the Birth of Rock & Roll
Bronski Beat : What Is Bronski Beat?
James Brown: The Prisoner
James Brown : Red Hot Chili Peppers/James Brown: Hyde Park, London, 20th June
James Brown : Super Bad: James Brown
Ruth Brown
Jeff Buckley : Conference Call: Jeff Buckley interviews Esquivel
Jeff Buckley: Grace (Legacy Edition) (Columbia)
Built To Spill : Communication: 10 Years of City Slang
Burrito Deluxe: The Whole Enchilada
Kate Bush: Hounds of Love
Jerry Butler : Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler & The Impressions: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Paul Butterfield Blues Band : The Butterfield Blues Band: The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw/In My Own Dream
The Byrds: Mr Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Fifth Dimension, Younger Than Yesterday
J.J. Cale : 25 Years From Tulsa: J.J. Cale
John Cale : A Stronger Music to Die In: John Cale’s New Society
James Carr: At The Dark End Of The Street (Blue Side, import)
James Carr : Lost Soul: James Carr
Johnny Cash: A Law Unto Himself To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Nick Cave : Old Saint Nick: Nick Cave
Nick Cave : Primal Pain at the Psychos' Party: The Birthday Party at the Venue, London
Nick Cave : Sometimes Pleasure Heads Must Burn - A Manhattan Melodrama To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Nick Cave : The Lyre of Cave: An Interview
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : Old Saint Nick: Nick Cave
The Chambers Brothers : Time for The Chambers Brothers!
James Chance : James White & the Contortions: Second Chance (PVC)
The Charlatans (US) : The Charlatans: San Francisco 1969
Ray Charles: Genius And Soul
Oliver Cheatham : Cheek to Cheatham: Madonna/Oliver Cheatham
The Chemical Brothers : King Coyne Meets The Chemicals Uptown: A Summit Meeting with the Lips and the Chems
Chic: Hammersmith Odeon, October 1979
Chic : Your Booty, My 12-inch: the Ultimate Disco Home Tape
The Chi-Lites: The Complete Chi-Lites on Brunswick, Vols. 1 and 2 (Edsel)
Alex Chilton : The Man Who Preferred Not To: Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton : Wayward Sons: The Ballad of Big Star
Eric Clapton: Blues God Without An Axe To Grind
The Clash and Stimulin at The Lyceum: The Parody Lingers On
Clinic: The Lonely Surgeons' Club Band
Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels (4AD)
Cocteau Twins: Milk And Kisses (Fontana)
Cocteau Twins : The Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins : The Cocteau Twins: We Are Not Amused
Coldplay: Parachutes
Judy Collins: Judy Collins 3/In Concert
Shawn Colvin's Small Repairs
Shawn Colvin: A Conversation
Norman Cook : Fatboy Slim Must Die: A Night with Norman Cook
Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke : The Soul Stirrer: Sam Cooke
Julian Cope: World Shut Your Mouth (Mercury)
Elvis Costello : El Hath No Fury: Elvis Costello
The Cramps: Songs the Lord Taught Us
Crazy Horse : Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Broken Arrow
Marshall Crenshaw/Amy Rigby live
Crosby Stills Nash & Young : CSNY: Love The Ones You're With
Evan Dando and the Pop Walkabout
Evan Dando: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Danny Wilson : The Soul of Scotland: Danny Wilson/The Blue Nile
Terence Trent D'arby : Terence Trent D’Arby
Richard Davies: Mojo Rising
The dBs : A Crafty Couple: Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple
Sam Dees : Whaddya Mean, You've Never Heard Of... Sam Dees?
Depeche Mode : Systems Muzak: Depeche Mode at The Venue, London
Des'ree: Hitting the Unexpected Note
Devo : Freeze-frame Visions of the New Redundants
Howard Devoto: Jerky Versions Of The Dream (Virgin)
The Dillards: Pickin’ and Fiddlin’/Wheatstraw Suite/Copperfields
Dion: The King of the Noo Yawk Streets Comes Home
Dire Straits : The Rock’s Backpages Interview: Mark Knopfler
D.O.A. - Megadecibel Minstrels
The Doors: The Doors Box Set
Nick Drake: Bryter Later (Island, 1970)
Dr. John : Doctor John: An Incantation to the Jollamallawalla Gods
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (CBS, 1966)
Bob Dylan : Million Dollar Bash: Dylan and The Band
Bob Dylan : Rockumentaries on the Biography Channel
Dynasty : Millie Jackson: Live! Live! Live!
Earth Opera: Earth Opera/The Great American Eagle Tragedy
Earth Wind and Fire : Maurice White: How the Black Man Bleached his Soul...
Echo & The Bunnymen: Porcupine (Korova)
Echo & The Bunnymen : Echo And The Bunnymen: A Promise of Rock Re-Born
Einsturzende Neubauten: Acklam Hall, Notting Hill
Elastica: An Interview with Justine Frischmann
Elastica : Hey, Elastica!
Elbow : Given The Elbow: The Confessions Of Guy Garvey To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Elbow : Northern Angels: Elbow
Elbow : Radiohead: Hail To The Thief(Parlophone); Elbow: Cast Of Thousands (V2)
Joe Ely : The Other Country
Eminem: Hip Hop’s Trailer-Trash Wunderkind
Esquivel : Conference Call: Jeff Buckley interviews Esquivel
Everything But The Girl : Everything But the Girl: Shining Bright
The Faces : Last Orders: The Faces’ Five Guys Walk Into a Bar... (Rhino)
Donald Fagen: The Man Who Came In From The Cool
John Fahey : The Outsider: John Fahey 1939 - 2001
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull : Tears Gone By: the Rebirth of Marianne Faithfull To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Marianne Faithfull : The Backpages Interview: Marianne Faithfull To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
The Fall : Anti-Social Workers: The Fall at North London Poly
The Fall : Hip Priest: The Mark Smith Interview
Fatboy Slim Must Die: A Night with Norman Cook
Fatboy Slim : The BACKPAGES interview: Fatboy Slim To see an illustrated version of this article, click here
Fear : Hollywood Babylotion
Bryan Ferry : Glam’s Great Melancholic: Bryan Ferry
Fine Young Cannibals : Wedged Down The Throat: Fine Young Cannibals
Flaming Lips : Communication: 10 Years of City Slang
Flaming Lips : King Coyne Meets The Chemicals Uptown: A Summit Meeting with the Lips and the Chems
Flaming Lips : The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin
Flaming Lips : The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (WEA)
Fleetwood Mac: Say You Will (Reprise)
The Fleshtones : Trash on Delivery: The Plimsouls and The Fleshtones
Flipper : Dolphins in Rock!
John Fogerty: Centerfield (Warner Bros.)
Fountains of Wayne : The Fountains of Wayne: Mojo Rising
Kim Fowley : Tycoon of Trash: The Life And Grimes Of Kim Fowley
Frankie Goes to Hollywood : Phenomenal: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Aretha Franklin: Rockport Rhythm & Blues Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
Aretha Franklin : Women Soul Singers
The Fugs : Ed Sanders and the Fugs
Funkapolitan : Shooting The Breeze
Serge Gainsbourg : Creme Anglaise: Jane Birkin
Marvin Gaye : Gaye Is The Preacher
Junior Giscombe : Junior: Growing Up Too Fast?
The Go-Betweens : Ridiculous and Wonderful: The Smiths/The Go-Betweens at the Venue, London
Goldfrapp: Black Cherry (Mute)
Goldfrapp : Popping The Cherry: Goldfrapp's Glam Adventure
Grateful Dead : Choo Choo Ch’Boogie: Festival Express 1970
Grateful Dead : Haight-Ashbury
Al Green : Take Me to the River: Al Green with Davin Seay
Gun Club : The Gun Club: The Birth, The Death, The Ghost (ABC)
Ed Harcourt: Strangers
Debbie Harry: A Chat with the Punk Pop Queen!
PJ Harvey : Love in All the Wrong Places: PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey: Is This Desire?
PJ Harvey: An Interview
Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul
Lee Hazlewood: The Ol' Sonofabitch
The Heartbreakers : You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory: Johnny Thunders
Richard Hell : The Backpages Interview: Richard Hell
John Hiatt : Bottom Line, New York
John Hiatt: Speak No Evil?
The High Llamas
The High Llamas : Tindersticks/Baby Bird/High Llamas/Sparklehorse: The Astoria, London
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill: Theatre at Madison Square Garden, NY
ZZ Hill : Stateside Booty: ZZ Hill, Aaron Neville, Jimmy Holiday and Early Motown
Eddie Hinton : Sumpn' Funky Goin' On: True Tales of Blue-Eyed Backwoods Soul
Eddie Hinton : The Strange Story of Eddie Hinton
Robyn Hitchcock : Rockin' Robyn
Peter Holsapple : A Crafty Couple: Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple
Steve Hopkins: Mercurian Man
Husker Dü : Hüsker Dü: Zen Arcade (SST, 1984)
Husker Dü : Iron Tamers: Hüsker Dü send out distress signals
Billy Idol Is A Star: live at the Stone, San Francisco
The Impressions : Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler & The Impressions: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
The Incredible String Band : The Incredible String Band/The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion
Chris Isaak
Janet Jackson : Behind Those Sphinx-like Eyes: Janet Jackson
Michael Jackson : Match of the Fey: Prince and Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson at 40
Michael Jackson : Out of His Life: Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson : The Madness of Michael
Millie Jackson: Live! Live! Live!
Mick Jagger : The Achievement of Madness: Performance
James : From An English Village: James
Etta James: Empress In Exile
Etta James: Mama tells us all about it
Rick James: Cold Blooded (Motown)
Rick James: A Rant
Wendy James : Wendy In Neverland: Life After Vamping
The Jayhawks: Riviera Theatre, Chicago
Jefferson Airplane : Haight-Ashbury
J-Lo : Jennifer Lopez on Selena
David Johansen’s Journey Through the Past
George Jones & Tammy Wynette: Hammersmith Apollo, London
Rickie Lee Jones
Janis Joplin : Choo Choo Ch’Boogie: Festival Express 1970
Joy Division: Heart And Soul
The Judds at the London Palladium
Kaleidoscope: Pulsating Dream: The Epic Recordings (Acadia/Evangeline)
Nick Kent : The Write Stuff: Nick Kent
Killing Joke : The Hoax That Joke Built: Killing Joke
B.B. King : A Monarch on Merseyside: BB King
Gladys Knight And The Pips: Visions
Gladys Knight: The Way She Was
Mark Knopfler : The Rock’s Backpages Interview: Mark Knopfler
Fela Kuti: He Who Has A Quiver In His Underpants
Patti LaBelle : On Her Own: Patti Labelle
Patti LaBelle : Women Soul Singers
Lambchop : Tracks of His Tears: Kurt Wagner and Lambchop
The La's : Son of a Gun: the Legend of Lee Mavers
Led Zeppelin : All Loud On The Western Front: How Zep Conquered The World
Led Zeppelin : An Interview with Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin : Been A Long Time: Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin : Stairway to Snowdonia: Rapping with Robert Plant
Leiber and Stoller : Elvis & Leiber & Stoller
The Lemonheads : Evan Dando and the Pop Walkabout
The Lemonheads : Evan Dando: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Sean Lennon: Into the Sun (Grand Royal)
Little Feat: The One That Got Away
Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Lone Justice: A Tale Of The New West
Jennifer Lopez on Selena
Love Story: Alone Again, or Arthur Lee
Courtney Love: America’s Sweetheart
Lyle Lovett : Lone Star: Lyle Lovett
Madonna : Cheek to Cheatham: Madonna/Oliver Cheatham
Madonna : The Billion Dollar Lady's New Deal
Madonna : The Empress' New Clothes
Magazine : Howard Devoto: Jerky Versions Of The Dream (Virgin)
Barry Manilow - Opium of the Missus
Bob Marley & the Wailers : Burnin': Bob Marley and the Wailers take Britain
Bob Marley & the Wailers : The Wailers: Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong/Island)
Johnny Marr : The Backpages Interview: Johnny Marr
John Martyn
John Martyn: Mad Dog Days
Marilyn Manson : Musing on Marilyn
Massive Attack: Mezzanine (Virgin)
Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler & The Impressions: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Curtis Mayfield: New World Order
Maze : A Funk-Lite Labyrinth: Maze
Mazzy Star : Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions: Bavarian Fruit Bread (Rough Trade)
Mazzy Star
Michael McDonald : LA's hi-tech soul singer: Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Maria McKee Gets Saved
Meat Loaf: Wembley Arena, London
Meat Puppets : Pleasures of the Flesh
Mercury Rev : A Long Strange Migration: Jonathan Donahue Talks
Mercury Rev : Jonathan Donahue's Dark Dream
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