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Andy Gill telephones amputee and jazzy folk genius John Martyn (Rock's Backpages Audio, 2005)
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Features and interviews
David Griffiths meets the Ivy League on London's Tin Pan Alley (Record Mirror, 1965)
Penny Valentine befriends visiting Beach Boy Bruce Johnston (Disc and Music Echo, 1966)
Alan Walsh talks to the Monkees' Peter Tork (Melody Maker, 1968)
Roy Carr catches up with Motown star Jimmy Ruffin (New Musical Express, 1970)
Ed Jones on what becomes of "puppy-loving" child stars like Ricky Wilde and Lena Zavaroni (Melody Maker, 1974)
Robin Katz gets caught up with Millie Jackson (Record Mirror, 1978)
For Art's sake: Bill Bentley in limbo with the Neville Brothers (LA Weekly, 1982)
Chris Heath spends a day with slightly snotty Scandi popsters A-ha (Smash Hits, 1986)
Richard Cromelin meets the "Southern Gothic apparition" that is Vic Chesnutt (Los Angeles Times, 1990)
Steve Newton talks about Texas and ZZ Top's new Antenna with Billy Gibbons (Georgia Straight, The, 1994)
Stephen Dalton meets "People's Pop Star" Jarvis Cocker (and fellow Pulpers) (New Musical Express, 1998)
David Toop performs at an exhibition of "sound art" in the perplexing megalopolis of Tokyo (Wire, The, 2000)
John Swenson navigates a "swamp" of centennial releases by Louis Armstrong (Offbeat, 2001)
Fred Mills on the Motor City's Black Rock pioneers Black Merda (Detroit Metro Times, 2004)
Mark Anthony Neal marks the passing of "gritty soul men" Lou Rawls and Wilson Pickett (PopMatters, 2006)
Terry Staunton hears about Mick Hucknall's tribute to his R&B/soul hero Bobby "Blue" Bland (Record Collector, 2008)
Jason Gross in conversation with legendary out-there rock scribe Byron Coley (Perfect Sound Forever, 2010)
Alan Light discusses film sequels with reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (MSN.com, 2012)
Greg Wilson ruminates on the small matter of How Clubbing Changed The World (Rock's Backpages, 2012)
Paul Trynka talks to Taj Mahal about Ry Cooder and L.A.'s great lost '60s band the Rising Sons (MOJO, 2013)
Kieron Tyler talks to John Foxx about Ultravox (Mk. 1) (Arts Desk, The, 2016)
Geoffrey Himes explores the genius of New Orleans pianist James Booker (American Songwriter, 2018)
Album & Live Reviews
Hugh Nolan is knocked out by Simon & Garfunkel, live at the Royal Albert Hall (Disc and Music Echo, 1967)
Philip Elwood is mesmerised by Terry Riley's Rainbow in Curved Air (San Francisco Examiner, The, 1969)
Lillian Roxon catches David Cassidy, live at Madison Square Garden (Sydney Morning Herald, the, 1972)
Ken Barnes hangs loose with Nils Lofgren's Cry Tough (Phonograph Record, 1976)
Ian Ravendale reviews support act Chelsea and headliners the Dickies, live at Newcastle's City Hall (Sounds, 1980)
Jon Young takes a hatchet to the Style Council's Ever Changing Moods (Creem, 1984)
Danny Weizmann declines to sneer at pop idol Tiffany, live at L.A.'s Universal Amphitheater (LA Weekly, 1988)
Dele Fadele is highly entertained by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (New Musical Express, 1992)
David Sinclair reviews an exhilarating London gig by San Diego's Rocket From the Crypt (Times, The, 1996)
Stephen Dalton on the "21-track jumble" that is Public Enemy's eighth album Revolverlution (Uncut, 2003)
Stevie Chick proves to be a cheerleader for the "abstract, mind-bending" hip hop of cLOUDDEAD (New Musical Express, 2005)
Rob Hughes reviews an anthology of classic tracks by alt. country merchants the Jayhawks (Uncut, 2009)
Lisa Verrico is unimpressed by Britpop revivalists Peace, live at the Brixton Academy (Times, The, 2015)
David Stubbs considers the "hard riffing and pensive lyrics" of Black Country Communion's fourth album (Classic Rock, 2017)
Dave Simpson reviews Sheffield metalheads Bring Me the Horizon's Amo (Guardian, The, 2019)
