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Mark Bliesener hears about Mama Cass and Monterey from Michelle Phillips (Rock's Backpages audio, 1977)
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Features and interviews
Ian Dove introduces Johnny ("The French Elvis") Hallyday (Record Mirror, 1962)
Keith Altham hangs out at a Ready, Steady, Go! taping with Sandie Shaw (New Musical Express, 1965)
Pete Johnson survives a chaotic encounter with Jefferson Airplane (Hit Parader, 1968)
Ray Connolly discusses divorce and ecology with a visiting Joni Mitchell (The Evening Standard, 1970)
Val Mabbs has a chat with Medicine Head's John Fiddler (Record Mirror, 1972)
John Abbey on the funky sounds of the Fatback Band (Blues & Soul, 1974)
Kris Nicholson flies to Sioux City with Devadip Carlos Santana (Circus, 1976)
Radio Pete receives a lecture from Devo (Rocky Mountain Musical Express, 1978)
Patrick Humphries struggles to extract much out of Roky Erickson (Melody Maker, 1980)
Toby Goldstein befriends Fun Boy Three in New York (Musician, 1982)
Sandy Robertson meets the Icicle Works' Ian McNabb (Sounds, 1984)
Nick Kent learns a lot about Declan McManus from Elvis Costello (The Face, 1986)
Damon Wise breakfasts with Cameo's Larry Blackmon (Sounds, 1988)
Sylvia Patterson discusses Kylie Minogue with Michael Hutchence (Smash Hits, 1990)
Alan Light checks the heads of the Beastie Boys (Rolling Stone, 1992)
Sara Scribner talks to grizzled street troubadour Ted Hawkins (L.A. Weekly, 1994)
A hungover Everett True interviews Tricky in New York (Melody Maker, 1996)
Max Bell meets Spiritualized's Jason Pierce (The Evening Standard, 1998)
Neil Kulkarni goes on the road with masked metalheads Slipknot (Melody Maker, 2000)
Ted Kessler spends a night in Brixton with the Streets' Mike Skinner (New Musical Express, 2002)
Caitlin Moran recalls life with a rock-obsessed dad (The Word, 2004)
Alfred Soto revisits Boredoms' Soul Discharge '99 (Stylus, 2006)
Scott McLennan discusses collaborations, covers and celebrity with k.d. lang (Rip It Up (Australia), 2008)
Alan McGee praises "pop-culture polymath" Vincent Gallo (The Guardian, 2009)
Lisa Verrico reports on the "naff way to make a few extra quid" that is the artist/fan meet 'n' greet (The Times, 2010)
Dorian Lynskey discusses politics, alcohol and The 2nd Law with Muse (The Observer, 2012)
Jeff Tamarkin touches base with vibraphonic jazz legend Gary Burton (M Music & Musicians, 2014)
Paul Lester presents quickfire questions to A-ha's Morten Harket (The Guardian, 2016)
Steve Pafford remembers Serge Gainsbourg's infamous TV propositioning of Whitney Houston (stevepafford.com, 2018)
Simon Reynolds comments on the "odd blend of glum and goofy" on the Clash's Sandinista! (TIDAL, 2020)
Bob Ruggiero revisits Little Feat's live Waiting For Columbus (Houston Press, 2022)
Album & Live Reviews
Beat Instrumental succumbs to the Young Rascals' Groovin' (Beat Instrumental, 1967)
Philip Elwood witnesses a double bill of the Who and Woody Herman's Herd, live at the Fillmore West (The San Francisco Examiner, 1969)
Penny Valentine hails Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack (Sounds, 1971)
Michael Watts is amazed by Van Morrison, live at New York's Philharmonic Hall (Melody Maker, 1973)
Jonathan Morrish loves the eponymous solo debut by Nils Lofgren (Let It Rock, 1975)
Rosalind Russell raves about Dolly Parton, live at London's Rainbow Theatre (Record Mirror, 1977)
Tom Vickers checks out new releases from Tavares and the Jacksons (Ampersand, 1979)
Patrick Humphries reviews Richard and Linda Thompson, live at Woolwich's Tramshed (Melody Maker, 1981)
Too tight to mention: John Abbey reviews the Valentine Brothers' First Take (Blues & Soul, 1983)
Graham K. Smith sees Hall & Oates plus two Temptations, live at New York's Apollo (Record Mirror, 1985)
Chris Roberts embraces the Cure's Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Melody Maker, 1987)
Ted Mico is astonished by the Pixies, live in Boston (Melody Maker, 1989)
Ralph Traitor tries on Clint Black's Put Yourself In My Shoes (Sounds, 1991)
John Harris is convinced by Radiohead, live at London's Garage (New Musical Express, 1993)
Mark Kemp isn't wowed by Pavement's Wowee Zowee (Rolling Stone, 1995)
Paul Sexton sees actor/singer Jimmy Nail, live at Wembley Arena (The Times, 1997)
Tom Doyle is riveted by Beck's Midnite Vultures (Q, 1999)
Emma Warren weighs in on OutKast's Speakerboxx/The Love Below (Observer Music Monthly, 2003)
Tom Doyle tackles three remastered albums by Elvis Presley (Q, 2005)
Dave Thompson feels revived by the box set that is Robert Plant's Nine Lives (Goldmine, 2007)
Mike Diver browses the goodies for sale in the Dirtbombs' Party Store (bbc.co.uk, 2011)
Ned Raggett enjoys the "self-consciously 1920s collection" that is Bryan Ferry's The Jazz Age (Pitchfork, 2013)
Luke Torn listens to '60s garage-band revival/reformation This Is The Sonics (Uncut, 2015)
Andy Gill washes up on Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno's Finding Shore (The Independent, 2017)
Rick Pearson catches a classics-filled set from the Eagles, live at Wembley Stadium (The Evening Standard, 2019)
Tony Burke enters the Sean Latham-edited World Of Bob Dylan (Record Collector, 2021)
Ian Gittins sees Sleaford Mods, live at London's Alexandra Palace (Financial Times, 2023)