John Cooper Clarke
AUDIO
Interview by Ian Ravendale, Rock's Backpages Audio, 1978
The Punk Poet talks about comic writing versus being a comedian; writing poetry; putting his words to music and his place in the music business.
File format: mp3; file size: 8.2mb, interview length: 9' 00" sound quality: ****
ARTICLES IN LIBRARY
Buzzcocks, Penetration, John Cooper Clarke, Warsaw: Electric Circus, Manchester
Live Review by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 18 June 1977
THERE IS undoubtedly a great deal of refining and cleaning to be done on Buzzcocks' material before the album they can so definitely record comes ...
Live Review by Jon Savage, Sounds, 15 October 1977
Prime Manchester venue closes... Power cut at the Electric Circus ...
Be-Bop Deluxe and John Cooper Clarke: Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
Live Review by Andy Gill, New Musical Express, 25 February 1978
The Dangers Of Being Likeably Listenable ...
John Cooper Clarke: Just Another Ex-Gravedigger Poet Into Dada and the TV
Interview by Garry Bushell, Sounds, 9 September 1978
GARRY BUSHELL GOES PUNK-SURREAL ...
John Cooper Clarke: The Punk Poet
Interview by David Hancock, Evening News, 9 September 1978
JOHN COOPER Clarke is often mistaken for Bob Dylan. ...
John Cooper Clarke: The Salford Surrealist
Report and Interview by Brian Case, Melody Maker, 16 December 1978
A poet and his roots ...
Elvis Costello, Richard Hell, John Cooper Clarke: Hammersmith Palais, London
Live Review by Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 1979
Are you ready for the fiiinal soluuuuuuuuuuuuuushun (oh yeah)? ...
Live Review by Garry Bushell, Sounds, 10 February 1979
An exercise in calculation ...
Live Review by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 3 March 1979
RACE TODAY magazine/organisation, acknowledging the central importance of Manchester in the struggle of black people, launched their northern campaign with a fund raising "Creation For ...
John Cooper Clarke: Disguise in Love (CBS 83132)
Review by Dave Schulps, Trouser Press, June 1979
NB: To be briskly recited aloud in a thick Mancunian (due east of Liverpudlian) singsong: ...
Interview by uncredited writer, ZigZag, May 1980
(This article was credited to "Worried, Preston". We have no idea who Worried, Preston is. If you do, please get in touch — RBP Ed) ...
The Bard Of Beasley Street At The Seat Of Learning
Interview by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 24 May 1980
THE OXFORD University Union porter peered at us fish-eyed. "Are you members?" he said. "Er, no - we're with the poet." ...
Phantom of the Factory — It's Martin Hannett! A legend in his own town!! Didsbury!!!
Report and Interview by Max Bell, New Musical Express, 19 July 1980
Bassist with Arnie Prole's Blues Band! Founding member of John Cooper Clarke's Curious Yellows! Close friend of Eric the Ferret! Producer of Spiral Scratch, Jilted ...
Gil Scott-Heron/John Cooper Clarke: Brixton Academy, London
Live Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 24 March 1984
SCOTT-HERON OF THE ANTARCTIC ...
John Cooper Clarke: Buster Rhymes
Interview by Andy Gill, Word, The, July 2003
Punk's not dead, and neither is its poet laureate, John Cooper Clarke. ...
see also Invisible Girls, The
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