National RockStar

National RockStar was a UK weekly music magazine published in 1976/7.
22 articles
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Vangelis: Hairy Greek finds Cosmos
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 23 October 1976
LIKE EVERYTHING else, it depends on how you look at it. Some people, for instance, see it all as a Chaos — everything rushing around ...
Melba Moore: Have You Met Miss Moore?
Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 30 October 1976
NOT IF ALL YOU'VE HEARD IS HER DISCO SMASH, SAYS DAVID HANCOCK ...
Nona Hendryx, Labelle: Labelle: Lady Songwriter Thinks She's God
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 6 November 1976
MORE THAN any other vocal group, CBS's Labelle have thrived on that old cosmic image. They deal with grand themes as deftly as if they ...
The Sons Of Champlin: Frisco Acid Heads Won't Compromise
Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 6 November 1976
SAN FRANCISCO'S psychedelic boom of the 60's rocketed some bands like the Dead, Airplane and Quicksilver sky-high. It also left plenty of others in the ...
Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page: Lucifer's Rising
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 13 November 1976
OO-EE-OO. Strange magic. Plunging into the occult and locked into an Aleister Crowley trip. Marked down on a snuff list; to be rubbed out by ...
The Bay City Rollers: We Could Call 'Em Haggis Punk, But You'd Still Suss The Rollers
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 13 November 1976
LIKE IT OR not over the past few years the Bay City Rollers have generated the kind of adulation usually associated with the Mersey boom ...
Boz Scaggs' Second Bite of Cake
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 20 November 1976
DAVID HANCOCK sips champagne with U.S. chart top ...
The Bay City Rollers: Sixteen Rollers in Nine Years
Comment by David Hancock, National RockStar, 20 November 1976
Loathe 'em or like 'em, there's something wrong with the Scotty boppers. It's being plastic, says DAVID HANCOCK ...
Gladys Knight and the Pips: A Knight in Las Vegas Or: Africa Calls, Gladys Answers
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 4 December 1976
If politics and music don't mix, how come in the U.S. you have to be a top r 'n' b seller to get AM radio ...
Mud: More Mature Mud has a Flop and Plays Colleges
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 25 December 1976
But Les Gray tells David Hancock confidentially 'We haven't changed anything' ...
Warren Zevon: Looking For Links In L.A.
Profile and Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 25 December 1976
Warren Zevon explains patiently to David Hancock ...
Todd Rundgren, Utopia: Dear Reader, Todd Rundgren (Genius) Thinks You're Thick
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 8 January 1977
....or at least reading this won't educate you. Now if you saw hint on telly or, even better, in concert.... well, you'd be all the ...
Donna Summer: They're Gonna Put Me In The Movies
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 15 January 1977
Donna Summer reveals all to David Hancock ...
David Bowie: Low (RCA PL K12030)
Review by David Hancock, National RockStar, 22 January 1977
WELL IF IT'S the right speed maybe it's the wrong artist. Nope. This is David Bowie. And it's different. And it's excellent. ...
David Bowie: King Queen or Joker?
Overview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 22 January 1977
David Bowie is the Black Paper Between the Mirror. ...
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 29 January 1977
featuring DAVID HANCOCK on handbag ...
The Eagles: Eagles Get The Bird
Comment by David Hancock, National RockStar, 5 February 1977
'A cheap sold-out group ten years behind the times' bristles DAVID HANCOCK ...
Maxine Nightingale: "A Rich Hippie"
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 19 February 1977
MAXINE NIGHTINGALE describes herself as "a rich hippie". That's how honest she is. ...
Eddie Kendricks: Kendricks To Quit Motown
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977
EDDIE HENDRICKS is quitting Tamla Motown. ...
The Rubettes: Rubettes Bounce Back
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977
DAVID HANCOCK meets teen dreams at TOTP, screams gently, then talks to them seriously ...
Uriah Heep drama: the final act?
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 26 February 1977
Heavy rock 'n' roll is old, tired stuff. Ken Hensley says so and DAVID HANCOCK stares in amazement. Can this be the end of civilisation ...
Manhattan Transfer: Battling Against Nostalgia
Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 5 March 1977
DAVID HANCOCK dons his gloves and his satin shorts, and goes a few brutal rounds with Alan Paul ...
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