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Interview by Nick Kent, NME, 4 November 1972

Beck, Page and bad vibes ...

Bernard Purdie: Purdie's School of Drumming

Interview by Pete Makowski, Sounds, 26 April 1975

Pete Makowski talks to top American session drummer Bernard Purdie ...

Interview by Iman Lababedi, Creem, June 1985

AT THE CBS building in Manhattan guitarist Susanna Hoffs (all black tights and mini-skirt) explains the Bangles' modus operandi:"It's hard to work keeping your sense of ...

Eels: E is for Eels

Interview by David Burke, R2/Rock'n'Reel, July 2008

MARK OLIVER EVERETT, alias E, alias Eels, is a respectful though reserved interviewee. ...

Joan Baez: A Lady in Show Business — Joan Baez

Interview by Maureen Cleave, Detroit Free Press, 12 December 1965

THERE WERE many things about Joan Baez, the folk singer, to give the impression that she was — if not slightly holier than most people ...

Sailor & I: Track by Track: Sailor & I on The Invention Of Loneliness

Interview by Pip Williams, The Line of Best Fit, 24 February 2017

Swedish artist Sailor & I delves into the technicalities behind new record The Invention Of Loneliness. The electronic musician's hypnotic style is lifted by the ...

Ellen Foley, Hunter-Ronson: Who the hell is Ellen Foley?

Interview by Rosalind Russell, Record Mirror, 29 September 1979

Don't ask, just listen. Go into your friendly, neighbourhood record store and make them play her album. You won't ask any more, you'll buy it. ...

Kim Wilde

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, Event Magazine, 11 January 2020

"Touring with Bowie was a thrill. But I was on a high for weeks after winning gold at the Chelsea Flower Show": Kim Wilde on ...

Kingsmen, The: Kingsmen Need Perry Mason

Interview by Louise Criscione, KRLA Beat, 5 February 1966

WHENEVER THE Kingsmen are mentioned, one automatically thinks of 'Louie, Louie' – right? Well, The BEAT staff used to think that way too but as ...

Deee-Lite: Deee-Day

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 14 August 1990

If your state of mind is really at Woodstock and your spirit is on the dancefloor, than wacky dance-a-delic trio Deee-Lite may be just what ...

Donna Summer: Hot Stuff

Interview by Robin Katz, Smash Hits, 14 June 1979

Robin Katz braves the heat to talk to the cool lady who's helped push disco to the forefront. ...

Commodores, The: The Commodores: Do these men look like black Beatles?

Interview by Barry Cain, Record Mirror, 2 September 1978

Barry "Phoner" Cain gets a Commodore connection with Walter "Sweet" Orange in Tuskegee, Alabama ...

Who, The: Who? A Conversation With Peter Townshend Of The Who, That's Who!

Interview by Paul Nelson, Hullabaloo, March 1968

The who, what, where, when, why — and how! — of the sensational Who! Singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Townshend tells us all! ...

The Art Of Storm Thorgerson

Interview by Christine Natanael, crushermagazine.com, 2005

FOR AS FAR BACK as I can remember, I have been enraptured by album cover art. In the days before the small format of the ...

Beatles, The, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono: At home with the Lennons, Part 2: "Ringo's Sellers is my Paul"

Interview by Val Mabbs, Record Mirror, 14 August 1971

"THESE PAST two years have been very heavy," Yoko told me earnestly. "We've been having the Paul thing and the Kyoko thing going on for ...

Cheap Trick Takes a Giant Step

Interview by Jim Farber, Circus, 6 July 1978

Heaven Tonight, Chicago Groups Third LP, Inspires Rock Fanaticism ...

Steve Albini, Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac: The Hard Golden Tone of Shellac: An Interview with Steve Albini

Interview by Ian Christe, Warp, 1994

MICROPHONE CONNOISSEUR and billiardsman Steve Albini has recorded albums for the Pixies, Nirvana, the Jesus Lizard, and PJ Harvey. He doesn’t know when to keep ...

Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, TLC, Bobby Brown: L.A. & Babyface: Reid All About It

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 9 September 1992

As if to ridicule the cynics who suggested that they'd passed their sell-by date, L.A. & Babyface are back with a bang and leading a two man assault on the music biz. L.A. Reid talks ...

Fela Kuti: The Great Pretender: Fela Kuti

Interview by Len Brown, New Musical Express, 25 October 1986

So, who is this FELA KUTI? An African musician just out of jail and now threatening to run for President of Nigeria? A polygamist in ...

Mariah Carey: The Caged Bird Sings

Interview by Steven Daly, Arena, June 1998

Like every tragic heroine, Mariah Carey traded freedom for fame, creativity for commercial success. Now she's writing her own script and the ending has shifted ...