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Interview by Ian Gittins, Q, August 2001

He was discovered at 14 by Puff Daddy, wants to move like Fred Astaire, sing like Michael Jackson and talk like the Fonz. He sold ...

Nick Heyward: Wanted: One New Image (Wholesome Popsters Need Not Apply)

Interview by Karen Schlosberg, Creem, April 1984

ONCE UPON a time there were three English lads who thought it would be a lark to form a pop band. They recruited three other ...

Schoolly D: Schoolly-D: Slap Happy

Interview by Mat Snow, Sounds, 30 May 1987

Reformed gangster and self-made record tycoon, SCHOOLLY-D is in town to promote his new album Saturday Night. MAT SNOW admires his jewellery ...

Jimi Hendrix: The Black Elvis?

Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 25 February 1968

"WILL HE BURN it tonight?" asked a neat blonde of her boyfriend, squashed in beside her on the packed floor of the Fillmore auditorium. "He ...

Ween: The Ween Machine Wants It All

Interview by Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1993

They look like a classic case of basement-genius novelty, but the real joke is they may turn out to be the second coming of Billy ...

Vicki from Inkpen, Berks, may not look like a girl with power — but she's got it, lots of it

Interview by Maureen Cleave, The Evening Standard, 31 July 1965

SHE'S BACK! THE GIRL WHO REALLY KNOWS THE POP PEOPLE ...

Ne-Yo: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Interview by Amy Linden, Vibe, June 2007

Ne-Yo couldn't step to the left if he wanted to. He's actually stepping forward on to superstardom — and there are rumors and X-rated photo ...

Divine Comedy, The: The Divine Comedy: Funny peculiar

Interview by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 14 August 1998

Neil Hannon, aka the Divine Comedy, belongs in the last century, says Caroline Sullivan — the man who penned the Father Ted theme tune is ...

Paul Simon: The Sound Of America

Interview by Richard Harrington, The Washington Post, 18 May 2007

PAUL SIMON'S first encounter with the Library of Congress came in 1956, when, as a 14-year-old, he sent his first song to the Library's Copyright ...

Josh Rouse, Kurt Wagner: Josh Rouse & Kurt Wagner: Dog Day Afternoons

Interview by Gavin Martin, Uncut, February 2000

Highly-acclaimed American songwriters JOSH ROUSE & KURT WAGNER have collaborated on a new, brillian mini-LP, named after a dog one of them never had. ...

Patto: Ollie Halsall

Interview by Jon Tiven, New Haven Rock Press, 4 April 1973

PATTO MAY not be the richest and most famous band ever to step out of their rock 'n' roll shoes, but in my book they ...

Sonny & Cher: The Mad Mad World of Sonny And Cher!

Interview by Penny Valentine, Disc Weekly, 4 September 1965

SONNY and Cher had just arrived in their manager's office in Los Angeles. It was 2.30 p.m. and they had bounced happily back from a ...

Orbital: Fission Blips

Interview by Stephen Dalton, NME, 7 March 1992

IT'S GRIM down south. Suicidally so on the remote escarpment of lunar terrain where the Dungeness nuclear reactor hums its menacing mantra out across beaches ...

Saxon: Big Teasers From Barnsley: Saxon

Interview by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 18 August 1979

HERE'S A challenge to sort the men from the boys. From new "grassroots English heavy metal band" Saxon to the latest American skullcrushers to go ...

Love: The Great West Coast Enigma

Interview by uncredited writer, Beat Instrumental, April 1970

IN 1967, a record called Da Capo by a practically unheard-of Los Angeles group called Love appeared on the Elektra label. ...

John Mayall's After-Hours Madness

Interview by Steven Rosen, Rolling Stone, 22 May 1975

CINCINNATI – With the release of his latest album, New Year, New Band, New Company, 41-year-old John Mayall has logged 23 albums in just over ...

Rilo Kiley: Dark and interesting corners: Rilo Kiley

Interview by Robert Sandall, Sunday Telegraph, 22 January 2005

MEETING HALF of the LA quartet Rilo Kiley in a London hotel, my first thought is how much nicer this pair are - as in ...

Cult, The: The Cult: Cult Following

Interview by Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone, 13 July 1989

Once postpunk's bad boys, the members of the Cult have found fame with Sonic Temple ...

Chaka Khan, Rufus: Chaka Khan: Chaka's Naughty Bits

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 22 April 1980

Naughty is the title of Chaka Khan's new album, but she denies trying to project a 'naughty' image. However, she confesses to being naturally impish ...

Propaganda: A Song From Europe

Interview by William Shaw, Smash Hits, 8 May 1985

The German pop group Propaganda released their last single, 'Dr Mabuse', over a year ago. Then they had to wait while their record company devoted time to Frankie Goes To Hollywood. And ...