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Report and Interview by Jim Irvin, MOJO, September 1995

FIVE ALBUMS into what they now recognise as "a career", erstwhile garage rapscallions Buffalo Tom suddenly find themselves, well, kinda mature. ...

Beatles, The, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, The, Tina Turner: Once-cool songs now politically incorrect

Comment by Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, 9 January 1992

IT'S TIME TO re-evaluate that good ol' time rock 'n' roll. Or, as you may discover, not so good ol' time rock 'n' roll. ...

Rolling Stones, The: The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones Records CUN 3911)

Review by Rosalind Russell, Record Mirror, 28 June 1980

LAUNCH THE LIFEBOATS ...

Barry Manilow: There's Nose Business Like... Barry Manilnose. The Fairy Prince Holds Court at Blenheim Palace.

Live Review by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 10 September 1983

BARNEY HOSKYNS GOES BARMY OVER THE MUSAK MONSTER AT BLENHEIM. ...

Tom Verlaine: Tom Verlaine (Elektra Import) ***

Review by Sandy Robertson, Sounds, 8 September 1979

IMAGINATIVE TITLE, eh? Nah, but hand it to him for resilience, you really thought you'd seen the last of teevee after the hostile critics were ...

Yes: Tormato

Review by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 16 September 1978

I UNDERSTAND it has remained OK to like Genesis (which I don't) but it's not OK to like Yes (which I do though no longer ...

The Chi-Lites: Theatre Royal, London

Live Review by Paul Rambali, NME, 7 May 1977

THE HOUSE LIGHTS dimmed and the musicians took their places. There was a buzz of activity on the darkened stage for a minute or so ...

Billy Bragg's record collection

Interview by Len Brown, NME, 14 February 1987

A HARE-BRAINED afternoon in the warmest room and things are not quite what they seem. The bookshelves may be burdened with Mayakovsky and miner's lamps; ...

Men at Work: La Vie En Mung: Men At Work Do Just That

Report and Interview by Laura Fissinger, Creem, January 1983

MINNEAPOLIS — One day in the (work) life of Colin Hay: ...

Rolling Stones, The: No Expectations: The Stones at the Staples Center

Live Review by Mitchell Cohen, Rock's Backpages, 5 May 2013

PEOPLE AT THE Staples Center in L.A. this week spent a considerable chunk of cash to be in the same room as the Rolling Stones. ...

Joe Cocker: Cocker and that Boogaloo Sound

Interview by Royston Eldridge, Melody Maker, 21 February 1970

JOHN COCKER stopped fitting pipes for the Gas Board in order to exercise his own somewhat steely vocal tubes that were forged, in those early ...

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (Rough Trade)

Review by Nick Kent, Melody Maker, 14 June 1986

THIS IS NEITHER the time nor the place to indulge in trivial banter; suffice to say that The Smiths' peculiar career manoeuvres, which have caused ...

The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Motorcycle Boy: The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Motorcycle Boy: Rock City, Nottingham

Live Review by Neil Taylor, NME, 19 September 1987

KICKSTART ME, JESUS ...

Elastica, Garbage, Sleeper, Shampoo, Bis, Sarah Cracknell: The Young Pretenders

Report by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 17 July 1996

Susan Corrigan talks to the teenagers with stars in their eyes. ...

Marv Johnson: Marv still works as Tamla clerk

Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 22 March 1969

And he gave label its first ever hit! ...

Libertines, The: Libertines Rock The Cotton Club, Atlanta

Live Review by Steve LaBate, Paste, 19 August 2003

AMIDST RUMORS of drug addiction and rehab, Libertines' singer-guitarist Pete Doherty has been out of commission for the past few weeks, skipping the band's European ...

Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Tsunami, Chia Pet: Who are the Riot Grrrls?

Report by Susan Corrigan, i-D, April 1993

Riot Grrrl is an American network of feminist punk bands, angry, personal fanzines and women's discussion groups dedicated to 'girl-positive' action. We visited Riot Grrrls ...

Duran Duran: Ordinary People

Interview by David A. Keeps, Details, April 1993

Duran Duran spent one half of the '80s as international pop playboys and the other half surviving the experience. Will success spoil them again? David ...

Led Zeppelin: In Through The Out Door (Swansong)

Review by Nick Kent, NME, 11 August 1979

THREE LONG years has it been? Let's me see now. Ah, yes Presence, released in April 1976, was the last shot of new Led Zeppelin ...

Beastie Boys, The, Run DMC: Run DMC, The Beastie Boys: Brixton Academy, London

Live Review by Gavin Martin, New Musical Express, 6 June 1987

FRIGGIN' AND SWIGGIN! ...