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Tim Buckley (1974)

Interview by Andy Childs, Rock's Backpages Audio, September 1974

From Van Gogh to Hank Williams to Hunter S Thompson via RD Laing and Ray Charles: Tim Buckley on life, America, and all his albums.

File format: mp3; file size: 79.2mb, interview length: 1h 22' 31" sound quality: ***

Randy Travis (1988)

Interview by Mat Snow, Rock's Backpages Audio, June 1988

The First Gentleman of New Country talks about being on the road, his North Carolina roots, the New Country boom, his youthful indiscretions, and the nature of country music.

File format: mp3; file size: 36mb, interview length: 39' 22" sound quality: ***

Pretenders, The, Chrissie Hynde: The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde (2010)

Interview by Paul Zollo, Rock's Backpages Audio, 22 January 2010

The Pretenders frontwoman on songwriting and songs; being a band member, and an extended exposition on her vegetarianism and the brutality of the meat business.

File format: mp3; file size: 70.8mb, interview length: 1h 17' 22" sound quality: *** (phoner)

Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page (2003)

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 17 April 2003

Jimmy Page on going through the archives to assemble the monumental Led Zeppelin DVD, and on the early days of the band, on the road and in the studio, through to Knebworth in 1979

File format: mp3; file size: 47.4meg, interview length: 49' 22", sound quality: ***

Mothers Of Invention, The: The Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat (Bizarre)

Review by Richard C. Walls, Creem, June 1969

(Most of the music is from the Mothers' movie of the same name which they haven't got enough money to finish yet.) ...

Bruce Springsteen: Got Live If You Want It? Bruce Springsteen On Stage, 1968-2005

Essay by Rod Tootell, Rock's Backpages, July 2008

Rod Tootell asks how well-served the Boss has been by his official live recordings – and nominates his Top 20 tracks. ...

The Bay City Rollers

Retrospective by Ian Fortnam, Uncut, May 1998

Ahh, those much-mimicked hedgehogian coxcombs; those calf-chafing, tartan-trimmed trews with half a yard of surplus flapping flare to spare; those cheery, cheeky chipmunk grins and ...

Dazed and Infused: The Summer of Love

Retrospective by Miles, Vox, August 1992

"You had to be there" Barry Miles travels back in time. IT'S 25 years since the Summer of Love freaked its way into the ...

Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy'

Retrospective and Interview by Johnny Black, Blender, July 2002

Performers:   Eddie Vedder: vocals Jeff Ament: bass Mike McCready: guitar Stone Gossard: guitar Dave Krusen: drums Rick Parashar: keyboards Producer: Rick Parashar Released: September 1992 Highest chart position: 79 ...

Shuggie Otis: The Resurrection of Shuggie Otis

Retrospective and Interview by Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2001

INSPIRATION INFORMATION disappeared shortly after its 1974 release, and the world soon forgot about Shuggie Otis, the promising young rock musician who made the record. ...

Twiggy: A Mini-Everything

Profile and Interview by Louise Criscione, KRLA Beat, 6 May 1967

NEW YORK – The world's most in-the-news model, Britain's seventeen year old Twiggy, arrived at Kennedy International Airport to a horde of newsmen and photographers ...

Oasis: The Boys Are Back In Town

Profile and Interview by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 12 August 1994

Trashed hotels, fist fights, easy sex — Oasis have rediscovered rock's roots. They've also found the time to knock out a great tune ...

Kate Bush: "They thought she was the stripper"

Retrospective by Graeme Thomson, Daily Telegraph, 9 August 2014

A year before 'Wuthering Heights' made her a star, Kate Bush cut her teeth performing in London's pubs. ...

It's a Beautiful Day: The Best Kept Secret Is Out At Last

Interview by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 25 April 1970

UNTIL VERY recently, It's A Beautiful Day was one of the best-kept secrets in the music business — on this side of the Atlantic, at ...

Allman Brothers Band: The Allman Brothers Band's Butch Trucks (2002)

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 27 May 2002

The white half of the Allman's drum duo looks back at the formation of the band, including the recruitment of a tricky Greg Allman; the marvellous two years that followed; the deaths, succesively, of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley; the crumbling of the band between '73 and '76, and its recent revival of fortunes following the departure of Dickey Betts.

File format: mp3; file size: 42.5mb, interview length: 46' 27" sound quality: ** (phoner)

Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders: Taylor Hawkins (2010)

Interview by Steven Rosen, Rock's Backpages Audio, 5 April 2010

The Foo Fighters drummer talks about his solo project, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders, and their new album Red Light Fever: working with guitarist Gannin Arnold; having members of Queen contribute; the album song-by-song; working with guitarists; his favourite British producers; singing on Slash's album; Chris Chaney's bass playing; using Gretsch drums; the family that is the Foo Fighters, and having his own band.

File format: mp3; file size: 26.1mb, interview length: 27' 12" sound quality: ** (phoner)

Incredible String Band, The, Scritti Politti, Robyn Hitchcock: The RBP Album Club on the Incredible String Band (2013)

Interview by uncredited writer, Rock's Backpages Audio, 9 May 2013

Robyn Hitchcock and Scritti's Green Gartside, aided by ringmaster Mark Ellen, discuss and play excerpts from the Incredible String Band's The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. Recorded in 2013 at the RBP Album Club at the Idler Academy in London.

File format: mp3; file size: 79.9mb, interview length: 1h 27' 15" sound quality: ****

Elton John (1971)

Interview by Rick McGrath, Mike Quigley, Rock's Backpages audio, 22 April 1971

Elton chats backstage about doing interviews; the Friends soundtrack and the 17-11-70 live album; on being hyped and the hype machine; doing TV with Andy Williams; on why he likes Canada; on Liberace; on his own style, and his hero worship of Leon Russell.

File format: mp3; file size: 11.7mb, interview length: 27' 56" sound quality: **½

Blondie, Debbie Harry: Blondie (1977)

Interview by John Tobler, Rock's Backpages audio, 1 May 1977

Touring the UK with Television, Debbie talks about her first attempts at music: Wind in the Willows, the Stilettos and Blondie mk. 1; her and Chris talk about the New York bands — Television, Patti Smith; their sixties influences and meeting Ellie Greenwich; Frankie Valli and Phil Spector; the band's name and image, and having girl fans too!

File format: mp3; file size: 26.2mb, interview length: 27' 16" sound quality: *****

Van Dyke Parks (2010)

Interview by Holger Petersen, Rock's Backpages audio, 7 August 2010

The amiable producer/arranger/artist looks back on his involvement with Ry Cooder; his friendship with Little Feat's Lowell George; the golden years at Warner Bros.; the march of technology from four to 24-tracks; being a fast worker, and his return to his folk roots with the Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project.

File format: mp3; file size: 26.1mb, interview length: 28' 27" sound quality: *****


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