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Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 July 1991

THE FACTS SPEAK for themselves. MTV Europe, the fastest-growing cable and satellite channel on the continent, is available in 24 million households in 27 countries, ...

Flaming Lips: Flaming good time: Lips lock on psychedelia rock

Report and Interview by Jim Sullivan, Boston Herald, 24 July 2011

FEW THINGS ARE certain in life, but this is: At some point Wednesday during the Flaming Lips concert at Bank of America Pavilion, singer Wayne ...

Elton John, Marc Bolan, The Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Slade, Sweet: Fashion: The Politics of Flash

Report and Interview by Nick Kent, NME, 6 April 1974

NICK KENT traces the Rise and Fall of The Satin Jacket...and generally walks it like he talks it into the land of 'Rock Chic.' ...

Hunter-Ronson, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson: Hunter-Ronson: The Ashes Of Mott Comes The Phoenix Rise

Report and Interview by Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, June 1975

"SINCE YOU'VE BEEN such a quiet, well-behaved audience tonight, we'd like to send you off a nice, soothing lullaby..." ...

Stevie Wonder Returns With a Synthesized Howl

Report and Interview by Paul Gambaccini, Rolling Stone, 28 February 1974

LONDON — IT HAD been five months since his auto accident, five months since he had done a complete show onstage, and it was clear ...

ABC, Culture Club, The Thompson Twins, Yazoo: New Romantics: Sweat & Ice

Report and Interview by Roy Trakin, Musician, March 1983

THE NEW BRITISH DANCE ROMANTICS: ABC, THOMPSON TWINS, YAZ, CULTURE CLUB ...

Allman Brothers Band, David Bowie, Jefferson Starship, Mott The Hoople, The Rolling Stones: The Rock Lovers

Report and Interview by Stephen Demorest, Circus, February 1974

Being a rock star has its advantages, but the spotlight is usually only big enough for one person. Circus took a behind stage look at ...

Girlschool: Black Leather at St Trinians

Report and Interview by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 2 May 1981

GIRLSCHOOL FRENZY GRIPS THE COUNTRY AS ADOLESCENT BOYS DISCOVER THEIR VERY OWN ROCK'N'ROLL SEX SYMBOLS. PAUL MORLEY TAKES A MANLY LOOK AT THIS CRAZY PHENOMENON. ...

Moog On The State Of The Synthesizer

Report and Interview by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 1981

IT’S NOT UNUSUAL for a musician to become controversial, but it is rare for a musical instrument to be debated. Robert Moog may have envisioned ...

David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, Marianne Faithfull, Foo Fighters, Courtney Love, Joni Mitchell, Oasis, Liz Phair, Rolling Stones, The, Patti Smith, Veruca Salt: Access all areas: The Rock Muse

Report and Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Harper's Bazaar, April 1998

Scratch an epic rock god and you'll usually find a cool, inspiring woman who supplied him with lyrics, contacts and style. Now that girl power ...

Echo & The Bunnymen: Echo and the Bunnymen: Warren Peace

Report and Interview by Mat Snow, NME, 4 August 1984

NOTHING IS REAL ...

Morrissey: Heaven knows he's miserable now...

Report and Interview by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 17 July 1998

He lives with his mum, he's been dumped by his label and he's going to court. Finally, Morrissey really has something to be fed up ...

Alec Empire strikes back

Report and Interview by Angus Batey, The Guardian, 28 March 2008

"I FIGHT BACK!" a grinning Alec Empire blurts, explaining why his iPod contains only three albums (by John Coltrane and Stockhausen) but has been filled ...

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Holly Johnson: Frankie goes to Litigation

Report and Interview by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 18 January 1988

Holly of Frankie Goes To Hollywood takes his label to court today. Adam Sweeting reports ...

Hunter-Ronson, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson: Hunter-Ronson: Good News From Nowhere

Report and Interview by Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 7 April 1979

Nowhere being the most expensive studio in New York, scene of the Hunter-Ronson comeback with a startling new album. HARRY DOHERTY investigated the Geminian partnership ...

The Christians: Rock On Commie: The Christians In East Berlin

Report and Interview by Len Brown, NME, 1 August 1987

WHERE AM I? The hotel receptionist says, "Have a nice day". There's Gershwin muzak in the lift. There's Sade on the radio. There's no bugging ...

Patti Smith: At Last, The Lower Manhattan Show

Report and Interview by Miles, New Musical Express, 22 May 1976

Patti Smith at the Roundhouse, facing fans, friends, fungoids and straightforward weirdos – Britain's first live chance of checking out the 'legend'. MILES went as ...

Suede: The Best New Band In America?

Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 19 June 1993

SUEDE have already proved themselves in the UK, both critically and commercially. The next step is for the fab four to cross the Atlantic and ...

Genesis Doing The Foxtrot

Report and Interview by Jerry Gilbert, Sounds, 9 September 1972

PETER GABRIEL – slightly eccentric or acute schizophrenic? He cycles to Island Studios to begin a day's work on the new Genesis album, and unpacks ...

Human League, The: The Human League

Report and Interview by Charles Shaar Murray, Vogue, May 1982

The Human League are widely acknowledged as this minute's perfect pop group. The following is an account of their perfectly romantic rise in the charts. ...