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David Bowie, T. Rex: Tony Visconti: Behind Bolan And Bowie

Interview by Ray Fox-Cumming, Disc, 28 September 1974

THIS IS a story of Marc Bolan and David Bowie – compared and contrasted. Bolan, the complete professional, who lost out through believing himself above ...

Marc Bolan, David Bowie: Tony Visconti: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy — The Autobiography (Harper Collins)

Book Review by Robert Sandall, The Sunday Times, 18 February 2007

IT CAN'T have been easy choosing the alliterative lineup for the sub-title of this rock'n'roll memoir. After Phil Spector, Tony Visconti is probably the most ...

David Bowie: "Bowie Was Like Orson Welles": Diamond Dogs at 40

Interview by David Buckley, MOJO, 24 April 2014

On the 40th anniversary of its release, engineer Andy Morris delivers the inside skinny on Bowie's wildest album. ...

Marc Bolan, David Bowie: Child of the Revolution: Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan And The Brooklyn Boy (Harper Collins) ****

Book Review by Mark Paytress, MOJO, April 2007

A life in music, rich in chemical romances, bickering stars and some wonderful work, is recounted with great dignity, says Mark Paytress ...

David Bowie, Chic, Debbie Harry, Nile Rodgers, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Michael Gregory Jackson: Nile Rodgers: "Alright!"

Interview by Davitt Sigerson, High Fidelity, February 1984

What do Southside Johnny, David Bowie, and Diana Ross have in common? ...

Beatles, The, David Bowie, Billy Cobham, Kajagoogoo, Level 42, Missing Persons, Supertramp, Stanley Clarke: The Producers: Ken Scott

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, January 1986

Ken Scott muses on his journey from Bowie to Kajagoogoo. Chas de Whalley listens attentively ...

Robert Fripp (1982)

Interview by Ian Ravendale, Rock's Backpages audio, June 1982

The always interesting art-rocker on Frippertronics and the artist/audience dynamic; his work with other artists (Gabriel, Bowie, Daryl Hall); on production, his Exposure album... and disco!

File format: mp3; file size: 17.1mb, interview length: 18' 39" sound quality: *****

David Bowie: Tape Heads: Ed Buller meets Tony Visconti, part 2

Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 19 March 1994

In the second and final part of our head to head interview featuring legendary T Rex/Bowie producer TONY VISCONTI and Suede and Pulp producer ED ...

Suede, T. Rex: Tape Heads: Ed Buller meets Tony Visconti

Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 12 March 1994

While even the most basic recordings get increasingly hi-tech, many modern producers are still searching for the vibey sounds of yesteryear. In the first of ...

Marc Bolan, T. Rex: Tony Visconti on Marc Bolan (1981)

Interview by John Tobler, Rock's Backpages Audio, September 1981

Producer Visconti talks about the newly released T. Rex in Concert: the original stereo recordings, and what he did to improve them; on first meeting Marc in hippie club Middle Earth; why they stopped working together; the definitive version of T. Rex; Bolan vs. Bowie; Marc's charisma and arrogance; the 'Children of Rarn' demos; Bolan's ongoing legacy and the meaning of 'Metal Guru'.

File format: mp3; file size: 18.4mb, interview length: 19' 09" sound quality: ****

David Bowie, Rolling Stones, The, Run DMC, Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Interview by Frank Broughton, Mixmag, May 1993

MANAGER ADOFO Muhammad is talking up his brother and CL Smooth's success. "The unique sound is all incorporated in Pete Rock's flow — his art. ...

Beyoncé's Lemonade is an object lesson in collaboration

Comment by Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 28 April 2016

She's the centripetal force that marshals the likes of Robert Plant, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar and MNEK to craft exquisite pop music that transcends boundaries ...

Chic, Nile Rodgers: Source of the Nile

Interview by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 22 August 1986

Funk guitar specialist Nile Rodgers is also one of the world's great producers. Adam Sweeting reports ...

Giorgio Moroder: Dr. Love Machine

Retrospective and Interview by Dorian Lynskey, MOJO, May 2015

BETWEEN 1974 AND 1986 GIORGIO MORODER TRANSFORMED POP AND DISCO WITH A NEW KIND OF EUPHORIC MACHINE MUSIC. NOW, AFTER HIS 2013 SPOT ON DAFT ...

Strawbs, The: Strawbs: Glitter where a frown used to be

Interview by Steve Turner, Beat Instrumental, February 1973

BLUE WEAVER'S doctor will be giving him some vitamin tablets at the end of January. He'll have earned each and every one of them. For ...

Brian Eno: The Oblique Strategist

Interview by Andy Gill, MOJO, June 1995

You’d like your album smoothly airbrushed with the minimum fuss, and expertly streamlined to slot into a tidy marketing profile? Don’t phone Brian Eno then. ...

Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer: Giorgio Moroder: Throbbery With Intent

Retrospective and Interview by David Toop, The Wire, April 1992

David Toop takes the pulse of disco pioneer GIORGIO MORODER ...

Beatles, The, Happy Mondays, New Order: CDs: The Slipped Disc

Report by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 27 February 1987

Compact Disc has brought the second coming of The Beatles and the promise of a revolution in the rock industry. But is it a sound ...

Backstreet Boys, Robbie Williams: Backstreet Boys: Millennium (Jive); Robbie Williams: The Ego Has Landed (Capitol)

Review by James Hunter, New York Observer, 24 May 1999

Backstreet Boys Play Coy, Robbie Williams Is a Joy ...

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine: Samples of things to come

Interview by Martin Aston, The Independent, 13 June 1991

Martin Aston on Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, at work in the garden shed ...