Graham K. Smith

In the early '80s, Graham K. Smith wrote for I-D., Sounds, NME, New Sounds New Styles and Record Mirror. Though he briefly returned to music journalism in 1985 as the Style Editor of short-lived mag The Hit, he had already "soul my soul to telly" by this point. Telly is where Graham has worked ever since. He has been an Executive Producer for the BBC and a Commissioning Executive for Channel 4 and Channel Five. He now runs the consultancy firm Grand Scheme TV.
12 articles
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Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 8 October 1983
PETER MAAS is excited. Quite right too, you might say, what with the rebirth of his first love Freeez — written off by all after ...
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 14 January 1984
HEARD OF Boo-Ski?... or Shahiem?... or perhaps Godfather KC?... or maybe even Pin or King? No? You will, you will. Bossed by ace turntable rhythm ...
Madonna: "l wanted to be a nun... then I discovered boys"
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 19 May 1984
CLUBLAND MOURNS! Hang on to your hats, nightpeople — Doyenne of post-midnight dance developments, Madonna, has some bad news. The brand new Queen of disco, ...
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 4 February 1984
BARBARA MASON wants another man! "I'm in love with the idea of being in love. I always write about my experience with men — they're ...
Prefab Sprout: Sprout's honour
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 3 March 1984
IN THE beginning, I wasn't convinced. With a name like that they just had to be jokers, or terminally dour, or both, and cursory (I ...
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 31 March 1984
Remember those glorious early days of Stiff, 2-Tone, Postcard, and the like? — heady times when copping the latest labels' latest carried more clout than ...
Sade: Graham K. Smith makes a dream date with... Sade
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 12 May 1984
EVERY DREAMER'S favourite dreamgirl has arrived! Every fantasist's perfection personified, every hardy pop soul who ever believed in the beauty of simplicity has been amply ...
Live Review by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 10 March 1984
A COUPLE of years back, in a dingy West London jazz-funk room, the seeds of this review were sown. The event was the debut appearance ...
The Smiths: The Smiths (Rough Trade}
Review by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 25 February 1984
"A COMPLETE signal post in the history of popular music." Little Stevie Morrissey's verdict on his own work bears his usual stamp of camp immodesty ...
The Smiths: Strictly Shrubwise
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 12 November 1983
MORRISSEY IS a bit of a saucy fellow. ...
The Smiths: Strictly Shrub-wise
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 12 November 1983
MORRISSEY IS a bit of a saucy fellow. ...
Donna Summer: Sermon chanted evening
Interview by Graham K. Smith, Record Mirror, 15 October 1983
DONNA SUMMER is a star. ...
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