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Paul Elliott

Paul Elliott

Paul Elliott writes for Classic Rock and MOJO. He started writing about rock in 1985 as a contributor to Sounds, and has since worked for Kerrang!, Q, Vox, Heat, Total Sport, Blender (US), Metal Hammer and various other titles. His books include the first biography of Guns N’ Roses (published by Hamlyn), and Star Man, the autobiography of rock bodyguard Danny Francis (published by Simon & Schuster). He currently lives in Bath with his wife, two children and a framed copy of AC/DC’s Back In Black – the greatest album of all time – signed by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

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Mötley Crüe: Masters of Disaster

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 1 March 1986

PAUL ELLIOTT confronts MÖTLEY CRÜE, men with a taste for reckless living, sexual weirdness and putting bounties on making it with gummy old grannies. ...

Metallica: From Jetsam To Jetset: The Reforging Of Metallica

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 7 February 1987

1986 saw the rise and rise of METALLICA but then came the death of bassist Cliff Burton last autumn. Since then they've recruited Jason Newsted ...

Nik Kershaw, T'Pau: De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 14 February 1987

I CAN'T help feeling sorry for Nik Kershaw. He's like a forgotten toy gathering dust on a shelf, loved for two albums and snubbed for ...

Guns N' Roses: Raising Hell in the City of Angels

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 4 April 1987

Over on L.A.'s Santa Monica Boulevard, rock renegades GUNS N' ROSES are having a ball. PAUL ELLIOTT parrys shots with L.A.'s scuzziest scumbags. ...

Slayer: Blood Money

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 18 April 1987

Nazi apologists or naive dickheads? Either way, SLAYER are the foulest, most provocative and probably the best speed metal band yet. But have they gone ...

Fields Of The Nephilim, Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction: Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, Fields Of The Nephilim: Tropicana, Peterborough

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 2 May 1987

'WARP FACTOR BORE ...

Bryan Adams: Marquee, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 13 June 1987

THE HEAT IS ON ...

Faster Pussycat: Faster Pussycat (Elektra K96 07301) ****

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 11 July 1987

FELINE GROOVY ...

Twisted Sister: Love Is For Suckers (Atlantic WX 120/CD)**

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 18 July 1987

THEY'VE HAD the best part of two years to think out a new game plan, yet Twisted Sister are still stuck in the Muppet metal ...

Anthrax: The Mad 'Thraxmen

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 8 August 1987

Who would have believed six months ago that New York speed metal bruisers ANTHRAX would have had not one but two UK chart to their ...

Def Leppard: Royal Centre, Nottingham

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 12 September 1987

SUGAR ON THE ROCKS ...

Tesla: Hammersmith Odeon, London (supporting Def Leppard)

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 19 September 1987

CHASING THE BIG CATS ...

Faster Pussycat, Guns N' Roses: Guns N' Roses, Faster Pussycat: Apollo Theatre, Manchester

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 17 October 1987

FUN IN THE DANGER ZONE ...

Rush: The Firing Squad

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 21 November 1987

RUSH certainly don't live up to their name because it's taken the group 13 years to make their best album to date. Guitarist ALEX LIFESON counts the ...

Screaming Blue Messiahs: Marquee, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 9 January 1988

RED HOT RHYTHM AND BRUISES ...

Megadeth, Ronnie James Dio: Megadeth/Dio: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 5 March 1988

MARKET SQUARE HEROES ...

Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction: Zodiac Mindwarp: Taming of the T

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 5 March 1988

Sex machine or happily married man? Prime mover ZODIAC MINDWARP confesses all. PAUL ELLIOTT meets the bridegroom in biker rags and gets a backseat education in dirty ...

Megadeth: Deth Pact

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 19 March 1988

Never mind the boredom — pass the roadsick pills! MEGADETH take the highway to apathy in the USA and discover the drawbacks of touring. PAUL ...

Poison: Hollywood Teasers: Poison: St Louis Arena, Missouri

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 14 May 1988

WITHIN two numbers, Bret Michaels is prostrate and pushing his amply-stuffed, cellophane-tight crotch at the stage, ass pumping in the air, breath heavy, grin spreading. ...

Queensrÿche: Crime and Punishment

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 28 May 1988

The music of QUEENSRŸCHE infuses classic metal power with unorthodox arrangements and ambitious technical dazzle. PAUL ELLIOTT comes to terms with their new concept album ...

Dwight Yoakam: Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (Reprise 925 749-1/CD) ****½

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 6 August 1988

IT'S ALL DWIGHT ON THE NIGHT ...

Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses: Gun Law: War of the Roses

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 20 August 1988

Blasting rumours of a split, the uncompromising GUNS N' ROSES have shot to the top with their hardbitten sound. PAUL ELLIOTT gets a taste of the band's addiction to ...

Jane's Addiction: ICA, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 28 January 1989

FOR MAYBE two minutes, 'Summertime Rolls' crawls like spilt oil, shimmering and blissed-out. The rhythm is soft, coaxed. ...

The Replacements: Let's Get Serious

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 4 February 1989

Strange to tell, The Replacements don't want to play with their trousers round their ankles any more. The former garage scruffs tell Paul Elliott why ...

The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Rick Rubin, Slayer: Rick Rubin: Mental Metal Master

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 11 March 1989

From rap to metal, LL Cool J to Slayer, producer Rick Rubin has shaped the definitive street beats of the decade. Paul Elliott hears the ...

Manowar: Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles CA

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 13 May 1989

A DOZEN reasons why none but Manowar are true heirs to the mantle Kings Of Metal. ...

Michael Bolton: Soul Provider (CBS 465343 1/CD) ****

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 16 September 1989

GORRELL AND Carmichael's 'Georgia On My Mind' is the kind of song that can swallow up lesser singers. Michael Bolton sings it as good as, ...

Sepultura: Blame It On Rio

Profile and Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 14 October 1989

From South America come Sepultura, monstrous speed metal gods for the future. Paul Elliott finds out about their ride from Rio. ...

Guns N' Roses: Dancing with Mr Brownstone

Profile by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 4 November 1989

GUNS N' ROSES are the archetypal rock'n'roll renegades — loud-mouthed American punks fuelled on liquor and drugs as they rampage on a crazed course towards self-destruction. Paul ...

Skid Row: The Wild One

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 6 January 1990

Five skinny, lippy punks outta New Jersey are about to become the biggest noise in American rock since Guns N' Roses. Arrogant, controversial, yobbish — ...

The Melvins: Melvins: Ozma (Tupelo TUPLP 7)****

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 20 January 1990

The perfect kiss-off ...

Lenny Kravitz: Giving Peace A Chance

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 19 May 1990

Lenny Kravitz might not be the new Hendrix, but he'd play the shit out of Jimi's guitar given the chance. Paul Elliott hears the feedback. ...

The Black Crowes: Roxy, Los Angeles

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 26 May 1990

PITY ALCOHOLICS anonymous Dogs D'Amour. The Black Crowes are booked as support act to the Dogs for a string of shows next month, shows which ...

Metallica: Creeping To The Cross: Metallica: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 2 June 1990

'CREEPING DEATH'. Thrash 'n' roll. A Biblical tale of infanticide, spat like blood. In anyone else's language, this is apocalypse. For Metallica it is only ...

Electric Boys: Totally Wired

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 9 June 1990

Electric Boys have been hyped as Zep, Aerosmith, The Beatles and The Stones in one. Paul Elliott shakes up the mixed bag and pulls out ...

Steve Earle: And Justice For All

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 23 June 1990

Having had a severe brush with the law himself, Steve Earle is well placed to judge the American law. On his new LP, The Hard Way, he ...

Prince: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 30 June 1990

His Royal Altogetherness: America's most famous surrogate Royal arrived in Britain last week to take up a 20-night residency in the country's arenas. His luggage contained ...

Robert Cray: Bobbing Along

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 1 September 1990

Robert Cray has gotten himself hitched to a girl from Leicester and gone back to the Stax and Volt labels for inspiration on his new ...

Napalm Death: A Rage Of Reason

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 8 September 1990

Napalm Death are back, and as terrifying as ever but 1990 sees the band advancing musically as Paul Elliott discovers. ...

The Time: Subterania, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 15 September 1990

"BAND!""Yeah!""Is anybody hot?""No!""Ya know why?""Why?""Cos we're cool." ...

Steve Earle & The Dukes: Town And Country Club, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 22 September 1990

Nice n' easy rider ...

Janet Jackson: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 27 October 1990

HER ENTRANCE is right out of a Boxing Day magic show. A pedestal rises 20 feet from the lip of the stage and Janet appears ...

Billy Idol: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 5 January 1991

Billy the Kid ...

David Lee Roth: A Little Ain't Enough (Warner Bros)

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 12 January 1991

THANK HEAVEN... FOR LITTLE BOYS ...

Edie Brickell: Nice 'N' Edie Does It

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 12 January 1991

EDIE BRICKELL doesn't look like a tough Texan, but don't be fooled by her sweet smile and soft drawl, she's one mean rockin' mama. PAUL ...

Nelson: Rights of Passage

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 19 January 1991

NELSON might have busked their way to a recording deal with Geffen and topped the American charts with their first single, but they are still ...

Alexander O'Neal: All True Man (Tabu)

Review by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 26 January 1991

SWINGER WITH ATTITUDE ...

The Black Crowes: Money For Old Strings

Interview by Paul Elliott, Sounds, 26 January 1991

When THE BLACK CROWES went into the studio to record their debut LP their only ambition was to make "a f**king record". Shake Your Money ...

Jane's Addiction: The Shocking Truth

Interview by Paul Elliott, Vox, June 1991

"Okay, so we do music from time to time. But we can control it..." Jane's Addiction have cleaned up their habits of late, but just ...

Cher: Love Hurts (Geffen)

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, July 1991

INEVITABLY, THE title song is a cover of the Everly Brothers standard, as covered previously by journeyman Brit rockers Nazareth. A pub singer staple, 'Love ...

Living Colour: Paint It Black

Interview by Paul Elliott, Vox, July 1991

So Elvis is the King of rock'n'roll, huh? Well he don't mean shit to Living Colour as they rap with Paul Elliot about the roots ...

Van Halen: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, August 1991

IN DAVID LEE ROTH, Van Halen had — and lost — more than a singer. The all-Amerlcan rock hero and then some, Roth was the ...

AC/DC: Donington Ain't No Bad Place To Be

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 17 August 1991

AC/DC headline Donington for a record-breaking third time this weekend. When they do, the song you most want to hear, predicts PAUL ELLIOTT, is the ...

Motörhead: Meltdown

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, September 1991

FIFTY-NINE MOTORTUNES in one three-CD package? Now that's overkill. Meltdown is near perfect both as an introduction to Motörhead and as a means of replacing ...

The Black Crowes: Rock 'N' Roll Dilemmas, the Acid Test of Heavy Metal Morals: The Black Crowes

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 10 October 1991

The Rock 'N' Roll Dilemmas are cunningly contrived queries designed to probe the immoral depths to which rock stars will stoop. Or not, as the ...

Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion 1; Use Your Illusion 2 (Geffen)

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, November 1991

THE BAND'S ex-manager Alan Niven described Use Your Illusion I and II as "Pink Floyd's The Wall meets Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti." Niven was on ...

Aerosmith: Tigers of Wang Twang: Aerosmith: Pandora's Box (Columbia)

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, February 1992

"THERE ARE JUST a very few bands that wang my twang like Aerosmith," conceded the deer-stalkin' wild man of rock, Ted Nugent, in one of ...

Rush: Roll Models

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 18 April 1992

Oh, won't you please welcome Canadian legends RUSH — back in the UK for the sold-out Roll The Bones tour. After nearly 20 years together, ...

Spinal Tap: It's an Ill Wind...

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 25 April 1992

...that brings East End boys made good SPINAL TAP back to the place of their roots. With the release of their first album in 10 years, Break ...

ZZ Top: Heaven, Hell... or Vegas!

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 25 April 1992

With their new single 'Viva Las Vegas' — a cover of an old Elvis Presley number — crashing into the UK Top 10 and a ...

The Black Crowes: The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion (Def American 512 263-2)

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, June 1992

ONE DAY, maybe soon, The Black Crowes will be the biggest rock'n'roll band in Atlanta, Georgia — and following that, the world. Their debut LP ...

Soundgarden: "I Get It A Lot, That Paranoid Feeling"

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 20 June 1992

And SOUNDGARDEN'S charismatic singer CHRIS CORNELL ain't talking about those ever-present Black Sabbath comparisons either. He might not be the new Ozzy Osbourne, argues PAUL ...

Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam: Pump up the 'Jam

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 27 June 1992

12 months ago PEARL JAM were just another Seattle band. Singer EDDIE VEDDER had arrived from San Diego, guitarist STONE GOSSARD and bassist JEFF AMENT ...

Faith No More: Angel Dust (Slash 828 321-2)

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, July 1992

IN THE '90s, rock Is changing — or at least, public tastes are changing. Nirvana's Nevermind has topped the US album chart and is now ...

W.A.S.P.: A Day in the Life of Blackie Lawless

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 4 July 1992

He's spent the last two years closeted away, writing and recording his just released 'rock opera', The Crimson Idol. Now, with a slot on the ...

The Black Crowes: G Rose Lord Park, Toronto, Canada; Shea's, Buffalo, USA

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 12 September 1992

THE FIRST of these dates was a free open air concert; a gift to Toronto rock radio station Q-107, who've supported the Black Crowes since ...

Prince: Love Symbol

Review by Paul Elliott, Vox, December 1992

A SINGLE TITLED 'Sexy Motherfucker', and now a self­-parodying rock soap opera with an androgynous sex symbol for a name? Clearly the new Vice President ...

Manic Street Preachers: Gold Against The Soul (Columbia 4740622)

Review by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 19 June 1993

ROCK 'N' SOUL AIN'T NOISE POLLUTION... ...

Burzum, Mayhem: Euronymous Murdered!

Report by Paul Elliott, Tore Øien, Kerrang!, 21 August 1993

Black Metal 'Godfather' stabbed to death; rival Swedish Satanists suspected! ...

W.A.S.P.: First Blood... Last Cuts (Capitol advance tape) KK

Review by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 23 October 1993

'I'LL DO whatever I want to you/I'll nail your ass to the sheets'. Blackie Lawless slobbers on W.A.S.P.'s controversial first single. 'Animal (F**k Like A ...

Hole, Mother Love Bone, Nirvana: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide?

Report by Paul Elliott, Pete Makowski, Kerrang!, 9 July 1994

Seattle's heroin nightmare continues. First ANDY WOOD of the seminal MOTHER LOVE BONE overdosed and died. Then KURT COBAIN ended his desperate addiction by committing ...

Be gentle with me! Reading & Donington — The Kerrang! Survival Guide

Guide by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 26 August 1995

Are you a festival virgin? Is it your first time? Don't end up face down in a muddy puddle — read the Big K! survival ...

Reef: A Night Out with Reef: Emphatically Pissed

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 28 October 1995

REEF are the coolest, fastest-rising rock band in Britain. They're on Kerrang!'s free Rare tape. And they like a drink or two, as PAUL ELLIOTT ...

Therapy? Smooth, Smart, Selfish

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 18 November 1995

How has Therapy? bassist Michael McKeegan kept his head as the band have gone from smalltown heroes to international stars? Paul Elliott hears his story... ...

Soul Asylum: The Man Who Souled The World

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 25 November 1995

Soul Asylum singer Dave Pirner has made a packet out of one big hit. And if he ever gets short, he can borrow a few ...

Smashing Pumpkins: Mellow, Jolly and the Infinite Madness

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 4 May 1996

It's all gone weird in Amsterdam — the Smashing Pumpkins are eating hash cakes, visiting gay bars, getting chatted up by lesbians and generally having ...

Soundgarden: The Think Tank

Interview by Paul Elliott, Select, June 1996

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell muses on alcohol, nuns and The Presidents of The United States of America. ...

No Doubt: Supervixen

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 13 July 1996

The hottest superbabe in rock is here! She's Gwen Stefani, she fronts million-selling US sensations No Doubt, and once she's had her eyebrows plucked, she'll ...

Pearl Jam: No Code (Epic ET067500) kkkk

Review by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 17 August 1996

WHAT BAND would not want to be in Pearl Jam's position right now? Still one of the biggest rock acts in the world, grunge's leading ...

Fluffy: Cheek and Destroy

Report by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 26 October 1996

Used tampons, crap beer and blokes' naked arses. That'll be FLUFFY on the road, then. A debauched and filthy tale of backstage scuzz and stinking ...

The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land (XL Recordings XLMC 121) KKKKK

Review by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 28 June 1997

LAND OF HOPE & GLORY ...

Megadeth: The Last Word: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 5 July 1997

The ultimate questions on life, sex and making a prick of yourself. This week, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine compares notes with Paul Elliott... ...

The Offspring: The Yob Rules

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 2 August 1997

Punks in the '90s are supposed to be straight-edge, ultra-PC and humour-free. Evidently, no one told THE OFFSPRING'S meat-eating, beer-drinking, scary chick-loving top geezer, Dexter ...

Björk: Who the Hell Does Björk Think She Is?

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, November 1997

She does weird, waily pop diva. Her producers do the rest. Often they do even more than that. Which leaves her free to turn on ...

Bush: The Rover's Return

Report and Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 8 November 1997

Gavin Rossdale has spent a mere 11 days at home in the last two years. No wonder BUSH have driven back to London after every ...

3 Colours Red: Kerrang! Confidential: Pete Vuckovic, 3 Colours Red

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 7 February 1998

WHAT IS your nickname and why? ...

Feeder: The Empire Strikes Back

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 7 February 1998

Ever since Bush sold their first few million records, we've been waiting for the next globe-conquering Britrock band. Enter FEEDER, three men who've come through ...

Coal Chamber, Human Waste Project: Human Waste Project, Coal Chambers: Sister Act

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 14 February 1998

"God, you guys just want dirt!" exclaimed HUMAN WASTE PROJECT'S Aimee Echo when she and COAL CHAMBER'S Rayna saw our frankly filthy Valentine's Day questionnaire. ...

Spacehog: Starship Troopers

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, 28 February 1998

Five years ago, Antony Langdon couldn't play an instrument or write any songs. This didn't stop him moving from Yorkshire to New York, forming a ...

Cradle of Filth: The Lust Highway

Interview by Paul Elliott, Neil Perry, Kerrang!, 2 May 1998

Experimental sex, necrophilia, decadence, fetishism, three-day clubbing binges, pornography, occultism, misanthropy and vampirism. Welcome to the world of CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth… ...

Fugazi: End Hits (Dischord SIS 110V)

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, July 1998

Fifth album of uneasy listening from right-on hardcore men. Not a compilation. ...

Marilyn Manson: The Man Who Fell To Earth

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, September 1998

THE ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR is no more. ...

Marilyn Manson: Spooky Pop Star

Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, Winter 1998

On plotting to kill a girlfriend, joining the Church Of Satan and exactly why he's like Monica Lewinsky ...

Eminem

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, June 1999

Dr Dre-sponsored whiteboy rapper behaves like a git and sells millions of US albums ...

Eminem: Naughty By Nature

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, December 1999

Life is sweet for multi-platinum rap star Eminem, the doting dad who plays a murderous rapist from the white-trash dung hill. The world is his ...

D'Angelo: Rhythm King: D'Angelo: Voodoo (Cheeba Sound/EMI) ****

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, March 2000

Album Number Two from "the new Marvin Gaye". ...

Jay Z: Jay-Z: Something For The Weekend, Sir?

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, April 2000

"How about freedom?" wonders rap nabob Jay-Z, on bail pending trial for a near-fatal stabbing and facing a possible 22-year jail term. Some distraction from ...

Queens Of The Stone Age: Primeval Scream: Queens Of The Stone Age: Rated R (Interscope) ***

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2000

Like evolution never happened. ...

AC/DC: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Paul Elliott, MOJO, February 2001

HOWARD STERN spoke for millions of AC/DC fans when quoting from the band's current album Stiff Upper Lip: "I was born with a stiff! These ...

Faithless: House Of The Holy

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, May 2001

One speed demon rapper. One half-deaf DJ queen. And one studio Svengali who just happens to be Dido's brother. This is Faithless, dance music's holy ...

Stevie Nicks: Queen Of The Stoned Age

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, May 2001

Fleetwood Mac's full-pelt excess and partner-swapping made for rock's most incredible soap opera. But there's one question everyone wants to ask Stevie Nicks. It concerns ...

Gorillaz: Hey Hey We're The Monkeys!

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2001

Four years ago Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett shared a flat and partied with Spice Girls. Then they invented GORILLAZ. The weed-soaked cartoon collective has ...

Britney Spears: Squeaky Clean

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, December 2001

Britney Spears ponders hot chocolate and drugged reptiles from Australia. ...

Kid Rock: Cash For Questions

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, January 2002

You probed him about his ex-Radio 1 DJ namesake, dissing Radiohead and whether his mucky mouth ever upset his old mum. He responded with the ...

The Strokes: "I Want A Fight!"

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, January 2002

Stalked by supermodels, lauded by Joe Strummer and ready to ruck, The Strokes wear the mantle of "cool" like a bespoke suit. But why is ...

Staind: 013, Tilburg, Netherlands

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, April 2002

"I SMOKE MORE weed than ever," sings Aaron Lewis, adding a few improvised lines to Staind's nu-grunge anthem 'Outside'. Whoops of stoned solidarity fill the ...

The Go-Go's: The Fab Femme Five

Retrospective and Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, May 2002

Long before girl-band conveyor-belt pop and mainstream stardom for their mucky singer Belinda Carlisle, there was "the world's best female band" The Go-Go's. Meet the ...

Korn: Meet The Sickest Band In The World

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, July 2002

Why is this man laughing? Because he's sold 15 million albums, dissected 5000 corpses and forged an army of metal zombies in his own image. ...

No Doubt: West Wide Story

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2002

How did this garish gang of Madness-loving Californians end up selling 10 million albums? Welcome to No Doubt's turbulent tale of teenage suicide, broken love ...

The Libertines

Profile and Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2002

Patriotic punk whelps. They're having a "giraffe". ...

N.E.R.D.: Mixed Messages: N*E*R*D: Le Trabendo, Paris

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2002

Saying no to drugs and yes to gonzoid sex-funk. ...

Kelly Rowland: Beyond The Call of Booty

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, June 2003

You're one third of chart-blitzing girl trio Destiny's Child, but what comes next? If you're Kelly Rowland, a Number 1 single, Top 10 album and ...

Beyoncé: Booty Calls: Beyoncé: Dangerously In Love (Columbia) ***

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2003

Destiny's Child diva unveils world domination bid. ...

Stereophonics: Under Pressure

Report and Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2003

It isn't easy being in the Stereophonics, not when old mates andtabloid stalkers are messing with your mind. Perhaps that's why Kelly Jones has been ...

AC/DC: Cash For Questions

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2003

No topic is off-limits for Angus Young and crew — not Satanism, School Disco, meddling pigeons or elephantine groupies called Rosie. But what about their ...

Christina Aguilera: Christina Aguilera (RCA)

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2003

Her eight-million-selling, Britney-bothering debut, with six new tracks. ...

N.E.R.D., Pharrell Williams: Pharrell Williams: Another Hard Day At The Office…

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2003

There's no rest for Pharrell Williams, not with deals to cut, girls to chase and a reputation as the world's hottest producer to keep up. ...

TLC: Bling Leaders: TLC: Now & Forever: TLC The Hits (LaFace/Arista) ****

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, November 2003

The sex, sauce and tunes that jump-started R&B ...

Amy Winehouse: Concorde 2, Brighton ****

Review and Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, July 2004

Meet the hotshot jazz chanteuse you couldn't take home to mum. ...

The Hives: The Last Samurai?

Report and Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, November 2004

The natty uniforms and arch humour are still a novelty in Japan. But have The Hives anything more to offer? ...

Amy Winehouse: Back To Black

Review by Paul Elliott, MOJO, November 2006

Once a teen prodigy, now a major contender. Amy Winehouse comes of age on her second album, says Paul Elliott. ...

Mariah Carey: Girl Aloud: Mariah Carey: Madison Square Garden, New York ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, November 2006

Behold the homecoming queen. And her local vicar. ...

George Michael: Twentyfive (Sony/BMG)

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, December 2006

THIS WAS SUPPOSED to be part of George Michael's big comeback: a greatest hits album to follow a sell-out European tour. And, fleetingly, it was ...

Def Leppard, Diamond Head, Girlschool, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Motörhead, Saxon, Sledgehammer, Tygers of Pan Tang, Venom: NWOBHM: Never Mind The Bollocks

Retrospective by Paul Elliott, MOJO, February 2007

Threatened by punk, Led Zep, Sabbath and Purple came under fire in 1977. A year later Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon led a New ...

My Chemical Romance: The Italian Job: My Chemical Romance: Alcatraz, Milan ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, February 2007

Calling all hormonally charged misfits. ...

Kylie Minogue: Dancing Queen: Kylie Minogue: Wembley Arena, London ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, March 2007

The Showgirl returns. Praise be. ...

Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion

Review by Paul Elliott, Q, March 2007

THE BUZZ about Mika is already at fever pitch. Beirut-born, London-based, 23 and boyishly pretty, he's tipped to be the face of 2007. ...

Justin Timberlake: The O2, London ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, September 2007

The current King Of Pop, still bringing sexy back ...

Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse: Q Awards: Mark Ronson

Interview by Paul Elliott, Q, December 2007

Amy Winehouse didn't show. Her producer did. ...

Amy Winehouse: Killing Me Softly

Report by Paul Elliott, MOJO, January 2008

She is the finest female vocalist of her generation, but in 2007 Amy Winehouse became an easy mark for the tabloids, with tales of drugs, ...

The Black Crowes: The Return of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Interview by Paul Elliott, MOJO, April 2008

After seven years in the wilderness, the Black Crowes, America's freewheelin', dope-smokin', warring Blues Brotherhood are back. And this time their singer Chris Robinson is ...

Muse: Royal Albert Hall, London ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, June 2008

Euphoric fundraiser. Big organ included. ...

Deep Purple: Around The World Live (Eagle Vision)

Film/DVD/TV Review by Paul Elliott, Classic Rock, July 2008

Four-disc set documenting the Steve Morse era and Jon Lord's farewell. ...

Neil Diamond: Olympiahalle, Munich ****

Live Review by Paul Elliott, Q, August 2008

Enter the last great American showman ...

Kings Of Leon reveal all about kicking drugs, being big in Britain and the success of album Only By The Night

Interview by Paul Elliott, Daily Mirror, 12 June 2009

THEY ARE CURRENTLY the hottest band on the planet after their fourth album Only By The Night took up residency at the top of the ...

Diamond Head: Buried Treasure: Diamond Head's Canterbury

Retrospective by Paul Elliott, MOJO, October 2009

This month's exhumation from the vaults of indifference: Midlands metal tryers laid low by pressing plant cack-handedness and cardboard scythes. ...

Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on Guns, God, and America

Interview by Paul Elliott, Classic Rock, June 2011

Heavy questions for Josh Homme, multi-tasking rocker, Eagle Of Death Metal, Crooked Vulture, and fallen libertarian. ...

Unruly Child: Reigning Frogs – The Box Set Collection

Review by Paul Elliott, loudersound.com, 29 March 2017

It's now 25 years since Unruly Child's self-titled debut album, a melodic rock masterpiece, was lost in the shuffle when grunge hit big. Since then, ...

King Kobra: Ready To Strike and Thrill Of A Lifetime

Review by Paul Elliott, Classic Rock, 31 March 2017

When the impressively moustachioed Carmine Appice formed LA rock act King Kobra in 1984, he was an established big hitter — in terms of his ...

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