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Susan Corrigan

Susan Corrigan

Susan has written extensively for, among others, i-D, Request, The Face, NME, Guardian, Observer, Volume, the Times and Frank. Photo by Terry Jones.

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East Village, Flowered Up, Manic Street Preachers, The Moonflowers, Saint Etienne, Andrew Weatherall: Saint Etienne, Flowered Up, Manic Street Preachers et al: Heavenly Records Night, Underworld, London

Live Review by Susan Corrigan, New Musical Express, 12 January 1991

HEAVENLY RECORDS gave 1990 some of its finest moments. A winning combination of happy housers, hippy haircuts, and hopped-up hyacinth heroes, their vibe generated fleeting, ...

The Orb, Rebel MC, The Shamen: The Shamen, The Orb, Rebel MC: War And Peace ('91 Mix), Brixton Academy, London

Live Review by Susan Corrigan, New Musical Express, 26 January 1991

GIVE PEACE A DANCE ...

Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Chia Pet, Tsunami: Who are the Riot Grrrls?

Report by Susan Corrigan, i-D, April 1993

Riot Grrrl is an American network of feminist punk bands, angry, personal fanzines and women's discussion groups dedicated to 'girl-positive' action. We visited Riot Grrrls ...

Blur: Have a Go if You're Hard Enough

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, December 1994

London lads on the pull or just taking the piss? Blur are this year's Brit pop sensations, defining a bold New Englishness out of smart ...

Sleeper: Done Lying Down

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, March 1995

Sexy, sassy and certainly not afraid of shocking, Sleeper's Louise Wener is a guitar goddess with no need to compromise on her way to the ...

PJ Harvey: Caught in the Act

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, September 1995

POLLY JEAN HARVEY IS AN ICONOCLAST WHOSE MUSIC INSPIRES ADULATION WHILE HER IMAGE INSPIRES SPECULATION. LESSER SINGERS HAVE CRUMBLED UNDER SUCH SCRUTINY. BUT IS PJ ...

Happy Mondays, Oasis, The Smiths, The Stone Roses: Madchester: My Baggy Hell!

Memoir by Susan Corrigan, i-D, October 1995

Five years ago an explosion of music, drugs and flares hit a certain Northern city. Now with Oasis, the Stone Roses and Black Grape in ...

Heroin Sells Even As It Kills

Report by Susan Corrigan, i-D, November 1995

JUNK CULTURE IS NOT MERELY FASHIONABLE ANYMORE, IT'S GONE MAINSTREAM Heroin kills two people every week in Glasgow. It's the most common street drug in Manchester. ...

East 17, The Human League: Mistletoe and Whine

Report by Susan Corrigan, The Observer, 17 December 1995

Schmaltz, schlock: and Slade. It's Christmas at Top Of The Pops and there's no need to be afraid ...

Green Day, Operation Ivy, Rancid: Green Day and Rancid: Maximum Rock'n'Roll!

Report by Susan Corrigan, i-D, January 1996

With their technicolour mohicans and tattoos, Green Day and Rancid are bringing teen spirit to a generation of Americans who weren't even born when the ...

Suede: Hanover Grand, London

Live Review by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 29 January 1996

Snarling back on to the scene ...

The Bluetones: Story of the Blues

Obituary by Susan Corrigan, i-D, March 1996

BRITPOP? NOT THIS YEAR, THANKS. THE NEXT BIG NOISE COMES FROM FOUR UNASSUMING HOUNSLOW LADS WITH NO BANDWAGON TO CATCH. THEY ARE THE BLUETONES AND ...

Bis: Sounds like teen spirit

Report and Interview by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 14 March 1996

Why would Top Of The Pops give space to a band without a record deal? And why is the band adamant it doesn't want one? ...

Album covers: New tricks up their sleeve

Interview by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 18 March 1996

The LP cover is once again regarded as an art form. Susan Corrigan meets the designer largely responsible ...

Ash: Going for Gold

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, April 1996

ASH MADE THEIR NAME PLAYING THE SPACEPOP GAME, ROCKETING UP THE CHARTS WITH 'GIRL FROM MARS'. NOW THESE BOYS JUST WANNA MAKE NOISE. MEET THE ...

Everything But the Girl: The Rebirth of Cool

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, May 1996

Dismissed, despondent, near death... last year Everything But The Girl were missing in action. Then along came 'Missing'. Now they're back with a brilliant album ...

Sleeper: i-Q: Louise Wener

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, June 1996

Sleeper's leading lady has more to offer than big boots and a big mouth. Susan Corrigan examines the true colours of a lass with sass ...

Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols: Last of the Mohicans

Report by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 26 June 1996

On Sunday, the punks were rocking again. But what on earth were they wearing? ...

Bis, Sarah Cracknell, Elastica, Garbage, Shampoo, Sleeper: The Young Pretenders

Report by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 17 July 1996

Susan Corrigan talks to the teenagers with stars in their eyes. ...

Suede: He Stoops To Conquer

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, September 1996

You've heard the rumours. Now it's time to face the facts. After an absence of two years, Suede are rising from the ashes to return ...

Therapy?: Monsters Of Rock?

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, September 1996

You know Therapy? Northern Irish moshers with a headline spot at Castle Donnington one minute, Mercury Music Prize nomination the next. Rock from a hard ...

Kula Shaker: Heaven's Promise

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, October 1996

A case of right band, wrong planet? ...

No Doubt: Who's That Girl?

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, March 1997

"GETTING POPULAR IS STRANGE. THERE'S NO WAY OF EXPLAINING HOW IT FEELS... UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU!" ...

Supergrass: Super Fly Guys

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, May 1997

TWO YEARS AFTER RIDING THEIR CHOPPERS TO NUMBER ONE, BRITPOP'S BOY WONDERS ARE BACK WITH A 'DIFFICULT' SECOND ALBUM ABOUT POWER, CORRUPTION AND POST-ADOLESCENT ANXIETY. ...

Acid Brass, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, The KLF, Manic Street Preachers, Georgina Starr: Pop Art

Report and Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, August 1997

Blur and Damien Hirst? Pet Shop Boys and Sam Taylor-Wood? No doubt about it, pop stars dabbling in art is a bad idea. But what ...

Kylie Minogue: Deep Dish

Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, September 1997

Burn the negatives, bury the tapes, banish the rumours. After ten years in the spotlight, Miss Minogue seeks a fresh start ...

Bush, Madonna, Gwen Stefani: For the Love of Blighty

Report by Susan Corrigan, The Guardian, 1 December 1997

Coming soon to a suburb near you: Madonna. Susan Corrigan reports on a transatlantic affair ...

Disco Inferno

Report and Interview by Susan Corrigan, i-D, August 1998

Glitz and glamour, sex and celebs, drugs and death: Studio 54 was the ultimate New York nightlife hit. So is it any wonder they're trying ...

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