Stoney & Meatloaf Feature
Stoney (singer Shaun Murphy) and Meatloaf (later styled Meat Loaf) were plucked, like so many talents in the 1970s, from the cast of Hair. They were signed to Motown subsidiary Rare…
Valerie Carter Feature
In the November 2022 issue of Record Collector (RC 537), I’ve contributed an extensive feature on the late singer/songwriter/backing vocalist, Valerie Carter, speaking to friends, family and collaborators and marking…
Wendy Waldman – The Main Refrain
Ugh. What was wrong with me up until about 2013? Every cutting of mine, from my first job around 1993 until 20 years later, leaves me cringing so intensely I…
Steve Swindells Interview
The great singer/songwriter/pianist, Steve Swindells, whose 1974 RCA album, Messages, is a personal favourite, spoke to me for Record Collector, Sept 2022 (RC #535), not only about being out in…
“Money From Heaven”: Boisdale Life magazine
One of the most entertaining music books of recent months (and a stunning feat of research) is Eamonn Forde’s Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates (Omnibus Press). For a…
Beverly Craven/Judie Tzuke/Julia Fordham/Rumer Interview
A five-way, covid-era Zoom chat was arranged to herald the augmentation of Woman To Woman with the arrival of Rumer in 2022. I’ve followed the work of these four singer/songwriters…
Tori Amos Interview
My interest in Tori Amos stretches back to 1991 when EastWest were launching her in the UK. A friend at school said to me, “You know, you and I ARE…
Robert Campbell Interview
Robert Campbell’s one solo album – Living In The Shadow Of A Downtown Movie Show – really stood alone in 1977. It was a beautiful, orchestrated singer/songwriter album with both…
David Lasley And Rosie Interview
The wonderful singer/songwriter/backing vocalist, David Lasley, died in December 2021. A few months prior to that, he and I had spoken. I was planning a feature about Rosie, the fabulous…
ABBA Record Collector Special
I love ABBA. I’ve loved them since I was about six (1980) and, thanks to the discovery of manipulation and pester power, persuaded my parents to buy me ABBA The…