Peter Straker Interview
Singer, songwriter and actor, Peter Straker, and I chatted for an hour or two in Marylebone for this Record Collector feature. Straker’s second, third and fourth albums were recently reissued…
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Lonette McKee
An accomplished film and stage actress, Lonette McKee is #5 in my series of stars whose music deserves far greater attention. While McKee’s acting career flourished, with high-profile roles in…
Cheryl Dilcher
The late Cheryl Dilcher left behind four albums, all of which have something to recommend them. Dilcher was an American singer/songwriter (from Pennsylvania) whose first album, the rather prosaically titled…
Laurie Styvers
Undeservedly obscure artist #2 is American singer/songwriter, Laurie Styvers, who made three albums in the UK in the early 1970s. The first appeared when she was part of folk-rock outfit,…
Review: Mick Ronson/Only After Dark
Although it came to a chaotic and financially ruinous end, the MainMan management company did produce some of the most interesting albums of the 1970s. I’ve long loved the two…
Lesley Duncan – Under The Radar
In the Christmas 2019 issue of Record Collector, I look into the life and work of singer/songwriter, the late Lesley Duncan, for the Under The Radar slot. I spoke to…
Ruth Copeland Interview
Few singers have had such interesting career and life trajectories as Ruth Copeland. For years, I’ve wanted to write about her and was both thrilled and disappointed when Mojo got…
New Release! Polly Niles – Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind
Some things deserve an exclamation mark. One of the most fascinating projects I’ve been lucky to be part of has been the excavation of a cancelled 1969/1970 album by a…
Bridget St John Interview
I first read about Wimbledon-raised Bridget St John at some point in the mid-1990s, when I was at Exeter University. The See For Miles label was reissuing some of her…