Janis Ian Interview
Here I go, gradually replenishing the site with content that was lost during an update (roughly mid-2020 to late 2023 – ugh). I don’t think I can face trying to…
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Bobbie Gentry Feature
One of this year’s most exciting reissues was the double-CD (and/or double-vinyl) presentation of Bobbie Gentry’s second album, The Delta Sweete (originally Capitol, 1968). When you see the name Andrew…
Charlie Dore Interview
Charlie Dore, the British singer/songwriter who had a big US hit with her first single in the late 1970s (‘Pilot Of The Airwaves) and went on to write for Sheena…
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…
Blinky Interview
Blinky Williams (born Sondra Williams) was and is Motown’s most unjustly overlooked star – and if there were any doubts about that, they were scotched when the terrific Blinky anthology,…
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,…
Rita Jean Bodine
Since, as of 6th April 2020, we’re about a fortnight into coronavirus lockdown, I thought I’d introduce some of my favourite cult stars; they’re stars to me, at least, and…
Maria Mckee Interview
I spoke to singer/songwriter, Maria Mckee, for the March 2020 issue of Record Collector (you can read a sneak preview here). When I first heard that Maria was returning to…
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…