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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Pamela Polland – The Complete CBS Years now available on BGO Records
PAMELA POLLAND – PAMELA POLLAND (1972)/HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT (1973, cancelled) One of the missions I’ve been on in recent years is to bring…
Janis Ian Interview
Earlier this year, Sony UK reissued five Janis Ian titles on vinyl; the first time these albums have re-emerged on that particular format for quite a long time. To mark…
Chi Coltrane – BGO Liner Notes – Chi Coltrane/Let It Ride/Silk & Steel
I spoke at length to American singer/songwriter, Chi Coltrane, for the long-awaited 2017 remastered reissue of her three CBS albums. Here follows…
Mary Chapin Carpenter Interivew
Originally in Vol. 2, Issue 69 of RnR Magazine, here’s my interview with the feted and much-loved singer/songwriter, Mary Chapin Carpenter. I started taking an interest in her work back…
Review: John Howard – Incidents Crowded With Life
Originally published in Shindig!, here is my review of singer/songwriter John Howard’s memoir, in which he describes his colourful life from infancy through to 1976.
Chi Coltrane Interview
One of the more fascinating characters to emerge during the original singer/songwriter era was Chi Coltrane, whose career began with the explosive ‘Thunder And Lightning’ and a pair of thrilling…
Chi Coltrane – #1 Bestseller at BGO
Delighted to see that my project, the 3-on-1 CBS Years Chi Coltrane collection, is the bestseller at BGO based on preorders. It’s out very soon and can be acquired here.
Chi Coltrane – Three-album reissue with extensive interview
Three wonderful albums by electrifying singer/songwriter, Chi Coltrane, are coming out in one package very soon. BGO are issuing Chi Coltrane, Let It Ride and Silk & Steel – Chi’s…
John Howard – Pop’s Enduring Comeback Kid
Prior to 2003, you’d have been forgiven for scratching your head had someone asked if you’d heard the singer, songwriter and pianist John Howard. His sole album (at that point),…