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…
Rupert Holmes Interview
What a great pleasure it was to talk to singer/songwriter (and author, playwright, writer of musicals, novelist) Rupert Holmes for a wonderful project anthologising his entire CBS/Epic output (1974-1976), Songs That…
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…
Rufus Wainwright Interview
As he prepared for some summer dates in the UK (with a tour celebrating Poses to follow), I spoke to Rufus Wainwright for RnR Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 69.
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…
Maxayn – Pop Matters Interview
Following the release of Maxayn Reloaded, the long-awaited reissue of the three Maxayn albums, originally issued on Capricorn Records in the early/mid-1970s, Maxayn Lewis chats music, life and politics.