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We're bidding a very sad farewell to Vicki Wickham, a key figure in swinging London & funky NYC. You can read pieces by the Ready Steady Go! legend & Labelle manager at www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writ... and hear her on our podcast at www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis... #VickiWickhamRIP
New on RBP: Free pieces about the "lost genius" that was Judee Sill (1944-1979), incl. a 2006 retrospective by this week's featured writer (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Tim Page. Plus a 2002 audio interview with Stephin Merritt and his fellow Future Bible Heroes... www.rocksbackpages.com #JudeeSill
Love this pic of Richard Williams and Lenny Kaye on the steps of the Island Records building in London when R.W. was head of A&R there and L.K. had already abandoned his flared jeans. Richard thinks it's circa '74. thebluemoment.com #LennyKaye #IslandRecords
New on RBP: 60 years after 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released, RBP subscribers can listen to Micky Dolenz recalling the genesis of the Monkees. Plus free pieces about Shania Twain & by the Guardian rock critic who championed the Velvets and the Mothers in the '60s. www.rocksbackpages.com
New podcast episode: The pioneering Geoffrey Cannon joins us to reminisce about his stint as The Guardian's rock critic between 1968 and 1972. Plus we listen to clips from Pete Makowski's 2008 audio interview with Jack Bruce. #TheGuardian #musicjournalism www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...
Remembering Let It Rock legend turned BBC radio comedy producer John Pidgeon, ten years after his death. Thanks for everything, John, we miss you. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writ...
In memoriam Brian Case: three pieces by the brilliant jazz writer, who died this week. Pictured: Richard Williams interviewing Brian on the publication of 2015's 'On the Snap'. www.rocksbackpages.com #BrianCaseRIP
New on RBP: archive interviews with the inimitable Robyn Hitchcock, who releases his new album (and publishes his 2nd memoir!) this month. Plus, 60 years after Cream's first gig, a 2008 audio interview with Jack Bruce. www.rocksbackpages.com
New on RBP: a Lily Allen audio interview from 2006, the year of her debut album Alright, Still. Plus archive articles by featured writer Lenny Kaye and three pieces about the amazing Jimmy Scott. www.rocksbackpages.com
Farewell to Bonnie Tyler, 1951-2026... read interviews with the lung-shredding Welsh power balladeer on RBP. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti... #BonnieTyler
New on RBP: a 1978 audio interview with the Clash's Mick Jones, plus archive Deep Purple articles and classic Smash Hits pieces by Sylvia ('I'm Not With The Band') Patterson... and lashings of new additions to the RBP library. www.rocksbackpages.com #Clash #DeepPurple #SmashHits
New on RBP: an audio interview with Madonna about her 2005 album 'Confessions on a Dancefloor', a week ahead of the release of its sequel 'Confessions II'. Plus we remember legendary music-biz mogul Clive Davis with three articles spanning his long career. www.rocksbackpages.com #Madonna #CliveDavis
New podcast episode: the great Simon Reynolds discusses his exceptional new book 'Still in a Dream', touching on everyone from Cocteau Twins to the Replacements. Plus we listen to clips from an audio interview with Jay-Z, whose debut album turns 30 this week. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...
New on RBP: marking 30 years since Jay-Z's debut album, an audio interview with the superstar rapper from January 2000, plus Simon Reynolds in the spotlight in the week his new book is published. Plus archive articles on Beth Orton, who releases her new album next week... www.rocksbackpages.com
New podcast episode: Lloyd ('Bass Culture') Bradley discusses his amazing new book, revisits 1976's game-changing P-Funk Earth tour and listens to a rare audio interview with funk-rock queen Betty Davis. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...
New on RBP: a Funk special featuring a rare-as-hens'-teeth audio interview with funk-rock queen Betty Davis, interviews by 'Funk Is Its Own Reward' author Lloyd Bradley and three accounts of P-Funk's mind-blowing Mothership tour from 50 years ago... www.rocksbackpages.com
Farewell to the gentleman of soul. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...
New audio interview: with RUSH preparing to kick off their "Fifty Something" world tour in L.A., RBP subscribers can hear the late Neil Peart, right, talking to John Tobler in 1978. www.rocksbackpages.com #Rush #FiftySomething #NeilPeart
New on RBP: as Barry Manilow prepares to release his new album, we revisit key interviews with him from 1973 and 1989... plus the night he stormed Blenheim Palace in 1983! www.rocksbackpages.com #BarryManilow
The colossus: Philip Elwood sees Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) live at San Francisco's Jazz Workshop in 1969 and Melody Maker's Brian Case meets the tenor-sax giant in 1976. www.rocksbackpages.com
New podcast episode: Maureen O'Grady looks back on her Rave days as a leading '60s pop journalist, plus we listen to clips from Richard Cook's audio interview with Miles Davis. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...
New on RBP: Simon Witter's 1991 audio interview with Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter, plus archive articles on Talk Talk, Paul Sexton in the RBP spotlight and Idris Walters' 1975 report on Northern Soul... www.rocksbackpages.com #Kraftwerk #TalkTalk #NorthernSoul
New podcast episode: Barry Walters discusses Mighty Real, his new history of LGBTQ music, and listens to Richard Cook's 1985 audio interview with Grace Jones. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...
New on RBP: an LGBTQ special to mark the publication of Barry Walters' 'Mighty Real', featuring a Grace Jones audio interview + Jason King on Queen + archive articles on Valentino (1975), Sylvester (1978) & Phranc (1989). Plus we're saying goodbye to the great Bill Millar... www.rocksbackpages.com
New on RBP: why we love Laurie Anderson, plus remembering Go-Between Grant McLennan. Plus John Robb in the RBP spotlight and our farewells to Beverley Martyn, Nedra Talley and David Allan Coe. www.rocksbackpages.com #BeverleyMartyn #DavidAllanCoe #NedraTalley
New on RBP: a Manchester special. The Haçienda, Mike Pickering plus a 1990 audio interview with A Guy Called Gerald. Also: Joe McEwen on Betty Wright and the Isley Bros., plus farewells to Dave Mason and Alan Osmond. www.rocksbackpages.com
Following up on our special podcast about Liverpool (www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...), we stumbled on this fab Pete Frame family tree on the Eric's scene. From Sounds, August 1980, after the club had closed...