Interview: Steve Hackett. Past Present & Future. Part 2.
It was a pleasure to interview Steve Hackett on July 1st. His memory is as sharp as a tack and he offered insights into the roots of how some of these Genesis songs came together, citing classical influences such as Ottorino Respighi, an Italian composer who in 1899...
Interview: Steve Hackett. Past, Present & Future. Part 1.
On a sunny morning in downtown Wolverhampton journalist Tim Price hooked up a line with the legendary Steve Hackett in London and they talked and talked. Here we learn about the Genesis Revisited project and the discovery of Nad Sylvan. The cover of your latest live...
Interview: Mike Watt. Take A Crow Bar To Your Head.
Mike Watt limps over to greet me with a big smile. He’s preparing for the final show of a two month tour and has a bad knee and a soundcheck to do. None of this dents his enthusiasm for sitting down to talk about his third punk opera, how literature and 500 year old...
Interview: Dar Williams. A Witness And A Mechanic.
Dar Williams casts her eye over the plush scarlet sofa and mirrored walls of the bar at the back of Bush Hall, where we’re to do our interview and photographs. “It’s kind of Electric Ladyland!” she chuckles, as we sit down to discuss her latest tour of the UK - which...
Interview: Garland Jeffreys. Truth In Between.
Garland Jeffreys is on a UK tour and stopped off at the Hotel California in Bloomsbury to talk to me about life on the road, truth, families and sleeping in. He went to the same school as Lou Reed in Syracuse, they were friends for 50 years. He studied Renaissance art...
Interview: Sarah Jarosz – Lone Star in London.
It’s Sarah Jarosz’s last day in London. She doesn’t seem at all tour-weary as she meets me in the cafe of her hotel for a chat. The Texan singer songwriter has just completed a run of concerts as part of the Transatlantic Sessions, alongside established country/folk...
Interview: Martin Stephenson. A Wholly Humble Heart.
Martin Stephenson has very much forged his own path - from 1980s major label pop credibility to conceptual musician working with a wide spectrum of artists. His consistent touring and extensive recording history has secured him an avid loyal following. Martin brought...
Interview: Billy Bragg & Frank Turner. Shelter From The Storm.
Two powerful voices in protest music took to the London streets on 17 December for a lunchtime busk in aid of homeless charity Shelter. Billy Bragg and Frank Turner share a few things in common - a punk past, a guitar almost constantly slung over their shoulder and a...
Interview: No Sinner. Canadian Boo.
No Sinner are a blues/rock band from Vancouver making their UK debut at the black heart in Camden tonight.
Interview: Gary Lucas. Grace, Gods and Golem.
Gary Lucas is back in the UK, more than 30 years after first landing here from the US to tour with Captain Beefheart. He’s travelled the world in the intervening years, writing songs and playing guitar with a plethora of both legendary and obscure artists. This time...
Interview: The Selecter – Back On Your Radio.
The Selecter was an integral part of the original 2 Tone scene in the UK with hits such as Too Much Pressure and On My Radio. With a major tour coming up in early 2014 and a new album just out, the band took to the road for a few dates supporting Public Image Limited....
Interview: Joseph Arthur. The Ballad of Joseph Arthur.
Discovered by Peter Gabriel in the 1990s, Joseph Arthur’s musical pilgrimage since has seen him release ten albums, form ‘supergroups’ with high profile musicians, have his work covered by virtual household names such as Michael Stipe (REM) and Chris Martin (Coldplay)...
Interview: Jo Harman. Dirt On My Tongue.
Jo Harman is supremely confident. She has a recently released debut album intriguingly entitled Dirt on My Tongue which has already sent reverbs through the music industry. One of Harman’s unique traits is her ability to sing in many styles, daring to take on the...
Interview: Chris Barron. Spin Doctors.
A great interview with Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors, On a New York morning in May. Tim Price discovers why some rock stars run away from home, the old school tie, why he misses Ireland and a few surprises. Paul Jones recently introduced ‘If the River was...
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