KIRA ROESSLER: THE ROAD FROM BLACK FLAG
Playing bass for Black Flag (1983-85) was just the start of an impressive and eclectic resume that has...
Robert Gourley
EARL SLICK: SIDEMAN AND SOLO ARTIST
When guitarist Mick Ronson left David Bowie’s band, Earl Slick was summoned to fill that role, as best...
EINAR ÖRN BENEDIKTSSON: BEYOND BJÖRK AND THE SUGARCUBES
Einar Örn Benediktsson’s career faced an enviable and yet daunting dilemma right out of the gate: His early...
STEVE KILBEY KEEPS GOING TO CHURCH
Australian band, The Church, had hoped to spend 2020 celebrating its 40th anniversary but world events interceded. Bassist...
THE CRANBERRIES: NO NEED TO ARGUE
A new expanded reissue of this Irish band’s second album, No Need To Argue (1994), is a reminder...
GAIL ANN DORSEY: LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER BOWIE
After two decades as a member of David Bowie’s band, Gail Ann Dorsey never put her bass guitar...
JOHN DOE: X MARKS THE SPOT
One of the breakout bands from L.A.’s original punk scene, X has just released ALPHABETLAND, its first album with...
JAH WOBBLE: TUNED TO THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE
A school mate of John Lydon’s, Jah Wobble (John Wardle) was still a teenager when he joined Public...
MIDGE URE: FROM RICH KIDS TO ULTRAVOX TO SAVING THE WORLD
Co-founder (with Bob Geldof) of Band Aid and Live Aid, the multi-talented Glaswegian Midge Ure once turned down...
GARLAND JEFFREYS: THE KING OF IN BETWEEN
The talented singer, songwriter and performer was friends and collaborators with both Lou Reed and John Cale before...
JULIANA HATFIELD COVERS OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND THE POLICE
The Boston-based singer and songwriter—who has played with the Blake Babies and the Lemonheads—has carved out a multifaceted...
MARTIN ATKINS: BREAKING OUT OF PIL’S METAL BOX
Joining Public Image Ltd during the making of Metal Box, drummer Martin Atkins stayed through three albums and...
2-Tone Memories: Pauline Black and The Selecter
The Selecter, a vital part of the ska music revival in the late 1970s, are still keeping the...
EDDY GRANT’S RINGBANG TIME
Eddy Grant has traveled many roads since his best-known hit “Electric Avenue.” Growing up in Guyana, he was...