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Interviews
Article Main Picture Freebass: Interview
Anthony Strutt speaks to New Order and Joy Division's Peter Hook and Mani from the Stone Roses and Primal Scream at a show in London about their bass project, Freebass, and some of their other groups

Featured Interviews
Los Lobos
Peter Murphy
Interview Interview
Chris Olley
Jimmie Vaughan
Interview Interview
Profiles
Article Main Picture Profile: Robert Wyatt
With 'His Greatest Misses' a new compilation of his work out, Jon Rogers reflects upon the idiosyncratic solo career of musicians' musician and former Soft Machine member, Robert Wyatt

Live Reviews
Article Main Picture Willie Nelson: Hammersmith Apollo, London, 11/6/2010
Anthony Dhanendran watches Willie Nelson play an evocative and often remarkable set in front of an exuberant audience at the Hammersmith Apollo in London

Re:view
Article Main Picture Jim Guthrie: Now, More Than Ever
In our 'Re:View' series, in which our writers examine albums from the album, Ben Howarth looks at Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie's 2003 album, 'Now, More Than Ever', which has recently been re-released

Features
Article Main Picture Gimme Indie Rock!: Satanicpornocultshop
In the first in a new column 'Gimme Indie Rock', Jamie Rowland will be focusing on the best in underground, alternative, weird and wonderful music by looking at a different act every month. He begins with Japanese band Satanicpornocultshop.

Competition

Television Personali
Evidently Spencertow

Safety Pins and Geni
Evidently Spencertow

Use Your Mind! Don't
Rock Salt Row

July 2010



Website of the Month
Article Main Picture Website of the Month: Help Musicians
Our Website of the Month is Help Musicians, the website of the Musicians' Benevolent Fund, a British charity organisation for musicians in difficulties

  Editorial

Editorial by John Clarkson
Hello and welcome to the July edition of the Pennyblackmusic magazine. If there is a loose theme to this edition, it is that of the role of the bass player in a group. Bassists are often seen as having a surplus role in

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Articles
Reviews
Au Pairs: Interview
Grand Funk Railroad: Interview
Gimme Indie Rock!: Satanicpornocultshop
Peter Murphy: Interview
Chris Olley: Interview
Chris Olley: Interview
Television Personalities: Interview
Grand Funk Railroad: Interview
Television Personalities: Interview
Frank Sidebottom aka Chris Sievey: 1955-201
Thomas Truax: Sonic Dreamer
Exit Calm: Exit Calm
Crazy Arm: Born to Ruin
Jon Byrne: It's Boring Being in Control
A Silent Film: The City That Sleeps
Hello=Fire: Hello=Fire
Lucky Elephant: Star Sign Trampoline
14 Iced Bears: Like A Dolphin
GaBlé : EP2
Anekdoten: Chapters


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Peter Murphy - Interview
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Gimme Indie Rock! - Satanicpornocultshop
Malt Shop Memories Cruise - Florida, 13/5/2010...17/5/2010
Freebass - Interview
Frank Sidebottom aka Chris Sievey - 1955-2010
Otis Gibbs - Interview
Glissando - Roxy, Edinburgh, 3/6/2010
John Kay and Steppenwolf - Naperville Rib Fest, Naperville, 3/7/2010


Reviews
Sarah Harmer
Oh Little Fire
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Classic Fantastic
Michael Weston King
I Didn't Raise My Bo
Anathema
We're Here Because W
John Henrys
White Linen
They Walk Among Us
Monkey in a Chicken
Benita Johnson
You Should Know...
Ann Scott
Flo
Bill Leverty
Deep South
Die So Fluid
The World is Too Big
Vaus
The Floating Celebra
Billy MacKenzie and
Return to Love
Heartbreaks
I Didn't Think It Wo
Funk D'Void and Sian
Bearded Child
Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto
Tender Trap
Dansette Dansette
Max Richter
Infra
Outrageous Cherry
Seemingly Solid Real
James Blackshaw
All Is Falling
Math and Physics Clu
I Shouldn't Look As
Hjaltalin
Terminal
Uffie
Sex Dreams and Denim
Emily Jane White
Victorian America
V/A
All Those Times We S
Black Helicopter
Don't F**k With the
Red Lorry Yellow Lor
The Very Best of Red
Beatsteaks
Limbo Messiah
Cats on Fire
Dealing in Antiques
Steve Connelly and t
Every Monster
Dr John and the Lowe
Tribal
Climbers
The Good Ship
Dios
We Are Dios