| Pennyblackmusic 20th Anniversary Bands' Night : Water Rats, London, 15/9/2018 - Features |
 Dominic Simpson reflects on our 20th Anniversary gig at the Water Rats in London, which included sets by the Bitter Springs, Idiot Son, Oldfield Youth Club and Raf and O.
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| Piano Magic : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson speaks to Glen Johnson, the front man with London-based art rockers Piano Magic about his decision to disband the group after twenty years together, their final album 'Closure' and the recent farewell gig.
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| David Bowie : 1947-2016 - Profiles |
 Dominic Simpson reflects upon and assesses the extraordinary career of David Bowie
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| Raf and O : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson speaks to Raf Mantelli from South London-based elecro-acoustic duo Raf and O, who will be performing at the next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night, about their history and soon-to-be-released new album
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| Bill Hicks : Profile - Profiles |
 Dominic Simpson reflects upon 'Ultimate Bill Hicks', a new three DVD box set from the late comedian Bill Hicks
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| Swervedriver : Scala, London, 27/4/2015 - Live Reviews |
 Dominic Simpson watches reformed 1990's shoegazing icons Swervedriver, out on the road to promote their first album in seventeen years 'I Wasn't Born to Lose You', play a superb show at the Scala in London
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| Black Site : Interview - Interviews |
 The Black Site are a new raw blues/avant-garde rock duo which features ex-members of Madam and Sophia. Dominic Simpson talks to them about their forthcoming appearance at our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night
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| Swervedriver : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson speaks to Adam Franklin, the front man with 1990's Oxford-based cult alternative rock outfit Swervedriver about their reformation and 'I Wasn't Born to Lose You', their first album in almost two decades
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| Band of Holy Joy : (With the Bitter Springs and Idiot Son), Macbeth, London, 9/1/2015 - Features |
 Dominic Simpson looks back on our first Bands' Nights of 2015, which at the Macbeth in London, saw sets from the Band of Holy Joy, the Bitter Springs and Idiot Son
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| Pennyblackmusic Bands Night : Macbeth, London, 8/1/2015 - Features |
 We profile our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' night which will take place at the Macbeth in London, and will include sets from the Band of Holy Joy, the Bitter Springs and Idiot Son
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| Faust : (Gig of a Lifetime) Corsica Studios, London, December 2006 - Features |
 In 'Gig of a Lifetime', Dominic Simpson writes about being evacuated from London venue the Corsica Studios after German avant-garde rockers Faust set off a smoke bomb
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| Pennyblackmusic Bands Night : Lexington, London, 31/5/2014 - Profiles |
 Dominic Simpson looks back on Pennyblackmusic's 15th Anniversary show at The Lexington in London, which saw sets from Madam, Morton Valence and Rotifer
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| Adam Donen : Shoreditch Church, London, 4/4/2014 - Live Reviews |
 Dominic Simpson watches experimental musician Adam Donen, who is now based largely in Berlin and becoming increasingly known as a classical music composer, play a rare rock show to promote his third solo album 'False Bay Echoes' at Shoreditch Church in London
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| Pennyblackmusic Bands Night : Lexington, London, May 31st 2014 - Features |
 We profile our Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night 15th Anniversary Gig, which will take place on Saturday May 31st at the Lexington in London and feature sets from Madam, Morton Valence and Rotifer
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| Lou Reed : The Journalists and the Media - Profiles |
 Dominic Simpson reflects on Lou Reed's often prickly relationship with the journalists and the media
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| Velvet Underground and Nico : The Velvet Underground and Nico - Favourite Album Reviews |
 In our 'Re View' series, in which writers look back at albums from the past, we are revisiting after Lou Reed's death in October a column from last year from Dominic Simpson on the Velvet Underground's classic 1967 debut album with Nico
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| TEN : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson talks to Leeds-based musician Dominic Deane about his evocative instrumental project TEN, whose music combines modern classicism and post-rock
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| T.O.Y.S. : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson chats to fuzz bassist Adam John Miller from London/Leeds-based lo-fi indie pop/Krautrock trio T.O.Y.S. about their two EPS to date and how its members balance playing in it with being in two cities and also having various other groups
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| Profile : Conny Plank - Profiles |
 Dominic Simpon examines the influence of the late German producer and sound engineer Conny Plank, whose work is celebrated in a new four CD box set
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| Now : Interview - Interviews |
 Justin Paton, the front man with London-based band NOW talks to Dominic Simpson sbout his group's experimental edge, it constantly evolving music and its forthcoming appearance at our next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night in November
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| Profile : Pennyblackmusic Bands Night - Features |
 We profile our next Penny Black Music Bands' Night, which will take place on Saturday November 3rd at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, South London and feature sets from the Willard Grant Conspiracy, Rotifer, Bromide and NOW
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| Velvet Underground and Nico : The Velvet Underground and Nico - Favourite Album Reviews |
Dominic Simpson, in our 'Re View' column, in which writers look back at albums from the past, reflects on the Velvet Underground's classic 1967 debut album with Nico
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| Pete Fij/Terry Bickers : Interview - Interviews |
 Peter Fij was the front man in Adorable and Polak, and Terry Bickers the guitarist in the House of Love and Levitation. The new duo, who will be playing the next Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night, reflect on their years on Creation Records and forthcoming debut album, 'Broken Hearted Surgery'
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| Doomed Bird of Providence : Interview - Interviews |
 Dominic Simpson talks to Mark Kluzek, the front man with alt.rockers the Doomed Bird of Providence, who will be playing the Pennyblackmusic Bands' Night in Herne Hill, London on October 29th, about the influence of Australia's savage early history on 'Will Ever Pray', the band's debut album
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| Pains of Being Pure at Heart : Interview - Interviews |
 New York-based indie pop band the Pains of Being Pure at Heart's vocalist and songwriter Kip Berman speaks to Dominic Simpson about 'Belong', his groundbreaking group's second album
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