Pennyblackmusic: August 2021 (reviews update)

Roger Chapman

Legendary singer and songwriter and former Family frontman Roger Chapman talks to Adrian Janes about his long career and his first album in seven years ,'Life in the Pond'

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When our Leeds-based writer Spencer Robertshaw joined Pennyblackmusic in 2009, he offered us something different with his own poetry column, ‘Evidently Spencertown’. Spencer’s main influence is his fellow Northerner and punk poet John Cooper Clarke. ‘Evidently Spencertown’ is named in homage to Clarke’s classic ‘Evidently Chickentown’. it carries much of his humour and occasional causticness, but we would argue that, as great as he is, ‘Evidently Spencertown’ is more than simply a tribute to Clarke, and has an originality very much of its own with its compassion, observations on life’s surreal ....more

Neil Swift investigates the groundbreaking, one-off Granada TV showcase 'Blues and Gospel Train'.

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Spencer Robertshaw returns after a break with the latest poem in his poetry column 'Evidently Spencertown'.

In her series 'A Life in Music', in which she talks to Pennyblackmusic writers about the personal impact and influence of music on them, Cila Warncke, discusses with Mark Rowland his changing musical tastes, the importance of solid music journalism and the hypocrisy of rock mythology.

Nul Telexes

Kiefer Sutherland

Darren Aston photographs new indie/electronic duo Nul Telexes on a photo shoot in Liverpool.

Andrew Twambley photographs actor and now acclaimed country rock artist Kiefer Sutherland at a gig on a UK tour at the O2 Academy in Liverpool.

Elvis Costello

Andrew Twambley photographs Elvis Costello on his recent UK tour at the Blackpool Opera House.

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