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Belouis Some

Belouis Some - Video Vault

In the inaugural 'Video Vault' column Fiona Hutchings chooses Belouis Some’s 'Imagination' as a music video that had a real impact on her.


Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash - Video Vault

In our new 'Video Vault' series, Adrian Janes admires the openness and vulnerability for the 2003 video of 'Hurt', the final single which Johnny Cash released in his lifetime.


Maarten Schiethart

Maarten Schiethart - Vinyl Stories

In Vinyl Stories Dave Goodwin Talks to our Dutch writer Maarten Sciethart about buying vinyl online and in his native Nijmegen,


Flip Side

Flip Side - Raging Pages

In her 'Raging Pages' book column Lisa Torem enthuses about a brilliant new book which introduces us to a colourful chain of Chicago-based record shops


Pennyblackmusic

Pennyblackmusic - Writers and Photographers' Albums of the Year 2024

Our writers and photographers reveal their albums of the year for 2024.


Pennyblackmusic

Pennyblackmusic - Book of the Year Award 2024

We reveal the winner of our Book of the Year Award for 2024 and the runners-up.


Vinyl Stories

Vinyl Stories - Vinyl 2024

In his regular Vinyl Stories column Dave Goodwin talks to three of our writers about their favourite vinyl purchases of 2024,


Tommy Mottola

Tommy Mottola - A New America

Lisa Torem examines record label executive Tommy Mottola's new memoir 'A New America: How Music Reshaped The Culture and Future of a Nation and Redefined My Life ' about his role in the rise of Latin American music.


Cher

Cher - The Memoir

In 'Raging Pages' guest reviewer Nick Dent-Robinson enjoys Cher’s memoir which tells of her difficult upbringing and marriage to and early success with Sonny Bono.


Peter Perrett

Peter Perrett - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities Interview Part One

In the first of a special, in-depth two-part interview, Steve Miles talks with legendary singer songwriter Peter Perrett about his new album, ‘The Cleansing,’ his life, his career, and why he doesn’t want to be resuscitated.


Peter Perrett

Peter Perrett - In Dreams  Begin Responsibilities Interview Part Two

In part two of his interview with Peter Perrett, Stee Miles continus to look back with him over the journey of his life and work, and takes in his observations about Johnny Marr, Bob Dylan, his family and The Spanish Civil War.


In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities - #17: Tom Robinson

In his 'In Dreams Begin Responsibilities' column Steve Miles makes a journey into the past and the future with Tom Robinson,


In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities - #16: Living in the Minds of Strangers

Steve Miles discusses the newly-published biography of Josef K and writes about the struggles of the urge to be creative.


XTC

XTC - Discography Hagiogarphy Part 2

In the second of a two part ‘Discography Hagiography’, our series in which we provide a disc-by-disc evolution of music’s greats, Tommy Gunnarsson reflects on the latter part of XTC.'s career,


Melanie

Melanie - Ten Songs That Made Me Love....

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' Malcolm Carter reflects on his ten favourite songs by 60's folk singer Melanie.


Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode - Ten songs that Made Me Love...

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me :Love' Cila Warncke reflects on ten of her favourite songs by Depeche Mode that explore issues of faith and devotion.


Joy Division

Joy Division - Vinyl Stories

In ‘Vinyl Stories’ Dave Goodwin writes of the kaleidoscopic music culture of Britain in 1980, of discovering Joy Division and the continued impact of him of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ all these years on.


70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts

70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts - Raging Pages

In her 'Raging Pages' book column Lisa Torem examines a new photo book on 1970's Chicago rock concerts from photographer Jim Summaria and writer Mark Plotnik


Fallen Leaves

Fallen Leaves - Not Hollywood

In his film column Not Hollywood' Maarten Schiethart reflects on Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's absurdist romantic comedy 'Fallen Leaves'.


XTC

XTC - Discography Hagiography Part 1

In the first of a two part ‘Discography Hagiography’, our series in which we provide a disc-by-disc evolution of music’s greats, Tommy Gunnarsson reflects on the early career of XTC.