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Interviews


Robert Forster

Robert Forster - Interview

Co-leader of cult Aussie indie rockers The Go-Betweens, Robert Forster chats to Denzil Watson about new solo LP ‘Strawberries’ and his upcoming October UK tour.


John McKay

John McKay - Interview

Resurfacing with his debut solo album ‘Sixes And Sevens’, legendary former Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist John McKay chats about his time with the post-punk outfit and his current projects


Spear Of Destiny

Spear Of Destiny - Interview

Denzil Watson speaks to Spear of Destiny’s Kirk Brandon about their heavy-touring schedule and 'Janus', their new double album.


Claudia Brucken

Claudia Brucken - Interview

Former Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brucken speaks to Eoghan Lyng about her new solo album 'Night Mirror'.


Cathode Ray

Cathode Ray - Interview

Jeremy Thoms. the frontman in Edinburgh experimental outfit The Cathode Ray, speaks to John Clarkson about its fifth album, 'Advance Retreat'.


the black watch

the black watch - Interview

John Andrew Fredrick, the frontman with Los Angeles indie band the black watch, speaks to John Clarkson about his group’s 25th and new double album, ‘For All the World'


Simian Life

Simian Life - Interview

Los Angeles-based brothers and muiti-instrumenralists, Andy and Rob Campanella, about their project Simian Life and its psychedelia, folk and pop-influenced debut album, ‘Hermetic Tonal Briefing’.


Sir Tim Rice

Sir Tim Rice - Interview

Award-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about his new stage show, 'My :Life in Musicals - I Know Him So Well', in which he presents performed extracts from his own songs and talks about them.


Chris Wade

Chris Wade - Interview

Dodson and Fogg frontman Chris Wade has just released a memoir,, ]Adventures in Music Books and Film'. He talks to Malcolm Carter about it and his many projects, including, as well as recording albums, making films and writing books about film legends.


Fiona Hutchings

Fiona Hutchings - Interview

Fiona Hutchings, who has written for Pennyblack for over fifteen years, talks to John Clarkson about her second book of poetry ‘Uncommon Labels’, which has poems about her survival of a brain haemorrhage, music and what it means to be working class.


Armory Show

Armory Show - Interview with Richard Jobson

Skids' frontman Richard Jobson talks to John Clarkson about resurrecting his 80's project The Armory Show and its dark and nihilstic new album, 'Dead Souls'.


Loft

Loft - Interview

Denzil Watson speaks to Pete Astor and Andy Stricklanf from reformed indie band and Creation Records act The Loft about their debut album, ‘Everything Changes Everything Stays the Same’, which has come thirty-nine years after they acrimoniously split up.


Yardbirds

Yardbirds - Interview with Jim McCarty

Lisa Torem catches up with The Yardbirds co-founding member, Jim McCarty, on the band’s early history, current tour and his role as drummer.


Deb Googe and Cara Tivey

Deb Googe and Cara Tivey - Interview

My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe and classically-trained pianist Cara Tivey talk about their unusual friendship and joint album, ‘The Golden Thread’.


Liz Mitchell

Liz Mitchell - Interview

Liz Mitchell talks to Adam Coxon about her time as a vocalist in Boney M. being in the first Western band to perform in Russia and the down side of fame,


John Philip Shenale

John Philip Shenale - Interview

Lisa Torem talks to John Philip Shenale about extending the sound palette of acoustic instruments and what’s beyond the cacophony of Cage?


Repomen

Repomen - Interview

Denzil Watson , the frontman with Sheffield indie band RepoMen, talks to John Clarkson about the death in 2023 of the group’s guitarist and songwriter Ric Bower, and the recent ‘A Concert for Ric’ in tribute to him.


Vapors

Vapors - Interview

Vapors' lead singer/songwriter David Fenton chats about the power pop band’s new album ‘Wasp In A Jar’, upcoming UK and US tours and the health challenges of being on the road


Clive Langer

Clive Langer - Interview

Producer Clive Langer talks to Eoghan Lyng about his band project The Clang Group, their forthcoming second album 'New Clang' and his production work with Elvis Costello, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Morrissey and The Teardop Explodes.


Dave Barbarossa

Dave Barbarossa - Interview

Dave Barbarossa, the former drummer with Adam and The Ants. Bow Wow Wow and Republica, talks to John Clarkson about his second novel ‘Mute’ and new band Third House.


Man From Delmonte

Man From Delmonte - Interview

Dixie Ernill talks to all four members of Manchester indiepop band The Man From Delmonte about their decision to reform for a series of gigs after an absence of 35 years.


Garfunkel and Garfunkel Jr.

Garfunkel and Garfunkel Jr. - Interview

Eoghan Lyng speaks to Art Grafunkel and his son Art Garfunkel Jr, about their new joint album 'Father and Son'


Chris Spedding

Chris Spedding - Interview

Top session guitarist Chris Spedding talks to Eoghan Lyng about working with The Sex Pistols, Paul McCartney, Roxy Music and The Wombles., and his band Sharks' recent film documentary, 'Not a Rock-Doc: A Shark's Tail'.


Sukie Smith

Sukie Smith - Interview

Former Madam frontwoman Sukie Smith talks to John Clarkson about her debut solo album, 'The Glass Dress and a Ringing Bell'.


Adrian Gurvitz

Adrian Gurvitz - Interview

60's guitar legend Adrian Gurvitz talks to Eoghan Lyng about his new album 'Blood,, Sweat & Years' and working with Ginger Baker in Baker-Gurvitz Army.


Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric - Interview

Steve Miles talks to Wreckless Eric about his recently republished, aptly titled memoir, ‘A Dysfunctional Success,’ and the man behind it.


Norman Rodger

Norman Rodger - Interview

Edinburgh-based post-punk musician Norman Rodger talks to John Clarkson about fronting the highly acclaimed TV21, and his current band The Normans who will be playing our gig on November 1st .


Elliott Murphy

Elliott Murphy - Interview

Header: Singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy is celebrating “50 years on the road” with a brand, new single, ‘Old-Timer.’ He catches up with Lisa Torem to talk about his career highlights.


Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie - Interview

Irish singer-songwriter Dana Gillespie talks to Eoghan Lyng about her new album 'First Love' and her friiendship with George Harrison.


Annie Hogan

Annie Hogan - Interview

Multi-talented musician, songwriter and producer Annie Hogan has a wide-ranging chat about her new album with Eoghan Lyng


Johnnie Johnstone

Johnnie Johnstone - Interview

Johnnie Johnstone speaks to John Clarkson about his first book, ‘Through the Crack in the Wall: The Secret History of Josef K’, which is Pennyblackmusic’s Book of the Year for 2024.


Reichenbach Falls

Reichenbach Falls - Interview

Abe Davies, the frontman with Reichenbach Falls, talks to John Clarkson about their new album, 'Wayfarer Beware', which is a concept album about a break-up, set in New York State and Scotland.


Penumbra

Penumbra - Interview

Seeing your mates band play is always rolling the dice, they might be the next big thing or they might not... Will it be snake eyes or boxcars for Fiona Hutchings this time round?


Robin Trower

Robin Trower - Interview

When British guitarist/songwriter Robin Trower tours the UK and the US in 2024, he will feature songs from his 1974 gold record, ‘Bridge of Sighs,’ which is being meticulously reissued in May. Lisa Torem talks to him about the tour and the reissue.


Zombies

Zombies - Interview

Vocalist Colin Blunstone talks to Lisa Torem about the Zombies’ upcoming UK and US tours, special guests and how the music business has changed since the Sixties.


The Church

The Church - Interview with Steve Kilbey

Steve Kilbey, the vocalist and guitarist with Australian psychedelic/indie rock band The Church, talks to Denzil Watson, about his group’s long history and their forthcoming new album, ‘Eros Zeta and the Perfume Guitars’.


Near Jazz Experience

Near Jazz Experience - Interview

Fiona Hutchings talks to Mark Bedford and Terry Edwards about their limited-edition RSD release, 'The Character Actor EP', and much more besides.


Starless

Starless - Interview

Former Love and Money and Friends Again keyboardist Paul McGeechan speaks to John Clarkson about his orchestral project Starless and their third album 'Returning 'Home'.


Sami Sumner

Sami Sumner - Interview

London-based multi-instrumentalist Sami Sumner talks to Julie Cruickshank about his songwriting process and how he managed to achieve releasing twelve albums in one year.


Flaming Stars

Flaming Stars - Interview

UK garage punk band the Flaming Stars have two of their old John Peel sessions out on vinyl for the first time. Frontman Max Décharné talks about the importance of John Peel for the band, its high output career, and the impact of early MP3s on small bands and labels.


Secret Shine

Secret Shine - Interview

Kathryn Smith, the vocalist with Bristol indie pop/shoegazing group and former Sarah Records band Secret Shine, speaks to John Clarkson about her band's long career and its appearance on both the 'Under The Bridge' compilations.


Vetchinsky Settings

Vetchinsky Settings - Interview

Orchids frontman James Hackett and former St. Christopher guitarist Mark Tranmer talk to John Clarkson about their project Vetchinsky Settings, and its contribution to the 'Under The Bridge 2' compilation.


Leaf Mosaic

Leaf Mosaic - Interview

Former Sugargliders vocalist and guitarist Josh Meadows talks to John Clarkson about his memories of Sarah Records, his new band Leaf Mosaic and 'The Branch Line', its contribution to the new 'Under The Bridge 2' compilation.


Little Girls

Little Girls - Interview

Caron and Michele Maso from early 1980's Los Angeles satirical group The Little Girls speak to John Clarkson about their new compilation 'Valley Girls'.


Jack Roscoe

Jack Roscoe - Interview

Singer-songwriter Jack Roscoe talks to John Clarkson about releasing his first album 'Out of the Woods' at the age of 57 and the heart attack that changed his life for the better.


X Ray Spex

X Ray Spex - Interview

Andrew Twambley speaks to Paul Dean, the bassist with iconic punk act X-Ray Spex about the vinyl reissue of their lost second album, 'Conscious Consumer'.


Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr

Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr - Interview

Ranking Jnr talks to Philamonjaro about carrying on his late father Rankin’ Roger’s legacy with the Beat.


Rain Parade

Rain Parade - Interview

Matt Piucci and Steven Roback from Rain Parade chat with Kimberly Bright about their creative process, history, and enduring legacy.


Anthony Phillips

Anthony Phillips - Interview

Founder member of Genesis, guitarist Anthony Phillips chats to Eoghan Lyng about his long, eclectic solo career and recent reissue of 1970s works.


Autumn 1904

Autumn 1904 - Interview

Keyboardist Allan Dumbreck talks to John Clarkson about his Edinburgh-formed post-punk outfit Autumn 1904's return forty years after they broke up and the recent release of their album. 'Tales of Innocence'.


Megon McDonough

Megon McDonough - Interview

Lisa Torem speaks to one-woman musical institution Megon McDonough about her long career, from working with John Denver, Harry Chapin and John Prine, to her latest project doing jazz covers of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David songbook.


Shaw's Trailer Park

Shaw's Trailer Park - Interview

Julie Cruickshank talks to Brighton psychedelic/prog collective Shaw's Trailer Park abut their self-titled debut album and their creative process and influences.


Oldfield Youth Club

Oldfield Youth Club - Interview

Bitter Springs frontman Simon Rivers speaks to John Clarkson about his latest project Oldfield Youth Club and their debut album, ‘The Hanworth Are Coming’.


Red Eye Pariah

Red Eye Pariah - interview

Rising Northern Irish band Red Eye Pariah talk to Eoghan Lyng about their unusual influences, touring and eventual plans for an album.


Mark Vennis And A Different Place

Mark Vennis And A Different Place - Interview

Portsmouth-born but now London-based singer-songwriter Mark Vennis talks to Andrew Twambley and John Clarkson about his band A Different Place’s new mini-album ‘Small Town Vampire’, which reflects on the boredom of small town life.


Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett - Interview

Prog guitar legend Steve Hackett talks to Eoghan Lyng about his new album ‘The Circus and the Nightwhale’ and his years with Genesis,







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