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Interviews
Dr Feelgood
Interview
John Clarkson speaks to drummer Kevin Morris from rhythm and blues giants Dr Feelgood about their late front man Lee Brilleaux and their new double CD compilation, ‘Get Rhythm’, which brings together everything that the 1983-1989 line-up of the group recorded
Jim Peterik
Interview Part 1
Songwriter and musician Jim Peterik was a member of both the Ides of May and also Survivor, who had a worldwide hit with 'Eye of the Tiger', the theme tune to Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky III', in 1983. In the first part of a two part interview, he speaks to Lisa Torem about both bands...
Walkabouts
Interview
Seattle's much acclaimed the Walkabouts first formed in 1983, and since then have released 13 albums. Frontman Chris Eckman chats to John Clarkson about his band's long history, and the band's 20 years together
Profiles
Profile
Blues Band
Lisa Torem examines recent reissues from the Blues Band of their 1982 fourth studio album, 'Brand Loyalty', and 1983 live record, ‘Bye Bye Blues’
Profile
Captain Sensible
Helen Tipping looks at Damned guitarist Captain Sensible's first two solo albums, 1982's 'Women and Captains First' and 1983's 'The Power of Love', which have both been just been re-released by the Cherry Red label
Creation Records
Profile
Tony Gaughan finds essential new five CD box set 'Creation Artefact: The Dawn Of Creation Records 1983-85', which focuses on the early years of the seminal label
Profile
Daniel Johnston
Frail musical genius Daniel Johnston's albums will be reissued gradually over the rest of this year. Mark Rowland reflects upon the first of these reissues, his 1983 album, 'Yip/Jump Music', and a compilation, 'Welcome to My World'
Gang of Four
'Songs of the Free'/'Hard' Profile
Anthony Strutt examines Gang Of Four's third album from 1982, ‘Songs of the Free’, and fourth album from 1983, ‘Hard’, both of which have been recently reissued
Albums
Chameleons
Script of the Bridge
Anthony Strutt writes about Manchester post punk group the Chameleons' 1983 debut album, 'Script of the Bridge', which has just been re-released in a 25th anniversary double CD remastered edition
Re : View-Glove
Blue Sunshine
In the latest in our Re : View series, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Anthony Strutt examines 'Blue Sunshine', the 1983 only album of the Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steve Severin's side project, the Glove
Mitch Ryder
Never Kick a Sleeping Dog
Lisa Torem reflects upon Detroit-based garage rocker Mitch Ryder's 1983 album, 'Never Kick a Sleeping Dog', which has just been reissued
Replacements
Hootenanny
In our 'Re : View' section, in which our writers look back on albums of the past, Jeff Thiessen reflects on the Replacements' 1983 second album and paean to drunkenness, 'Hootenanny'
Richie Havens
Richard P. Havens, 1983
Carl Bookstein finds that Richie Havens’ double album 'Richard P. Havens, 1983', which was released in 1969, just before the Woodstock Festival, proves a fine time capsule.
Sad Lovers and Giants
Feed the Flames
In our 'Re: View' column, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Anthony Strutt examines Watford-based post-punk band Sad Lovers and Giants' recently reissued 1983 second album, 'Feeding the Flame'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Texas Flood
In our 'Re : View' column in which our writers re-examine albums from the past, Sarah Mwangi looks at Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1983 first studio album, 'Texas Flood', which single-handedly revived the blues genre
Features
Brian Eno
Ten Songs That Made Me Love...
In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love' Keith How writes of his ten favourite Brian Eno songs between the ten year period of 1973 to 1983,