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Nick Dent-Robinson

Interviews

Reissued to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, 'Stage Fright' was the third studio album by legendary Americana outfit The Band. Presented in a new mix with revised running order and accompanying Royal Albert Hall show, Nick Dent-Robinson chats to guitarist/vocalist Robbie Robertson about the disc

Alice Cooper

Bob Harris

Bon Jovi

Alice Cooper talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about his new album ‘Detroit Stories,’ which, in homage to the infamous blue-collar city and his home town, includes new and classic covers, and features original band members.

BBC legend Bob Harris talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about his new all-star charity project to help musicians affected by the coronavirus.

When you're a rock superstar, who do you turn to for musical advice? Jon Bon Jovi tells Nick Dent-Robinson about this and more.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Ed O'Brien

Doris Brendel

Sophie Ellis-Bextor tells Nick Dent-Robinson where her Kitchen Disco inspiration came from and where it's going next.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor tells Nick Dent-Robinson why she started doing her superb lockdown kitchen discos, and how she plans to bow out.

Radiohead guitarist and vocalist Ed O’Brien chats to Nick Dent-Robinson about his warmly praised solo debut LP 'Earth' under the guise EOB,

With 'Mass Hysteria', her fourth album with Lee Dunham, due for release in early September, ex-Violet Hour frontwoman Doris Brendel talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about her unusual upbringing and long musical career.

Bob Geldof

Melanie Blake

Roger Ruskin Spear

Trudie Myerscough-Harris

Bob Geldof talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about the reformation of his band the Boomtown Rats, their first album in 36 years 'Citizens of the Boomtown', Live Aid and his lengthy career.

Multi-millionaire music manager Melanie Blake talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about her working class Manchester upbringing, experiences of working on 'Top of the Pops' in the 1990s, bestselling debut novel, 'The Thunder Girls', and writing career.

Roger Ruskin Spear, the saxophone player, clarinetist and robot maker with The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, talks to Nick Dent-Robinson in this 2011 interview about the legendary 60’s anarchic satirists' career, jazz influences and reformations.

In this archival interview from 2009, Trudie Myerscough-Harris, the wife of legendary DJ Bob Harris, talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about her life from her upbringing on a farm to becoming an executive PA to marrying Bob and his successful battle against cancer.

John Otway

Andrew Ridgeley

Martin and Shirlie Kemp

Richard Thompson

John Otway talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about fifty years of his comic rock and making a success out of failure.

A 'pretty content' Andrew Ridgeley tells Nick Dent-Robinson about Wham!, fame and playing Scrabble with George Michael

Martin and Shirlie Kemp tell Nick Dent-Robinson about their long marriage and their pop careers, both separate and now together

Guitarist/songwriter Richard Thompson, who was in the original line-up of Fairport Convention before his successful solo career, reflects on his acoustic set at their Cropredy Convention and his time with the band.

Profiles

Gerry Marsden

Nick Dent-Robinson reflects on the career of Gerry Marsden, the frontman of the record-breaking 1960s Mersey Sound band, Gerry and the Pacemakers, who died in January.

Bruce Springsteen

Miscellaneous

Madonna

Neil Innes

Nick Dent-Robinson assesses Bruce Springsteen's extraordinary latest album, 'Letter to You'.

After talking to comic Jimmy Tarbuck about his recollections of Tom Jones and Elvis, Nick Dent-Robinson reflects upon his own memories of seeing Elvis live.

With Madonna having just completed a fifteen night residency at the London Palladium, Nick Dent-Robinson recollects seeing an early preview of her current 'Madame X' tour in New York last summer.

Nick Dent-Robinson reflects on the career of Neil Innes, who died in December, and, as well as forming creative alliances with top 1960's performers, became legendary for creating catchy melodies and contributing greatly to 'Monty Python'.

Live Reviews

Supergrass
Nick Dent-Robinson watches Supergrass back after a decade away play a set of classic anthems to an enthusiastic crowd at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Lulu - New Theatre, Oxford, 22/9/20!9
Purdy - Corn Exchange, Wallingford, 21/9/2019
Van Morrison - New Theatre, Oxford, 27/10/2019
Fairport's Cropredy Convention - Cropredy, Oxfordshire, 8/8/2019...10/8/2019
Francis Rossi (Status Quo) - Hexagon Theatre, Reading, 8/5/2019
Zoots - Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury, 23/5/2019
Mike And The Mechanics - New Theatre, Oxford, 12/3/2019
Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood - Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames, 2/3/2019
Purdy - Corn Exchange, Wallingford, 10/11/2018
Le Vent du Nord - Cropredy, Oxfordshire, 11/8/2018
Miscellaneous - Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, 2/8/2018...5/8/2018
Fairport's Cropredy Convention - Cropredy, Oxfordshiire, 9/8/2018...11/8/2018

Lulu

Purdy

Van Morrison

Nick Dent-Robinson watches Scottish entertainer Lulu play to a packed house in Oxford with remarkable energy in celebration of her 55-year career.

NIck Dent-Robinson watches vocalist Rebecca Poole AKA Purdy, accompanied by a stellar ensemble, returns to her native Oxfordshire to perform originals and cover tunes.

Nick Dent-Robinson enjoys a diverse, career-spanning set of blues/rock from Van Morrison at the New Theatre in Oxford.

Favourite Albums

Amy Winehouse

Paul McCartney

Nick Dent-Robinson reflects on 'The Collection', a new five CD box set from the late Amy Winehouse.

In our Re:View section, in which our writers look back albums from the past, nick dent-Robinson, reflects on Paul McCartney's 1997 album 'Flaming Pie', which has just been-released in an updated edition.

Features

Don Short

Beatles Vs The Stones

In 'Raging Pages' guest writer Nick Dent-Robinson finds fascinating 60's and 70's show business reporter and journalist Don Short's new memoir, 'The Beatles and Beyond'.

Nick Dent-Robinson sheds a contemporary light on a continued and much-debated controversy, namely, Which band is better, the Beatles or the Stones?

Miscellaneous

Nick Dent-Robinson reflects on interviewing major rock stars and bands and how that has in recent times changed.

Reviews

Bryan Ferry

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Barry Gibb

Celeste

Excellent live album from Bryan Ferry, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall just before lockdown, all proceeds of which go to his touring musicians and road crew

Intimate and acoustic covers album from leading Americana duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Appealing new album from Barry Gibb in which he has reworked some of his classic catalogue with a range of country artists including Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Alison Krauss and Sheryl Crow.

Fantastic debut album from Celeste who lives up to all her promise after winning a BRITS Rising Star award

Iain Matthews

Pearl Charles

Paul McCartney

Elvis Costello

Enjoyable new album from Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort’s Iain Matthews, which he has recorded with Norwegian musicians The Salmon Smokers

Eclectic second album from rising Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Pearl Charles

Fantastic third all-solo album from Paul McCartney which he recorded spontaneously during lockdown

Eclectic latest album from Elvis Costello which, despite being recorded in muliple locations, carries a powerful emotional punch

Katie Melua

Melanie C

Diana Krall

Gloria Estefan

Sophisticated eighth album from Katie Melua influenced by her marriage break-up and which features the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra

Confessional but kitchen disco-orientated eponymous new solo album from the often under-rated Melanie C

Superbly crafted album of classic covers from jazz singer Diana Krall who is one of the finest female singers performing today

Impressive mix of new songs and reworking of older material in first album in seven years from Latin singer Gloria Estefan

Roachford

Dua Lipa

Ellie Goulding

Taylor Swift

Impressive latest album from London-based soul singer and keyboardist and Mike and the Mechanics co-vocalist Andrew Roachford

Revamped version of second album from Dua Lipa which has been remixed with special guests to impressive effect

Appealing and diverse fourth album from bestselling and acclaimed singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding

Enjoyable indie rock-influenced latest album from Taylor Swift which has been co-produced and co-written by the National's Aaron Dessner

Pretenders

Ray LaMontagne

Laura Marling

Ron Sexsmith

Superb eleventh album from the Pretenders which finds them still a major force to be reckoned with

Fine, understated acoustic album from acclaimed New England singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne

Lush seventh album from critically-acclaimed folk artist Laura Marling which is written for her fictional daughter

Optimistic and subtle seventeenth album from much acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ron Sexsmith

Morrissey

Adam Lambert

Little Red Kings

James Taylor

Increasingly flawed and overtly self-indulgent latest album from ex-Smiths frontman, Morrissey

Emotive but catchy and vintage-toned solo album from powerful-voiced Queen singer Adam Lambert

Impressive alternative rock on new album from Norwich-based act Little Red Kings who deserve a major breakthrough

Intimate collection of covers of 20th Century classic songs from veteran guitarist and singer James Taylor

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