Jon Hassell
Jon Rogers reflects on avant-garde composer and trumpeter Jon Hassell's 1990 recording 'City: Works of Fiction', which has just been reissued in a three CD box set
Lightnin Hopkins
Jon Rogers examines Texan country blues guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins' 1968 album 'Free Form Patterns', which saw him collaborating with members of the 13th Floor Elevators and has just been reissued in a three CD box set
John Cale / Terry Riley
Jon Rogers reflects on Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist John Cale and minimalist composer Terry Riley's 1971 avant-garde collaboration 'Church of Anthrax', which has recently been re-released
Funkadelic
Jon Rogers looks at Funakdelic's breakthrough 1978 album 'One Nation Under a Grrove', which has recently been reissued in a new double CD edition
Blue Nile
In our 'Re: View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers examines the Blue Nile's 1996 third album 'Peace At Last', which has just been re-released in a deluxe version with an extra CD
Teardrop Explodes
In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects upon the chaotic making of Liverpool post-punks the Teardrop Explodes' 1981 second and final album 'Wilder', which is about to be released in a new double CD edition
Julian Cope
Jon Roger reflects on ex-Teardrop Explodes front man Juian Cope's recently re-released third solo album, 'Saint Julian'
Serge Gainsbourg
In our 'Re:view' section, in which our writers reflect upon albums from the past, Jon Rogers examines Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 masterpiece 'L'Historie de Melody Nelson', which has just been re-released in an expanded edition
Rocket From The Tombs
In our 'Re:View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects on the turbulent career of short-lived mid 70's punk pioneers Rocket From the Tombs, and their recently reissued posthumous 2002 album of demos and live recordings, 'The Day the Earth Met...'
Raincoats
In our 'Re:View' section', in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers' reflects upon female post-punk outfit the Raincoats' 1981 experimental second album, 'Odyshape', which has recently been re-released
Art Of Noise
Jon Rogers examines the Art of Noise's influential 1984 electronic album, 'Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?, which has just been released in a new deluxe edition
Tim Buckley
In our 'Re: View' series, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects upon the making of troubled Californian singer-songwriter Tim Buckley's 1969 third album, 'Happy Sad'
Ritchie Whites
In our 'Re:View' section, in which our writers look back on albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects upon former Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock next band the Rich Kids' 1978 only album, 'Ghosts of Princes in Towers', which has been recently reissued on CD
Fall
In our 'Re:View' column, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers writes of the Fall's 1984 album, 'The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall', which has just been released in a four CD box set
Lou Reed
In our 'Re:View' section, in which our writers look back on albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects on Lou Reed's confrontational and critically panned, but heavily influential 'Metal Machine Music', which has just been reissued on Blue-Ray and DVD Audio
Captain Beefheart
In our 'Re; View' series, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers reflects on Captain Beefheart's surrealist 1969 album, 'Trout Mask Replica'
Raincoats
Jon Rogers reflects on all-female post-punk group the Raincoats' self-titled 1979 album, which has recently been re-released
Damon And Naomi
In our 'Re : View' section, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers writes about former Galaxie 500 members Damon and Naomi's melancholic debut album, 'More Sad Hits', which has recently been reissued
Sonic Youth
Jon Rogers looks at Sonic Youth's 1988 opus 'Daydream Nation'which has just been re-released with both additional songs and a whole extra disc of live versions of the album
Fall
In the latest in our 'Re : view' series, in which our writers look back at albums from the past, Jon Rogers writes about the Fall's forbidding 1981 album, 'Hex Enduction Hour'
John Cale
Surprisingly gentle, former Velvet Underground member John Cale's 1973 solo album 'Paris 1919' is a million miles away from his work with the likes of minimalist composer Terry Riley, the experimentation of the Velvet Underground or producing the likes of Patti Smith or the Stooges. Recently re-rele
Opal
Often neglected as being a dress rehearsal for the far more popular Mazzy Star, Opal's only studio album, which featured the seminal Kendra Smith, though shines much more brightly. Jon Rogers writes about one of the great lost bands of the 80's
Public Image Limited
Notoriously difficult, Public Image Ltd's second album, 'Metal Box', was one of the most seminal records of the late 70's. Jon Rogers looks at its impact twenty five years on
Miscellaneous
Jon Rogers profiles Honey Tongue's virtually forgotten classic from 1992, 'Nude Nudes', a one-off collaboration between the Breeders and Perfect Disaster's Josephine Wiggs and ex-Spiritualized/Spacemen 3 drummer, Jon Mattock
Ultramarine
Upon its original release in 1992 Ultramarine's second album was largely ignored, but, now having been reissued a couple of years ago, is in the process of being rediscovered Jon Rogers looks back on "a surefire classic"
Fall
Twenty five years on the Fall continue to spit "acid-tongued venom on all and sundry".Jon Rogers finds their debut album 'Live at the Witch Trials' to be " just as sharp and caustic and just as out of step as it did back in 1978"
Patti Smith
In the latest in our Favourite Albums series, in which a different writer writes about a favourite album of his or her choice, new writer Jon Rogers examines the impact of Patti Smith's seminal 1975 debut 'Horses'