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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New podcast episode: Nik Cohn, legendary author of 1969's 'Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom' 'Corner Boy', talks about his remarkable life and career... with interpolations from 'Corner Boy''s excellent editor Ben Ratliff. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis... #NikCohn

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New on RBP: with the imminent publication of Nik Cohn's 'Corner Boy', we look back at the author of the classic 'Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom' & the 1976 article that inspired 'Saturday Night Fever'. Plus David Toop's 1984 audio interview w/ Grandmaster Flash... www.rocksbackpages.com #NikCohn

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New podcast episode: Tony Fletcher talks to us about the Jam and Jamming! magazine, plus we listen to clips from the late Richard Cook's 1982 audio interview with U2. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On the day of the Eddie Cochran doc's UK release, check out the pieces we have about Eddie on Rock's Backpages. Don't forget him. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Read contemporary accounts of the legendary 100 Punk Festival, 50 years old this month. Plus a U2 audio interview from 1982 and Jamming!'s Tony Fletcher in the RBP spotlight. www.rocksbackpages.com #Punk #U2 #100Club #TonyFletcher

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'Let's Straighten It Out' was one of the all-time great southern/Miami deep soul records. Read RBP's articles on (Benny) Latimore, who passed away on August 22nd. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On the day Dexys Midnight Runners release their new album Love, check out the 40+ interviews and reviews we have on RBP with Kevin Rowland and assorted cronies. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti... #Dexys

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New on RBP: a Céline Dion audio interview from 1996, plus archive articles on the great jazz pianist Bill Evans. Not forgetting dozens of new additions to the RBP library and more great pieces by featured writer Mitchell Cohen... www.rocksbackpages.com #CelineDion #BillEvans

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Very sad news that the wonderful Cassandra Wilson has died aged 70. Read a free interview with her by GQ's Rob Tannenbaum from 1994... www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti... #CassandraWilsonRIP

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New podcast episode: New York scribe Mitchell Cohen talks about his home town's '60s stars – from Dion to Laura Nyro via the Blues Project & the Lovin' Spoonful – and pays heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As the Beasties' Mike D drops his debut solo album, RBP revisits his 1992 Option conversation with Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore ... www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Free to read on RBP: archive interviews with the beloved Dolly Parton, plus three great pieces by Mitchell Cohen, author of the new 'Wake Me, Shake Me: New York City, the '60s and the Pop-Rock Youthquake'… and our next podcast guest, coming on Monday. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

No sleep 'till Hammersmith: another in our occasional series, snapped this morning a stone's throw from RBP Towers. Jack performed Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' here last night and posted "Instant Sainthood" on his Insta in tribute to her. #DollyPartonRIP #JackWhite

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Free to read: in loving memory of the inimitable and irreplaceable Dolly Parton (1946-2026), three classic interviews with the Tennessee songbird who changed the face of country music. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Free to read on RBP: archive articles about Alabama Shakes as they release their third album, plus more great pieces by featured writer Brian Cullman. PLUS subscribers can hear Mat Snow's highly entertaining 1990 audio interview with the Cramps... www.rocksbackpages.com #Cramps #AlabamaShakes

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In the new episode of our podcast Brian Cullman, author of 'How to Prepare for the Past', talks us through his fascinating "travels in music and time" via his writing for Crawdaddy & Musician + his close encounters with folk legends Sandy Denny & John Martyn. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Three great pieces by Creem/Rolling Stone legend and Who/Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh (1950-2026), from the Stooges to Bruce to Marvin Gaye. www.rocksbackpages.com Plus Daniel Wolff and Danny Alexander discuss Dave's legacy on the RBP podcast last year. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Free to read: archive articles about Motown legend Martha Reeves as she releases her first solo album in two decades, plus great pieces by Brian Cullman, author of the superb 'How to Prepare for the Past'. Plus an exclusive 1982 audio interview wth the great John Martyn... www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Toby Mamis' 1971 profile of the late great Vicki Wickham... #VickiWickhamRIP

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

William Orbit, 1956-2026. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

New on RBP: remembering Ready Steady Go! legend Vicki Wickham, plus 1996 audio interviews with Neil & Tim Finn and the RBP spotlight on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tim Page. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

New podcast episode: Tim Page, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former critic for the Washington Post talks about his writing, hymns the genius of Judee Sill and listens to an audio interview with Stephin Merritt and his fellow Future Bible Heroes. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We're bidding a very sad farewell to Vicki Wickham, a key figure in swinging London & funky NYC. You can read pieces by the Ready Steady Go! legend & Labelle manager at www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writ... and hear her on our podcast at www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis... #VickiWickhamRIP

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New on RBP: Free pieces about the "lost genius" that was Judee Sill (1944-1979), incl. a 2006 retrospective by this week's featured writer (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Tim Page. Plus a 2002 audio interview with Stephin Merritt and his fellow Future Bible Heroes... www.rocksbackpages.com #JudeeSill

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Love this pic of Richard Williams and Lenny Kaye on the steps of the Island Records building in London when R.W. was head of A&R there and L.K. had already abandoned his flared jeans. Richard thinks it's circa '74. thebluemoment.com #LennyKaye #IslandRecords

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New on RBP: 60 years after 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released, RBP subscribers can listen to Micky Dolenz recalling the genesis of the Monkees. Plus free pieces about Shania Twain & by the Guardian rock critic who championed the Velvets and the Mothers in the '60s. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

New podcast episode: The pioneering Geoffrey Cannon joins us to reminisce about his stint as The Guardian's rock critic between 1968 and 1972. Plus we listen to clips from Pete Makowski's 2008 audio interview with Jack Bruce. #TheGuardian #musicjournalism www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Remembering Let It Rock legend turned BBC radio comedy producer John Pidgeon, ten years after his death. Thanks for everything, John, we miss you. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writ...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

In memoriam Brian Case: three pieces by the brilliant jazz writer, who died this week. Pictured: Richard Williams interviewing Brian on the publication of 2015's 'On the Snap'. www.rocksbackpages.com #BrianCaseRIP

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New on RBP: archive interviews with the inimitable Robyn Hitchcock, who releases his new album (and publishes his 2nd memoir!) this month. Plus, 60 years after Cream's first gig, a 2008 audio interview with Jack Bruce. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New on RBP: a Lily Allen audio interview from 2006, the year of her debut album Alright, Still. Plus archive articles by featured writer Lenny Kaye and three pieces about the amazing Jimmy Scott. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Farewell to Bonnie Tyler, 1951-2026... read interviews with the lung-shredding Welsh power balladeer on RBP. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti... #BonnieTyler

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

New on RBP: a 1978 audio interview with the Clash's Mick Jones, plus archive Deep Purple articles and classic Smash Hits pieces by Sylvia ('I'm Not With The Band') Patterson... and lashings of new additions to the RBP library. www.rocksbackpages.com #Clash #DeepPurple #SmashHits

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New on RBP: an audio interview with Madonna about her 2005 album 'Confessions on a Dancefloor', a week ahead of the release of its sequel 'Confessions II'. Plus we remember legendary music-biz mogul Clive Davis with three articles spanning his long career. www.rocksbackpages.com #Madonna #CliveDavis

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New podcast episode: the great Simon Reynolds discusses his exceptional new book 'Still in a Dream', touching on everyone from Cocteau Twins to the Replacements. Plus we listen to clips from an audio interview with Jay-Z, whose debut album turns 30 this week. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Clive Davis R.I.P. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Sear...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

New on RBP: marking 30 years since Jay-Z's debut album, an audio interview with the superstar rapper from January 2000, plus Simon Reynolds in the spotlight in the week his new book is published. Plus archive articles on Beth Orton, who releases her new album next week... www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New on RBP: looking back at Bob's 'Blonde On Blonde' at 60, plus a Strokes audio interview and Beatles biographer Philip Norman in the spotlight... www.rocksbackpages.com #BobDylan #Strokes

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New podcast episode: Lloyd ('Bass Culture') Bradley discusses his amazing new book, revisits 1976's game-changing P-Funk Earth tour and listens to a rare audio interview with funk-rock queen Betty Davis. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

New on RBP: a Funk special featuring a rare-as-hens'-teeth audio interview with funk-rock queen Betty Davis, interviews by 'Funk Is Its Own Reward' author Lloyd Bradley and three accounts of P-Funk's mind-blowing Mothership tour from 50 years ago... www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Farewell to the gentleman of soul. www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Arti...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New audio interview: with RUSH preparing to kick off their "Fifty Something" world tour in L.A., RBP subscribers can hear the late Neil Peart, right, talking to John Tobler in 1978. www.rocksbackpages.com #Rush #FiftySomething #NeilPeart

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New on RBP: as Barry Manilow prepares to release his new album, we revisit key interviews with him from 1973 and 1989... plus the night he stormed Blenheim Palace in 1983! www.rocksbackpages.com #BarryManilow

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The colossus: Philip Elwood sees Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) live at San Francisco's Jazz Workshop in 1969 and Melody Maker's Brian Case meets the tenor-sax giant in 1976. www.rocksbackpages.com

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New podcast episode: Maureen O'Grady looks back on her Rave days as a leading '60s pop journalist, plus we listen to clips from Richard Cook's audio interview with Miles Davis. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

From KRLA Beat, 1966: the Velvets storm the Sunset Strip!

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New on RBP: Simon Witter's 1991 audio interview with Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter, plus archive articles on Talk Talk, Paul Sexton in the RBP spotlight and Idris Walters' 1975 report on Northern Soul... www.rocksbackpages.com #Kraftwerk #TalkTalk #NorthernSoul

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New podcast episode: Barry Walters discusses Mighty Real, his new history of LGBTQ music, and listens to Richard Cook's 1985 audio interview with Grace Jones. www.rocksbackpages.com/Podcast/Epis...

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Rock's Backpages @rocksbackpages.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New on RBP: an LGBTQ special to mark the publication of Barry Walters' 'Mighty Real', featuring a Grace Jones audio interview + Jason King on Queen + archive articles on Valentino (1975), Sylvester (1978) & Phranc (1989). Plus we're saying goodbye to the great Bill Millar... www.rocksbackpages.com

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