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GEORGE HARRISON: So artist. Seeker. Film producer. Wilbury. Petrolhead. Gardener. Beatle… Twenty-five years since George’s death, Klaus Voorman, Jim Keltner, Jeff Lynne and Terry Gilliam celebrate (Fab) four sides of a complex and singular man. “He lived on many levels…”
AMY WINEHOUSE: 20 years ago, Back In Black generated levels of hysteria not seen since the heights of Beatlemania. But what about the gifted, jazz-obsessed singer-songwriter behind the headlines? Those closest recall the real Amy: “She wasn’t afraid to give both barrels…”
BRIAN ENO: Rock’s premier oblique strategist has a lot on his mind, not least his recently reactivated Opal label. To be discussed: Popin’ Pete and the Electric Boogaloos, Gregor Mendel’s work on genetics, cabin fever with John Cale and more. “I haven’t mentioned yet the death metal work we’re doing…”
SHANE MacGOWAN: As Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits headline an ambitious new tribute album, we hear tales of Ireland’s great punk-poet, from London’s punk scene to the byroads of Tipperary, hotel lobbies and scruffy pubs. “His life was a cinematic as his music…”
RADIE PEAT: As singer and multi-instrumentalist with Lankum, Peat has helped push folk music into expansive new territory. Her solo debut reveals that her artistic instincts are every bit as adventurous and uncompromising. “I’m trying to channel my life experiences…”
JOHN PRINE: On the eve of what would have been his 80th birthday, friends, family and collaborators revisit The Missing Years: the comeback album that elevated Prine from cult favourite to one of the most beloved figures in folk and country. “There was a spark of humour in everything he did…”
AN AUDIENCE WITH… TONY IOMMI: The Godfather of Heavy Metal on Brummie camaraderie, Black Sabbath’s legacy and how not to ward off a ghost…
ALBUM BY ALBUM WITH BUTTHOLE SURFERS: Tracing two decades of the Texan band’s bizarre psych-punk output. “We had no constraints!”
THE MAKING OF ‘RED TEMPLE PRAYER (TWO HEADED DOG)’ BY ROKY ERICKSON & BLEIB ALIEN: After the 13th Floor Elevators, the totemic psychedelic outlaw pushed further into the outer reaches of American rock’n’roll. “The vibe was of a train going off a cliff…”
MY LIFE IN MUSIC: Joan Shelley on the records that bring her real warmth: “The infinite layers of harmonies were mesmerising…”
REVIEWED: Sylvie, Queens Of The Stone Age, Kacy Lee Anderson, Fontaines DC, Sam Burton, Scott Fagen, The Olivia Tremor Control, Bill Withers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who, End Of The Road, The Waterboys, Peter Asher, Oasis, Rory Gallagher and more.
PLUS: Blood On The Tracks – new facts emerge!; Cassandra Wilson, Cheetah Chrome and more remembered; Cabaret Voltaire’s last ride; The Felice Brothers turn 20; classic UK gig posters; Alice Cooper’s identity crisis… and meet Cherokee country folk singer, Ken Pomeroy…