rock and roll

We’ve underestimated Francis Rossi

24 May 2025 9:00 am

I have a friend who insists that had Status Quo hailed from Düsseldorf rather than Catford, they would nowadays be…

My adventures in experimental music – by David Keenan

26 April 2025 9:00 am

In pieces dating from 1998 to 2015, the ‘rock evangelist’ interviews the revolutionary musicians of the time and recalls the ‘beautiful shambles’ of the first gig he ever attended

Bob Dylan — from respected young songwriter to Voice of a Generation

10 April 2021 9:00 am

Bob Dylan didn’t just assimilate the Great American Songbook – he vastly increased its size and variety, says Andrew Motion

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Alan Johnson: the rock and roll years

15 September 2018 9:00 am

We’ve had Alan Johnson the lad from the slums of north Kensington, Alan Johnson the postman and Alan Johnson Member…