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

The 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…