Jon Rogers


Interviews


Fire Engines - Interview with Davy Henderson

Fire Engines

Jon Rogers talks Davy Henderson from Edinburgh-based post-punks the Fire Engines about his group's brief, but influential history


Pere Ubu - Interview

Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu's David Thomas has reformed his first group Rocket from the Tombs almost 30 years after they broke up. He talks to Jon Rogers about the ardours of going back on tour with them, their new album 'Rocket Redux' and his disillusionment with punk




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Profiles


Specials - Profile

Specials

Jon Rogers examines the short-lived but influential career of the Specials, whose two albums, 'The Specials' and 'More Specials', have just been re-released in remastered double CD editions


Siouxsie And The Banshees - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Jon Rogers examines the latter years of Siouxsie and the Banshees, who have just reissued their final four albums, 'Through the Looking Glass', 'Peek-A-Boo', 'Superstition' and 'The Rapture'

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Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat, Part 3 Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat, Part 3

Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Part 2 Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Part 2

Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Part 1 Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Part 1

Bill Withers - Bill Withers Bill Withers - Bill Withers

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground Part 4 Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground Part 4




Live Reviews


Experimental Pop Band - 229 Venue, London, 29/3/2012

Hallogallo

Hallogallo is the project of Neu's Michael Rother, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley and Aaron Mullan from Tall Firs. Jon Rogers watches them play a forceful set at the Barbican in London


Hallogallo - Barbican, London, 27/10/2010

Hallogallo

Hallogallo is the project of Neu's Michael Rother, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley and Aaron Mullan from Tall Firs. Jon Rogers watches them play a forceful set at the Barbican in London

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Roky Erickson - Festival Hall, London, 18/6/2007 Roky Erickson - Festival Hall, London, 18/6/2007

Grinderman - Forum, London, 20/6/2007 Grinderman - Forum, London, 20/6/2007

Archie Bronson Outfit - ICA, London, 11/10/2006 Archie Bronson Outfit - ICA, London, 11/10/2006

Patti Smith - Royal Festival Hall, London, 19/6/2005 Patti Smith - Royal Festival Hall, London, 19/6/2005

Sophia - Bush Hall, London, 18/11/2003 Sophia - Bush Hall, London, 18/11/2003








Favourite Albums


Jon Hassell - City: Works of Fiction

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

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Lightnin Hopkins - Free Form Patterns Lightnin Hopkins - Free Form Patterns

John Cale / Terry Riley - Church of Anthrax John Cale / Terry Riley - Church of Anthrax

Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove




Features


Fall - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Fall

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love..' Jon Rogers writes about he went from being a so-so fan of the late Mark E. Smith's The Fall to an absolute fanatic as he reflects on his favourite songs by them.


Rush - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Rush

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...', Jon Rogers reflects on his favourite songs by Canadian prog rock band Rush

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Miscellaneous - Special Rider Blues Miscellaneous - Special Rider Blues

Miscellaneous - One Direction Miscellaneous - One Direction

Primal Scream - (Gig of a Lifetime) Princess Charlotte, Leicester, September 1989 Primal Scream - (Gig of a Lifetime) Princess Charlotte, Leicester, September 1989

78 Rpms - The Velvet Underground 78 Rpms - The Velvet Underground

Miscellaneous - Glastonbury Miscellaneous - Glastonbury




Reviews


Bob Marley And The Wailers - Easy Skanking in Boston 78

Bob Marley And The Wailers

Occasionally ragged but overall strong live album from Bob Marley and the Wailers, which, previously only available on bootleg, was recorded at two 1978 Boston concerts


Chris Smither - Up on the Lowdown/Drive You Home Again

Chris Smither

Excellent double CD reissue of 1990s albums from cult American blues singer-songwriter, Chris Smither

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KK Null - Cryptozoon X KK Null - Cryptozoon X

Hollis Brown - Gets Loaded Hollis Brown - Gets Loaded

Gram Parsons - The Early Years, Vol. 1 and 2 Gram Parsons - The Early Years, Vol. 1 and 2

Eno and Hyde - Someday World Eno and Hyde - Someday World

Kirsty Maccoll - All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology Kirsty Maccoll - All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology

Kitchens Of Distinction - Folly Kitchens Of Distinction - Folly

Fall - Re-Mit Fall - Re-Mit

Various - Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake Various - Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake

Motorhead - The World is Ours Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else Motorhead - The World is Ours Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else

Holy Vessels - Last Orders at The Marshall Arms Holy Vessels - Last Orders at The Marshall Arms