| Big Star : Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More - Profiles |
 Mark Rowland enjoys DVD tribute concert 'Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More' which features Big Star members Jody Stephens, Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer and also guests including REM's Mike Mills, Robyn Hitchcock and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
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| Wag Club : Profile - Profiles |
 While the original 80's club could be horrendously snobby, Mark Rowland finds that a new four CD Wag Club compilation BOX SET digs out some long forgotten gems
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| Pavement : All Tomorrow’s Parties, Minehead, June 2010 - Features |
 Mark Rowland relives his favourite gig of all time, a long-awaited chance to see Pavement at their curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in Minehead
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| Wedding Present : Profile - Profiles |
 Mark Rowland reflects on the first decade of the Wedding Present's career, who are about to have their first six albums, from 1987's 'George Best' to 1996's 'Saturnalia', reissued in deluxe three CD and DVD boxsets
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| Cardiacs : Sing to God - Favourite Album Reviews |
 In our 'Re: View' section, in which our writers look back on the albums from the past, Mark Rowland reflects on English art rockers the Cardiacs' recently reissued 1996 album. 'Sing to God'
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| Death : Interview - Interviews |
 Mark Rowland chats to long lost 70's Detroit garage rock outfit Death about their sudden emergence from obscurity to cult act and their recently released third retrospective
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| Sebadoh : Ten Songs That Made Me Love... - Features |
 In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a favourite band or artist, Mark Rowland reflects on his favourite songs by the American alternative rockers Sebadoh
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| Flaming Lips : (Gig of a Lifetime) Lovebox, London, July 2008 - Features |
 Mark Rowland, in our 'Gig of a Lifetime' series, writes of seeing the Flaming Lips for the first time at the Lovebox Festival in 2008
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| Rocket Girl : Interview with Vinita Joshi - Profiles |
 Mark Rowland talks to Vinita Joshi, the owner of Rocket Girl, which now has released over a hundred records, about her long-standing London-based label which she has run since 1997
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| Rock 101 : Buying Records - Features |
 In Rock 101 Mark Rowland reflects upon the joys even in present times of buying records
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| Book-Rob Jovanovic : Big Star: The Story of Rock's Forgotten Band - Profiles |
 Mark Rowland examines Rob Jovanovic's revised and updated biography 'Big Star: The Sory of Rock's Forgotten Band' while tells of the frequently tragic story of Memphis-based band Big Star
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| Pere Ubu : Interview - Interviews |
 Mark Rowland talks to David Thomas, the front man with influential alternative rock act Pere Ubu, about his band’s new ‘dance’-influenced album, ‘The Lady From Shanghai'
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| Thomas Newman : Interview - Interviews |
 Mark Rowland chats to American film composer Thomas Newman about his soundtrack for the new James Bond film, 'Skyfall'
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| Cosmo Jarvis : Interview - Interviews |
 Mark Rowland chats to London-based singer-songwriter and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis about his low budget new film, 'The Naughty Room', which is about to receive its first television showing
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| Rock 101 : Sick of the 60s? You'll Have to Change the World - Features |
 In 'Rock 101' Mark Rowland reflects upon the massive debt the world owes to the 60s, but also asks if we have stepped back as a result of it
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| Laetitia Sadier : Interview - Interviews |
 Ex-Stereolab front woman Laetitia Sadier speaks to Mark Rowland about the strong and angry political nature of 'Silencio', her new solo album
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| Rock 101 : Film Composition: A Tribute - Features |
 In the latest in his 'Rock 101' column, Mark Rowland looks at writing music for cinema, and what makes an effective film score
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| Profile : Small Faces - Profiles |
 Mark Rowland looks back on the career of 60's mod outfit the Small Faces, whose four albums have just been been re-released in double CD editions
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| Rock 101 : Indieconomy: The Rise of the Bandcamp Bands - Features |
 Mark Rowland in 'Rock 101' looks at how, through internet sites and market stalls such as Bandcamp, groups are increasingly avoiding record labels all together to put their albums and singles out
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| Rock Salt Row : Stereotyping - Features |
 Mark Rowland in 'Rock 101' looks at the media's habit of pushing everyone into different categories
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| Rock 101 : Pop's Example to the World's Young Men - Features |
 Mark Rowland in 'Rock 101' reflects upon the disturbing attitudes that are often displayed by the music industry with regard to violence and sexism against women
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| Rock 101 : Heavy Metal: The Sci-fi/Fantasy of Music - Features |
 In his 'Rock 101' column, Mark Rowland reflects upon the often maligned genre of heavy metal and asks if it can ever become cool
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| Rock 101 : The Christmas Song Remains the Same - Features |
 In his 'Rock 101' column Mark Rowland explains why he thinks that Christmas music needs more albums, rather than just singles
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| Rock 101 : The Snobbery Behind 'Selling Out' - Features |
 In the second instalment in his 'Rock 101' series, Mark Rowland reflects upon why so many music fans object to and take issue with bands and acts that have become popular
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| Rock 101 : Burning Out or Fading Away? - Features |
 In the opening instalment in his new regular column, 'Rock 101', Mark Rowland questions whether it is better for rock bands to burn out or fade away
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