Interviews
Bob Geldof Bob Geldof talks to Nick Dent-Robinson about the reformation of his band the Boomtown Rats, their first album in 36 years 'Citizens of the Boomtown', Live Aid and his lengthy career.
Bob Geldof Shelby Lynne Allison Moorer Bruce Foxton Blancmange Darren Hayman Eric Chappell Eric Chappell Melanie Blake Little Man Tate Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus Vapors John Howard Paul J Bolger Smalltown Tigers Volunteered	Shelby Lynne Allison Moorer Bruce Foxton Blancmange Darren Hayman Eric Chappell

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Profiles

Dave Greenfield: 1949-2020 Long-term fan Denzil Watson pays tribute to Stranglers’ keyboard player Dave Greenfield, who died on the 3rd May.

Dave Greenfield: 1949-2020 Florian Schneider: 1947-2020 Hollies: The Band, the Brand, the Business Dave Haslam: Profile Aurlus Mabele: 1953-2020

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Live Reviews

Great British Venue and Beyond: 1 In the first part of this four part series, our writers and photographers will be reflecting upon and providing memories of great venues, past and present. Nicky Crewe, Andrew Twambley and Adrian Janes remember 60's club The Magic Village and 70's venues, Eric's in Liverpool and the London Rainbow.

Great British Venue and Beyond: 1 Great British Venue and Beyond: 2 Great British Venue and Beyond: 3 Great British Venue and Beyond: 4 Tori Amos: Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago, 6/5/2020 Dubioza Kolektiv: Academy 3, Manchester, 21/2/2020 Ben Ottewell: Leaf, Liverpool, 5/3/2020 I Am Lono: Bodega, Nottingham, 27/2/2020 Supergrass: Alexaandra Palace, London, 6/3/2020 Big Joanie: Moth Club, London, 23/1/2020, Elvis Costello: Photoscapes Kiefer Sutherland: Photoscapes Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart: Jazz Cafe, London, 23/2/2020 Steel Panther: Photoscapes Libertines: Photoscapes 1 Libertines: Photoscapes 2

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Re View

Trashmen: Surfin' Bird: The Best of the Trashmen Maarten Schiethart reflects on a compilation from mid-Western surf-twang pioneers The Trashmen from last year, who were finally given a comprehensive Best-of CD in the UK.

Trashmen: Surfin' Bird: The Best of the Trashmen Hangman's Beautiful Daughters: Smashed Full of Wonder Distractions: Nobody's Perfect

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Features

Sigur Ros: The Image That Made Me Weep In our series 'The Image That Made Me Weep', in which a different one of our writers or photographers reflects on a favourite image, Keith How writes of the video for Sigur Ros's 'Olsen Olsen'. Vinny Peculiar Beatles Vs The Stones Lockdown Special Grapevine Records

Sigur Ros: The Image That Made Me Weep Vinny Peculiar: The Image That Made Me Weep Beatles Vs The Stones: Comment Lockdown Special: Under the Radar Grapevine Records: Vinyl Stories Tori Amos: Raging Pages Pixies: Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

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Website of the Month: Save Our Venues Our Website of the Month is Save Our Venues, a campaign to save over five hundred venues being threatened with closure in the UK.

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Editorial by John Clarkson Hello and welcome to the late May/early June edition of the Pennyblackmusic Magazine. In the absence of gigs at the moment and with many concert halls and clubs facing the risk of

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