I was so pleased to get the opportunity to interview musician and author Adele Bertei for Please Kill Me about her excellent new book Why Labelle Matters. You can read the interview here.
interviews
‘Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn’
I had the great pleasure of interviewing author Graeme Thomson for Please Kill Me about his biography of Scottish singer-songwriter John Martyn. You can read the interview here.
Dave Morrell’s ‘Run-Out Groove’
I interviewed longtime Capitol Records promotion man Dave Morrell for PopMatters. Dave has just released the book Run-Out Groove, the fourth volume of his memoirs of the music industry. You can read the interview here.
Podcast Interview with All Music Books’ “Deep Dive”
I was interviewed about my book Song Book for the All Music Books website’s “Deep Dive” podcast. Steve J and I had a great chat about the book and some of the stories in it. The interview is posted here.
Interview with Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry
I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Kimberley Rew (formerly of the Soft Boys and Katrina and the Waves) and his musical collaborator and wife Lee Cave-Berry about their new album Sunshine Walkers. You can read the interview here.
Heartaches and Raindrops: Margo Guryan’s “Think of Rain”
[This article has been updated and expanded in the book Song Book; it originally appeared in Shindig! issue #64]
‘Think of Rain’ by Margo Guryan is one of those songs that, upon hearing it, you think “Why on earth wasn’t this a massive hit?” It’s charming, it’s catchy, it’s exquisitely produced and arranged, and Guryan’s dreamy vocals perfectly match its mood of whimsical romance. But even though it was covered several times in the mid-‘60s, ‘Think of Rain’ remained largely overlooked for many years. Thankfully, subsequent re-releases of Guryan’s work have resulted in this sunshine-pop gem getting the appreciation it deserves. Continue reading
