Music Charlie Watts was the quietest, and coolest, of the Rolling Stones The late drummer almost never lost his temper; his humour was spare and dry; and he always dressed like a gentleman By Bob Stanley
Music & Theatre Pete Burns: too abrasive to be a national treasure, his talent made him immortal By Bob Stanley
Music & Theatre The Mascots, the Shanes, and the undiscovered gems of Swedish Sixties pop By Bob Stanley
The quest for completion: on Bob Dylan and the Basement Tapes Bob Stanley explores two six-disc sets: Bob Dyland’s the Basement Tapes, released at long last, and a super-deluxe issue… By Bob Stanley
Beat girls and beautiful basslines: Japanese pop of the 1960s A new box set, Nippon Girls 2, brings us the best of a good decade for Japanese pop. From… By Bob Stanley
“It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career“: why Belle & Sebastian’s back catalogue is worth a revisit With a new album coming out in January, the indie band have reissued their back catalogue on vinyl. By Bob Stanley
In 1970’s That’s The Way It Is, you get Elvis at his artistic peak With this re-release of the 1970 documentary, the question is really how many different versions of “Suspicious Minds” you… By Bob Stanley
The best of happy endings: the rediscovery of Donnie and Joe Emerson’s Dreamin’ Wild Two generations after their record sank without a trace, Donnie and Joe Emerson’s music has finally found the teenagers… By Bob Stanley
The long shadow of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Bob Stanley takes a look at long-overdue rereleases for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Frankie Valli and the… By Bob Stanley