Written by Nick Amies It is the curse of every band with a highly acclaimed and much loved debut album that each subsequent release will be compared to that first artistic statement. Critics will await new material with a certain morbid fascination, eager to remark on how close to total extinguishment the band’s early creative…
Tags: Carlos Dengler, Daniel Kessler, El Pintor, Interpol, Nick Amies, Our Love to Admire, Paul Banks, Turn On The Bright Lights
An Interview With Scott Bennett: The Man Brian Wilson Calls The Most Talented Musician He’s Ever Met. Scott Bennett is a multi-instrumentalist musician and a key member of Brian Wilson’s touring band – a group who Paul McCartney calls the best band on the road. Recently he embarked on a North American tour with Wilson…
Tags: Brian Wilson, Carol King, Chuck Berry, Everly Brothers, Four Freshmen, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Little Richard, Paul McCartney, Scott Bennett
Puluche: Firstly, congratulations on She’s Electric. It’s an excellent novel and certainly is a multi-faceted love story with a sex, drugs and rock and roll backdrop, but within a “Cool Britannia” culture which many might not know about. How does your book relate to international audiences when it’s such a Brit-focused topic? Nick Amies:…
Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Britpop, Cool Britannia, Madchester, Nick Amies, Oasis, Puluche, She's Electric, Tame Impala
Written by Nick Amies
Tom Meighan sits quietly at his backstage dressing table and thoughtfully thumbs the pages of a battered copy of Crazy Diamond, a book detailing the rise and psychedelic fall of Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett. His current demeanor is in stark contrast to the last time we met and one wonders…
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