Record Collector
UNDER THE RADAR
Artists, bands, and labels meriting more attention
4 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
33½ minutes with...Ezra Furman
Born in Chicago in 1986, Ezra Furman studied English at Tufts University in Somerville, MA. She also helmed Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, with whom she recorded four albums between 2006 and 2011.
4 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
The Collector
This month: Graham Sharpe
7 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
FEEL THE FORCE
Joe Henderson never enjoyed the super heavyweight status of John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins but Forces Of Nature: Live At Slugs', a previously unheard live recording with pianist McCoy Tyner from 1966, reveals he was a serious contender. Speaking to some of Henderson's closest collaborators and most avid cheerleaders, Charles Waring shines a light on the often-overlooked jazz genius dubbed “The Phantom”.
10 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
Slim Whitman's peak success - when he set a UK chart record that stood for 36 years - came just before the 50s rock'n'roll explosion, which may be why this American country star isn't as acclaimed as he might be. Jack Watkins yodels his praises...
10 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
BLOODY HAIRY!!
The Midlands in the late 60s could claim to be the birthplace of heavy rock. But while Zep and Sabbath went on to global success, what became of their heftty, and hirsute, peers? With the release of a new compilation – a Nuggets for proto-stoner rock and doom fans – Stevie Chick mans the excavator.
10+ min |
July 2025
Record Collector
SOUL COLLECTOR
Based in Loveland, Ohio, Tery Cole founded the Colemine label in 2007 and, with his brother Bob, he started his own record shop Plaid Room Records in 2015.
4 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
Down To The Roots
Newly discovered outtake reels give wonderfully intriguing insight into the making of singer-songwriter's classic debut.
3 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
LABEL OF LOVE ALBERT'S FAVOURITES
Where are you based, what do you do, and why?
3 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
NASHVILLE HEMLINE
Matthew Quinlan explores Nudie Cohn's Nashville legacy
3 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
anchoressaway
Catherine Anne Davies, who records as The Anchoress, wonders whether it's good to look back
4 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
A TANGLED WEB
Pentangle were among the vanguard of British folk-rock, drawing on progressive and psychedelic influences as well as the traditional acoustic sounds that first fired up the scene. Their initial lifespan would be barely five years, but during that time they would prove hugely influential to a wide range of artists. Now 81, Jacqui McShee, one of the defining voices of the era, speaks to Rob Fitzpatrick
10+ min |
July 2025
Record Collector
THE ROAD TO ELLIOTT
A quarter-century on from Figure 8, Elliott Smith's final studio record before his untimely passing, we shine a spotlight on one of America’s most enigmatic artists. The songwriter was taken too soon but left behind a compelling body of work. Felix Rowe joins two of his closest collaborators, Rob Schnapf and Larry Crane, to explore his output.
10 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
Acid Test
Recently reunited Scotland art-rockers reissue the tripped-out debut which made their name and took them briefly to Hollywood.
3 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
THE ENGINE ROOM
The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music
4 min |
July 2025
Record Collector
Heard Ya Missed M WELL I'M BACK!
This month: I Monster
4 min |
July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
OBONGJAYAR IS CREATING HIS OWN PARADISE
After head-turning slots alongside Fred again.. and Little Simz, the magnetic, shape-shifting singer is ready to become a star on his second album, Paradise Now
6 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Simon Pegg looks back on the past 20 years of the Mission: Impossible franchise, and teases the likelihood of getting the band back together for just one more Cornetto movie...
9 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
Peter Townshend
The co-founder and guitarist of the Who talks about six decades with the band – and whether this really is their final tour
4 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
For the record
New exhibition Dennis Morris: Music + Life celebrates the work of a legendary photographer known for his iconic images of music greats including Bob Marley
2 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
LIFE GOES ON
A HIGH-PROFILE LAWSUIT WAS THE FIRST THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF THE BAND NOW KNOWN AS HARD LIFE. AS FRONTMAN MURRAY MATRAVERS TELLS US, HE ALMOST GOT IN HIS OWN WAY TOO, BEFORE THIRD ALBUM ONION GAVE HIM A FRESH START
8 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
LIL WAYNE LIVES BY HIS OWN RULES
Chasing a hip-hop legend across the country as he wraps up Tha Carter VI and says (and does) whatever the hell he wants
10+ min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
Marina is ready to ‘enjoy life to the max’
The cult-favourite singer tells us about the playful pop and deeper introspection of her latest album
2 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
“Everything started to become possible”
As new production Hamlet Hail to the Thief combines Radiohead's 2003 album with the classic Shakespeare play, its co-creators Thom Yorke and directors Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett reflect on the project’s genesis
5 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
Eva Victor is Hollywood's most original new voice
The writer, director and star of Sorry, Baby was a viral internet personality. Their debut film shows a deeper side
3 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
Atlantic City
New book 75 Years of Atlantic Records tells the story of one of the most important record labels of all time, from Aretha Franklin to ABBA, Coldplay and beyond
2 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
LIVE AID: THE MUSICAL REVOLUTION
As Just For One Day — The Live Aid Musical receives a rapturous West End reception, Bob Geldof tells Rolling Stone UK how the spirit of Live Aid still resonates powerfully today
3 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
Cliffords
The Cork band's vocalist Iona Lynch on namechecking their home town in their records and embarking on their first full year of summer festivals
3 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
RS ROAD TEST
It looks a million dollars (but costs less than half that) and — all credit to its maker — combines new tech with brutal, old-school power and glory
3 min |
June/ July 2025
Rolling Stone UK
inside the NOVA TWINS' CELESTIAL AWAKENING
Watching a solar eclipse the day before recording third album Parasites & Butterflies convinced the Nova Twins' Amy Love and Georgia South of the power of their new record's opposing themes of light and darkness, as they tell Rolling Stone UK
9 min |