Ian Rushbury

It's all my big brother's fault. If he hadn't played me Abbey Road a thousand years ago, I'd have turned out normal. Being a bassist, writer, and music geek is huge fun though. And the hours are great. Favourite Beatle: still Paul.
Rock and Roll? Field Music Take on Led Zeppelin and Win

Rock and Roll? Field Music Take on Led Zeppelin and Win

Somehow, in spite of listening to Kate Bush, King Crimson, Hall and Oates, and the Blue Nile, Field Music sound like 10CC playing the hits of Steve Reich. PopMatters asked Peter Brewis about how this can happen in 2018.

Anarchy in the USA? Grant Lee Phillips Points the Finger at the Prez on ‘Widdershins’

Anarchy in the USA? Grant Lee Phillips Points the Finger at the Prez on ‘Widdershins’

Something is on Grant Lee Phillips' mind and there are no prizes for guessing what it is...

Turin Brakes Search for Something They Already Had with ‘Invisible Storm’

Turin Brakes Search for Something They Already Had with ‘Invisible Storm’

For their tricky eighth album, Turin Brakes skip merrily through musical styles, hoping for the best.

The Residents Celebrate the Death of Pop with ‘Third Reich ‘n Roll’

The Residents Celebrate the Death of Pop with ‘Third Reich ‘n Roll’

An avant-garde classic or a sneering joke? Third Reich 'n Roll may be over 40 years old, but it still sounds like it's been beamed down from the future.

Mercury in Retrograde: An Interview with Former Brian Jonestown Massacre Jester Joel Gion

Mercury in Retrograde: An Interview with Former Brian Jonestown Massacre Jester Joel Gion

He is best known as the comical, tambourine-banging jester for the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Now, after a few quiet all-by-himself albums, Joel Gion gets a band together to launch the next big chapter of his career.

Another Thousand Soundchecks: An Interview with Blitzen Trapper

Another Thousand Soundchecks: An Interview with Blitzen Trapper

Blitzed Trapper frontman Eric Earley talks about touring, the state of the music industry, and (whisper it) progressive rock.

Richard Hell and the Voidoids: Blank Generation: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Richard Hell and the Voidoids: Blank Generation: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Forty years after its initial release, one of the defining albums of US punk rock finally gets the legacy treatment it deserves.

The Searchers: Another Night: The Sire Recordings

The Searchers: Another Night: The Sire Recordings

Merseybeat survivors, the Searchers made two new-wave styled, pop rock albums in 1979 and 1981. They covered Big Star, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. What could possibly go wrong?

The Staves and yMusic: The Way Is Read

The Staves and yMusic: The Way Is Read

A folk-pop trio meets a chamber ensemble. The results? Inconclusive.

I Got a Lot: An Interview with Nick Heyward

I Got a Lot: An Interview with Nick Heyward

From Haircut 100 to his own modern pop stylings, Nick Heyward is loving this new phase of his career, experimenting with genre with the giddy glee of a true pop music nerd.

David Crosby: Sky Trails

David Crosby: Sky Trails

David Crosby gets a second (third? fourth?) wind and releases two albums in less than a year. Good ones, too...
Luke Haines: Luke Haines Is Alive and Well and Living in Buenos Aires

Luke Haines: Luke Haines Is Alive and Well and Living in Buenos Aires

You don't know it, but you really need 79 songs about faded English wrestlers in a '70s glam style, with the occasional traditional folk song thrown in for good measure.