MUSIC IN A WORD, VOLUME 3

PREFACE............................................................................................ 1
INTERVIEWS...............…................................................................... 9
David Bowie...................................................................................... 14
Bryan Ferry....................................................................................... 19
Radiohead............................….......................................................... 22
Dusty Springfield.................…......................................................... 30
Isaac Hayes...........................…......................................................... 33
Yo La Tengo............................…........................................................ 39
John Cooper Clarke........................................................................ 43
Nick Lowe.......................................................................................... 49
Donald Fagen.................................................................................... 54
Morrissey........................................…................….............................. 57
Richard Ashcroft (The Verve)............…......................................... 65
Rory Gallagher...................................….............…............................. 67
Lesley Gore.........................................................…............................ 72
Stray Cats............................................................…............................ 75
Adam Ant..............................................................…........................... 90
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark............................................. 96
Luscious Jackson........................................................................... 103
Paul K(opasz)........................................................…........................ 106
FEATURES & ESSAYS..............................….................................. 110
Television....................................................….................................... 111
CBGB / Hilly Kristal........................................................................ 123
IPU Convention / Calvin Johnson………………….………………………..... 135
Bad = Good (Sometimes)...............................…............................. 139
Matador Records............................................................................. 142
Bettie Serveert................................................................................. 144
They Might Be Giants...................................................................... 145
Fountains of Wayne..................................................................…..... 149
The dB's.......................................................................................….... 158
Bryan Adams..................................................…...........................…... 161
Algebra Suicide.............................................................….............…. 165
Dogs Are Us....................................................................................….168
LINER NOTES...............................................................…................. 171
Electric Light Orchestra / Jeff Lynne / The Move.................... 173
Johnny Thunders..........................................................................…. 190
Blondie..........................................................................................…... 196
Dictators.........................................................................................…. 199
Generation X...............................................................................….... 201
Yardbirds / Chris Dreja.......................…..........................…............. 204
T. Rex.............................................................................................…... 211
Graham Parker and the Rumour.................................................... 213
Rezillos..................................................................................…........... 215
Humble Pie............................................................................…........... 217
Soul Asylum / Daniel Murphy......................................…......…........ 221
OBITUARIES...........................................................................…....... 222
Vivian Stanshall.................................................…............................. 223
George Harrison............................................................................... 224
Lou Reed...................................................................................…....... 225
Ian Dury......................................................................................…...... 226
Barry Kramer / Rick Whitesell....................................................... 227
Lester Bangs..................................................................................... 230
BOOKS.................................................................…....................…..... 231
Let It Blurt..................................................................................…...... 232
Ron Wood..................................................................................…...... 235
Roxy Music................................................................................…...... 236
Mansion on the Hill....................................................................…..... 237
Where Dead Voices Gather............................................................. 238
Talking Heads.........................................................................…........ 240
Mona Simpson.........................................................................…....... 242
Tony Parsons.............................................................................…..... 247
ONE-OFFS....................................................................................... 249
Sid and Nancy: Love Kills................................................................ 250
Rockin’ the (New) Fillmore (East)................................................. 251
Trouser Press Presents the Best of America Underground…... 252
New Music Seminar......................................................................... 254
Tail Chasing....................................................................................... 255
HELLO, IT’S ME............................................................................... 257
POLLING PLACE............................................................................. 293
PARTING SHOTS......................................................................….... 347