Martin Aston

At its peak, Flying Nun was New Zealand’s Rough Trade, Mute, Factory and 4AD all rolled into one; and yet the label remains tragically...

I first wrote about Bob Dylan for Radio Times in 2005 when BBC's Arena strand showcased Martin Scorcese's No Direction Home, about, "a...

To mark fifty years since his debut album and this week’s release of unearthed demos via Light In The Attic , I told the tale of one of...

In 1998, I interviewed British actor Gary Oldman, fresh from his directorial debut, the grim, harrowing Nil By Mouth . Yet his latest...

In 1991, I interviewed the British film director Derek Jarman for the New Zealand arts magazine Planet, after he'd made Edward II, based...

My ‘Pulp years’ began here, with a live review in 1986, for Melody Maker. It was the first step towards what became a book published in...

John Grant’s debut solo album Queen Of Denmark deservedly won MOJO Magazine’s album of 2010. I interviewed him about the MOJO victory...

Linked to the BBC documentary on the “Queens” of country music, I interviewed country superstar Tanya Tucker, DJ Bob Harris and...

15 records by unsung LGBTQ+ pioneers In 2015, I wrote about Jackie Shane for my book, Breaking Down the Walls Of Heartache: How Music...

October 15 7pm: Spiritland's killer sound system presents the forgotten queer pioneers of popular music, such as Fred Barnes, Gene Malin,...

Chris Hewitt’s new book, Martin Hannett: His Equipment And Strawberry Studios , has inspired a ten-record introduction to the late,...

Lush's announcement of their first shows in 20 years had a different ring than comparative band reformations because of what brought them...

From Throwing Muses to The Breeders to Belly to solo-world, to reunions; it's been quite a trip for Tanya Donnelly. Here is my 4AD...