Our little tribute to Dave McArtney – who passed away today at the age of 62 – is this interview, conducted by Gary Steel, and published way back in 1981.
Interviews
Music and movie related interviews
Rickie, Don’t Lose My Number
Gary Steel loves Rickie Lee Jones, who performs in Auckland this coming week. Below, he explains his love affair, and makes public for the first time an interview with the singer-songwriter conducted in 2003. See below for ticket giveaway!
Apple Improvisations
Gary Steel revisits his first-ever trip to New York, and his chat with a music hero, avant guitarist Fred Frith.
Blast From The Arse – A STATE OF MIND
Gary Steel interviewed XTC’s Andy Partridge during the group’s NZ tour in 1980, and heard about fear of flying and nervous breakdowns.
Blast From The Arse: THE CROCODILES 1980
The Crocodiles were a late ’70s/early ’80s NZ band. They were really good. Here’s an interview with them.
FROM THE ARCHIVES – Hawkwind
The surprising, depressing, yet strangely hilarious story of Hawkwind’s tour of New Zealand. Compiled, and interviews conducted, by Gary Steel.