September 18, 2006
THE hair is gun-metal grey and the trademark black polo-neck sweater has vanished, but Lloyd Cole is still recognisable as the one-time centrepiece of Lloyd Cole & The Commotions. Nevertheless, sitting over an afternoon beer reflecting on his career, the singer notes how growing old can present something of a challenge when it comes to selling records.
September 13, 2006
Under ett halvt sekel, från Elvis Presley till Nirvana, har rockmusiken handlat om två saker: uppväxt och döden. Allt det som breder ut sig däremellan medelåldern är outforskad mark.
December 12, 2004
Friends reunited
Two decades after splitting up, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions re-formed this year, older, little wiser, and no less likely to argue over a curry. Here bassist (turned Observer …
November 19, 2004
Since the advent of rock’n’roll, most teenagers and dumb people have learned about sex through music. This has been proved recently by some researchers somewhere. I won’t insult you by citing the exact study – you probably know the one I’m talking about. It was done in America. It was an excellent study. One of the very best.
October 29, 2004
High noon in the Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow. Gammon and pineapple on the menu and Wham on the television. Look around and it could still be 1984, not 2004. Especially …
October 18, 2004
Can you believe its 20 years since the release of Rattlesnakes?
Some days it feels like 50 and some days it doesnt seem so long. When you think of 20 years …
October 16, 2004
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
When you’re in your teens the music you hear is also who you are, you find a group of people who like the same thing as you, …
October 11, 2004
THERE IS A show on music channel VH1 called Bands Reunited. The premise is simple: the programmes presenter approaches the various musicians from a long-defunct but reasonably-successful-in-their-day outfit (usually from …
October 6, 2004
With a Hammersmith Apollo show on Oct 15, plus a singles comp and a special twentieth-anniversary edition of his classic ‘Rattlesnakes’ (both out now) we gave Lloyd Cole a tinkle. …
October 2, 2004
I drive/ride … a little silver Subaru. If I have time to myself … I play golf. Apparently, Iggy Pop and Nick Cave play too, they just don’t admit to it. You wouldn’t know it but I’m very good at … packing. Suitcases, car boots, anything.