Graeme ThomsonSep 12, 20203 minSmall Hours coverage My John Martyn biography, Small Hours: The Long Night Of John Martyn, has been out now for two months. More so than ever, I would love fo...
Graeme ThomsonJul 12, 20201 minSmall Hours - Exclusive VideosBack in March, I asked five artists I know and admire if they would like to help launch Small Hours virtually (this was, of course, right...
Graeme ThomsonMay 27, 20201 minMay piecesI interviewed the writer Pete Paphides about his memoir, Broken Greek, for the book pages of the Radio Times, and wrote a column for the ...
Graeme ThomsonApr 18, 20201 minApril 2020 articlesI have written the cover story for the new Uncut magazine. It is about Prince’s purplest purple patch (1984-1986), with the central focus...
Graeme ThomsonApr 14, 20201 minJohn Martyn biography, Small Hours, coming July 9Now available for pre-order. More information here
Graeme ThomsonMar 11, 20191 minMark Hollis 1955 – 2019I was very sad to hear of the death of Mark Hollis on Monday, February 25, 2019. The music he made with Talk Talk, and the solo album he ...
Graeme ThomsonJul 26, 20171 minCowboy Song – PopMatters reviewA tremendously positive 10 / 10 review of Cowboy Song has appeared on PopMatters: ‘It is … difficult not to acknowledge that Cowboy Song ...
Graeme ThomsonJun 16, 20171 minCowboy Song – US PressCowboy Song in the US includes reviews by Under the Radar, Austin Chronicle, and a feature in Houston Press. I was also pleased to get co...
Graeme ThomsonJun 16, 20171 minCowboy Song – Spanish EditionOut now, published by Es Pop Ediciones, in rather fine style.
Graeme ThomsonMay 3, 20171 minCowboy Song – US editionCowboy Song is published in the US this week, by Chicago Review Press. It is available at all the usual outlets, including Amazon and Bar...
Graeme ThomsonFeb 16, 20171 minCowboy Song: paperbackCowboy Song is out now in paperback in the UK & Ireland
Graeme ThomsonJan 31, 20171 minBehind The Locked Door: US paperbackBehind The Locked Door was published in paperback in the US at the end of 2016. Here are recent reviews from the Houston Press and from R...
Graeme ThomsonSep 9, 20166 minLewis Merenstein: “It was so beautiful, it was hard to take.”Lewis Merenstein, who has died, produced Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, and executive-produced the follow-up, Moondance. I interviewed an o...
Graeme ThomsonMay 28, 20164 min‘I can’t sing that, I can’t sing that, I can’t sing that…’ Kevin Rowland, 2012Dexys Midnight Runners have a new album out: Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish Country & Soul. In 2012, I chatted to Kevin Rowland at t...
Graeme ThomsonApr 3, 20162 minCowboy Song coverageThere has been lots of activity around the publication of Cowboy Song on February 25. Here is a summary of some of it, with links where o...
Graeme ThomsonFeb 22, 20161 minWords & GuitarsAs part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote about a handful of my favourite music books for Words & Guitars
Graeme ThomsonFeb 17, 20161 minThin Lizzy – 10 of the BestAs part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote a 10 of the Best feature on Thin Lizzy for the Guardian.
Graeme ThomsonFeb 15, 20161 minBBC Radio 4 Today programmeI spoke about Cowboy Song on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Also features Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham. You can listen to the featur...
