20 QUESTIONS / 001 / RICHARD “AMPO” HAMPSON / IS IT BALEARIC?
Where are you based and is this your home town?
Interview / Nick Logan / Publisher & Editor / The Face / Smash Hits
Any regular readers of Test Pressing will know I am a big fan of The Face. For me they covered youth culture in an intelligent way at a time when the culture itself was vibrant, colourful and exciting. The man behind The Face was Nick Logan, named the most innovative magazine man of his generation...
The NME / DJ Harvey Piece / New Hard Left
Sometimes I feel like the only old articles I post are DJ Harvey ones but maybe that has just been recently but we’re not running the fan club honestly. I don’t even get the guru thing as I said before. I just think he’s a good bloke who stuck to his guns, throws a great...
Simon Jeffes Interview / Womad
This interview with Simon Jeffes of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra is from 1985 and comes from the Womad compilation Talking Book Volume One: An Introduction. Jeffes was a true great in our book and this is a lovely interview giving a little insight into the Penguin Cafe. (Please excuse the good doctors dodgy scanning ha.)...
INTERVIEW / STUART LEATH / EMOTIONAL RESCUE / EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
Interview took place 13:30 GMT, 22:30 JT. One was about to go for a run, the other was opening a bottle of wine. Dr Rob (DR) / First question, who are Emotional Rescue & Emotional Response? Stuart Leath (SL) / Emotional Response & Rescue are me and Chris Galloway. It’s just me and Chris. Though...
David Rodigan / Interview
As Rodigan gets his well earned MBE for services to broadcasting I thought I’d run this little interview that I did for a website I was working on for Kiss a few years back. David Rodigan is an industry legend, period. For the last 30 years he’s spread good, good reggae and dancehall to the...
The Face / D-Train / The Dance Express
Piece by Robert Elms with photography by Kate Simon. Taken from The Face, July 1983.
Vox / David Crosby On Drug Abuse
Taken from Vox magazine July 1993. Interview by Steve Mains, photography (nice image!) by Barry Marsden. ‘I could get drugs delivered quicker than a pizza…’.
i-D / DJ Of The Month / Tony Humphries
Taken from i-D July 1992. We went to see Tony Humphries DJ at the Hacienda once. We were on the dancefloor and it all kicked off between some of Humphries crew and some of the Manc lot. “Hey man I’m with Tony Humphries” they said in a ‘you-can’t-touch-me-kind-of-way’. “I’ll blow your legs off pal” came...
Phil Mison / An Evening With / Mixtape
Be rude not to write about this one… A whole night with Phil playing music for just over a fiver will be brilliant from the off. I’ll not say much more but recommend heavily and for more information you can go here. While on the subject of Phil, Faith Fanzine asked Phil to do them...
NME / Real Wild Child / Raul Orellana Interview
From the NME 14th October 1989. I like the bit about him and Weatherall going record shopping… Thanks to Phil Mison.
Mike Allen / DJ / Presenter / Capital Radio Legend
I love the internet and its ability to move you around a topic. The other day via Facebook I saw a Groove Records rundown from the Mike Allen Capital Rap Show and then had a dig about and ended up finding an interview with the man himself courtesy of long time B-Boys the Essex Rockerz...
The Face / Barney Bubbles Interview
This one comes from The Face in November 1981 and is a great interview with celebrated graphic designer Barney Bubbles. If you are interested in reading more on Mr Bubbles there is a great book out that has recently been updated. Love the self portrait.
i-D / Jah Wobble / Boy’s Own Ad
While on the subject of Boy’s Own and all things related here’s another piece from the same i-D as the Rocky and Diesel piece with Jah Wobble talking about hooking up with Weatherall for ‘Bomba’ and a nice ad from the Boy’s Own crew. Sample quote – ‘Ream Italian house music at it’s pumping best.’...