Like Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker and David Bowie, Cale has discovered a dark new energy in older age
By Graeme Thomson
The posthumous leveling out of Bowie into default ‘icon’ status makes him far less interesting
By Graeme Thomson
‘I was adopted and grew up in a family where none of us looked alike. I never fit in. It’s not uncomfortable for me’
By Graeme Thomson
The story behind the first and finest anthology of ska, rocksteady and reggae
By Graeme Thomson
The sole survivor of one of the most influential bands of the 20th century discusses taking risks, playing badly and ignoring the Brits
By Graeme Thomson
The gulf between what he settles on being and what he could still be is heartbreaking
By Graeme Thomson
There are real flashes of genius in albums such as One Nite Alone…
By Graeme Thomson
Doo-wop’s elder statesman on Buddy Holly, Dylan and King David
By Graeme Thomson
