
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts has written about music, films, and art for innumerable outlets. His new book The Velvet Underground is out April 4. He has also published books on Lou Reed, Elton John, the Gothic arts, Talk Talk, Kate Moss, Scarlett Johansson, Abba, Tom Jones and others. Among his interviewees over the years have been David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Bryan Ferry, Al Green, Tom Waits & Lou Reed. Born in North Wales, he lives in London.
Latest articles by Chris Roberts

Spirit - It Shall Be – The Ode & Epic Recordings 1968-1972 album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Innovative and genre-bending West Coast psych-rockers get boxed

Sweet - The Polydor Albums album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Whatever happened to the teenage rampagers? This fourCD box set finds out

Holger Czukay - Cinema album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedTwists galore in blockbuster box set from late Can man

Mint Field - Pasar De Las Luces album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedTijuana shoegazers channel the greats

Grice - The Grey Of Granite Stone album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedTitle belies colours and softness, enhanced by Barbieri, Jansen and BJ Cole

Michael Rother at Jazz Cafe, London - live review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedFormer Kraftwerk and Neu! musician makes sparks fly

Hansa Studios: By The Wall 1976-1990 review
By Chris Roberts Published
TV documentary study of Heroic Berlin studio

The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy: The Best Of The McCoys album review
By Chris Roberts Published
When The Dave Clark Five postponed recording a surefire hit, The McCoys got real

Kate Bush: I’d like my music to intrude – not many women succeed with that
By Chris Roberts Published
In 1978, a 19-year-old Catholic girl from South London reconfigured the rock landscape. Forty years on, her strange phenomenon endures...

Grant-Lee Phillips - Widdershins album review
By Chris Roberts Published
A taken-for-granted talent hits rich form

Glen Hansard - Between Two Shores album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Deft Dubliner rides waves of emotion again

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Glass album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedAcclaimed artists choose not to throw stones.

Holy – All These Worlds Are Yours album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedSwede dreams up a work of genius.

Art Rock Reviews Column
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedChris Roberts samples the new releases on the prog/rock boundary.

Mooner – Tabiat album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedProbably the best Indonesian stoner psych you’ll hear this month.

Field Music – Open Here album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedPrince-endorsed prog poppers open out.

Death And Vanilla – The Tenant album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Polanski Marmite re-scored by Malmo minimalists.

Aerosmith: In Full Flight by Tony Mottram book review
By Chris Roberts Published
Limited-edition collection of intimate photos of the band

Wonderous Stories: A Journey Through The Landscape Of Prog by Jerry Ewing review
By Chris Roberts Published
Prog magazine editor literally writes the book

Sonja Kristina - Anthology album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Double-CD retrospective charts curveball career

Skids Burning - Cities album review
By Chris Roberts Published
The Skids are coming… back with a bang

XTC - Black Sea album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedXTC expansion series enters deep dark ocean

No-Man - Returning Jesus album review
By Chris Roberts Published
Not yet ratedSteven Wilson and Tim Bowness’ 2001 spaced odyssey, resurrected
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