
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

The Psychedelic Furs at Kentish Town O2 Forum, London - live review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedThe ever-underrated art-rockers play all the hits and more

Gentle Giant - Three Piece Suite album review
By Chris Roberts published
Consummately curated curios from Giant’s baby steps

Eloy - The Vision, The Sword & The Pyre album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedGerman prog veterans revive their career arc

John Carpenter - Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedLegendary director-composer reanimates his oldies.

Philip Selway - Let Me Go (Official Soundtrack) album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedFirst film score from Radiohead’s dark horse

Focus - Hocus Pocus Box album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedYodelicious: a comprehensive retrospective of the Dutch masters

Gizmodrome - Gizmodrome album review
By Chris Roberts published
All-star virtuosi find their radical grooves

DO NOT PUBLISH
By Chris Roberts published
Put a rock star under enough pressure and they’ll crumble or create diamonds. Producer Tony Visconti recalls his time in the studio with Marc Bolan and T.Rex, recording The Slider and Tanx

Steve Howe/Bodast - Anthology 2/Towards Utopia album reviews
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedSecond retrospective explores Steve Howe as team player

Colin Harper - Titanium Flag album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedLimited edition ode to Arctic exploration rolls around again

The Cake And The Rain by Jimmy Webb review
By Chris Roberts published
Genius songwriter writes eyebrow-raising memoir

Art rock album reviews round-up
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedChris Roberts samples the new releases on the prog/rock boundary with The War On Drugs, Blancmonge, John Foxx & The Maths, John Sinclair, Wand, and David Palfreyman And Nicholas Pegg

Overend Watts - He’s Real Gone album review
By Chris Roberts published
Late Mott legend laughs it up

Caligula’s Horse - In Contact album review
By Chris Roberts published
Prog-metal blizzard from Oz

Dhani Harrison - In///Parallel album review
By Chris Roberts published
Beatle offspring finds his own space

David Gilmour: Live At Pompeii - DVD review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedA historic sonic eruption in a crucial Floyd crucible

Anthony Phillips - Slow Dance album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedGentle orchestral suite steps out once more

Lonely Robot at Islington Assembly Hall, London - live review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedA rare live show from Lonely Robot with support from Tilt and Kepler Ten

Mercury Rev With The Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Barbican - live review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedMercury Rev team up with The Royal Northern Sinfonia for a night to remember in London

Fish - Reissues album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedFormer Marillion man’s deluxe solo reissue campaign gets turbot-charged

Alien Sex Fiend - Fiendology album review
By Chris Roberts published
A rewarding retrospective: that’s what fiends are for

The Focus Groop - Stop-Motion Happening album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedDisorientating whispers of the modern otherworld from The Focus Groop

Ragnar Gripp - Sand album review
By Chris Roberts published
Not yet ratedAvant-garde archetype Ragnar Gripp still shimmers, four decades on
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