Kris Needs
Kris Needs is a British journalist and author, known for writings on music from the 1970s onwards. Previously secretary of the Mott The Hoople fan club, he became editor of ZigZag in 1977 and has written biographies of stars including Primal Scream, Joe Strummer and Keith Richards. He's also written for MOJO, Record Collector, Classic Rock, Prog, Electronic Sound, Vive Le Rock and Shindig!
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Not yet ratedSedate but captivating string treatments of Tull faves.

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Last gang in Brixton celebrate 20th anniversary with career peak

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Not yet ratedUK merry vinyl pranksters unleash wildly diverse December shower

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Glam-punk lives as veteran band re-form

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Not yet ratedFallen Traffic wind magician gets sumptuous box set monument

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Late legend gatecrashes his own posthumous tribute album

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Mini-movie of historic Good Friday show in Cuba

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They looked like a band of bruddas, yet beneath the fringes the Ramones were plagued by trauma, illness and bullying from the outset to the bitter end

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Not yet ratedPeter Hammill's full 1981 concert gets the seal of approval on DVD.

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Not yet ratedSpaced-up sledgehammer doom from North Wales – with a seductive secret weapon.

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Not yet ratedFolk titan self-releases his early-70s trilogy on wax

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Pre-70s boogie-psych from Aussie scene royalty.

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Finally, maligned or sniggered-at glam rock has its consummate academic work

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Page-turningly compelling account from author of acclaimed Jeff Beck book.

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Astonishingly definitive archive-rummaging monolith captures 40 years of post-Mott Hunter

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Humble hobo gets reflective on eighth album

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Not yet ratedKeith Relf’s seminal but short-lived classical rockers Renaissance caught live

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Not yet ratedBeautiful and brain-boggling, maximum thrust with minimum fuss; that's Van der Graaf Generator's latest album

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Bruce’s tale again, with sumptuous pics

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The Leeds-based quirky post rockers' third album is more many-headed Mothra than much-loved monster

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Solo blueprint for early-70s blues-rock behemoths
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