BUY ONLINE NOW Interviews Chuck D (Legendary rapper and primary voice of political rap group Public Enemy) By David Ma
Beth Jeans Houghton (Singer, songwriter, and leader of Beth Jeans Houghton and The Hooves of Destiny) By Trisha Doyle Ken Bruen (Irish noir novelist. His works include The Guards and Priest) By Michael A. Gonzales Le Galaxie (Irish dance music group) By Karen Lawler Adrian Tomine (cartoonist and illustrator for The New Yorker and his own comic series, Optic Nerve) By Sam Weiss Akintola Hanif (Photojournalist, filmmaker and editor-in-chief of groundbreaking culture magazine Hycide) By Colm Gorey Cry Monster Cry (Folk duo) By Jonathan Keane RawDeal (Rapper and head of the record label Raw's House) By Dean Van Nguyen The Sanctuaries (New York-based indie band) By Nadene Ryan Rob Salkowitz (author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture) By Elaine Burke Pablo Nouvelle (Swiss musician and filmmaker) By Simon Mee Rick James (Funk icon who sadly passed away in 2004. This in-depth interview is previously unpublished) By Charlie Braxton
Also Includes Back to Fashion The 2009 film The September Issue took viewers behind the scenes at Vogue’s New York office, documenting the creation of their largest-ever issue and leaving many to wonder where the hype surrounding the all-important September issue of the magazine originates. By Niamh Hynes I Was a Teenage Prog Nerd One music obsessive outlines his long-standing love affair with progressive rock. By Joe Tangari and more
The new issue of One More Robot compiles interview features with a wide variety of musicians, authors, filmmakers, artists and many other noteworthy people. The 11th edition features conversations with... Chuck D Rapper and primary voice of legendary political rap group Public Enemy Beth Jeans Houghton Singer, songwriter and freak-folk artist (Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose) Rob Salkowitz Author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture RawDeal Rapper and head of the record label Raw's House David Stern Frontman of New York band The Sanctuaries Akintola Hanif Photojournalist and filmmaker
Michael Le Galaxie Member of Irish dance music group Le Galaxie (Laserdisc Nights 2) Ken Bruen Irish crime-noir author (The Guards, Priest) Adrian Tomine Cartoonist and illustrator for The New Yorker and his own comic series, Optic Nerve Rick JamesDeceased funk music pioneer (interview previously unpublished) And loads more interviews besides. Also includes our look at the September fashion craze, prog rock and regular album reviews, including new releases by Jessie Ware and Joe McKee. New issue out later this month. For the latest news please 'like' us on Facebook.
Years ago, while preparing to write an
essay on Burt Bacharach, my good friend and mentor, the late writer Tom
Terrell, said, "Everybody is always talking about Bacharach, but nobody
ever talks about the great lyrical contributions of Hal David".
Up until that time, I hadn’t thought about Hal David one way or other. Burt, of course, was the cool symbol of the sixties, much
like an American version of James Bond, while Hal was "just the
writer". Yet, as singer Dionne Warwick once told me, "If it wasn’t for
Hal David, people would just be humming".
Listening closely to
lyrics, with "Windows of the World" and "Message to Michael" being
favorites, I realized just how powerful a pop lyricist Hal David really
was.--Michael A. Gonzales
