Robert Johnson, Shakespeare and the rock star image of Martin Amis

Put through the boil-wash of enquiry and hung upon the washing line of truth this week you’ll find the following one-size-fits-all garments …

… which acts are fading from memory and who’ll be remembered in 50 years’ time?

… how Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Warren Zevon addressed mortality – (‘My Ride’s Here', ‘Enjoy Every Sandwich’ ...).

… actors who’ve made albums.

… the photo that changed the perception of Johnny Cash.

… why you should watch the Pet Shop Boys’ new BBC interview, Reel Stories.

… the prog star who stage-invaded Jacob Rees Mogg’s speech at the Conservative conference.

… “Nothing will ever beat the first time you hear yourself on the radio”: Sting and the law of diminishing returns.

.. how Will Self capsized his own career.

… how Shakespeare and Robert Johnson’s reputations were both made by a ‘Greatest Hits’.

… Brian Jones’s fall from grace.

... who invented the term ‘goth’?

.. and the genius of Andy Rourke.

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