Alternating Currents

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Henry Rollins

From 1992, on the cusp of mainstream breakthrough, its rage, fury and heartbreak for the once and future frontman of hardcore expressionism

Jun 11 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout

From 1992, an in-depth chat with one of the UK's most under-appreciated masters of songwriting

Feb 20 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Don Henley

In 1992, An Eagle Takes Time To Save Walden Woods

Jan 1 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Bobby LaRoche of The Sighs

From 1992: A Northampton seed grows into pure pop... with a 2024 holiday bonus at the end

Dec 20, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs

The Furs' lead vocalist in a 1991 conversation on unity, The Osmonds and Bob Dylan

Sep 22, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Figures On A Beach

Mystified? Get serious with Boston's sonic adventurers, circa 1991.

Sep 11, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Peter Coyne of The Godfathers

Rock 'n' roll with a raw, bluesy underbelly, courtesy of 1991's 'Unreal World'

Aug 31, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Stourbridge's finest, fusing indie energy with a twin-bass attack, ready to detonate Cambridge, MA, July 1991.

Aug 18, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Simon Friend of Levellers

November 1992: The sound of social justice and musical rebellion

Jul 31, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Dave Faulkner of The Hoodoo Gurus

The Hoodoo Gurus are kicking your cassette butt. In a 'Kinky' 1991 kind of way.

Jul 3, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Peter Hooton of The Farm

From Anfield fields to indie anthems, a look back at Liverpool's band for the people.

Jun 26, 2024 •

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Too Much Joy

Dear diary... today, August 23, 1991, I spent time with some lovely fellows from Scarsdale, New York. So gentile, so refined. Then this happened...

Jun 17, 2024 •

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