Ian Dury
Baxter Dury on making the cover of Ian Dury’s New Boots and Panties!!: ‘I walked into the shot and said, “Can we go now?”’
The musician and writer on bringing ‘devil art’ to the home counties – and learning to embrace his dad’s legacy
Harriet Gibsone
27, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
‘Ian Dury was a voice for the disenfranchised’: Chaz Jankel, the man who made the Blockheads funky
He wrote the music for Dury’s biggest hits, then struck out for Studio 54 in a brilliant but misfiring solo career. Jankel recalls his strange path through pop – and dodging Dury’s drunken rages
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, May, 2023 @7:44 AM
Brian Tufano obituary
Cinematographer who brought his imaginative sensibilities to films such as Trainspotting, Billy Elliot and Quadrophenia
Ryan Gilbey
26, Jan, 2023 @6:02 PM
‘I don’t like to dwell on the dark side’: Jane Horrocks on life on her own, family and first love, Ian Dury
The actor remembered her time with the maverick singer as toxic. But finding his love letters made her see things differently – and propelled her to make a drama of their time together
Simon Hattenstone
14, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM
‘I don’t want my career resurrected!’ The last orders of pub rock pioneer Mickey Jupp
After emerging from the 60s R&B scene, the songwriter skirted greatness before all but retiring to Cumbria. Now, at 78, he’s been convinced to release a collection of songs from his secret archive
Dave Simpson
29, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM
Fred Cuming obituary
Landscape artist and teacher who captured the beauty of England’s cloudy and rainy skies
Charles Darwent
21, Jul, 2022 @4:12 PM
Chaise Longue by Baxter Dury review – teenage kicks with the Blockheads
This unflinching memoir by the son of Ian Dury recalls his chaotic life with the ‘pot-soaked Fagin’ and his bodyguard
Neil Spencer
01, Aug, 2021 @6:00 AM
Baxter Dury: ‘Everything was about Dad. It was the only way he knew how to survive’
The musician talks about growing up with a pop star dad, escaping his shadow – and the 6ft 7in drug dealer who lived with them
Simon Hattenstone
31, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Alexis Petridis and Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 18, Ian Dury and the Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
The band’s signature hit throws in funk and disco to create an oddly disorienting, almost stoned groove
Dave Simpson
13, May, 2020 @8:00 AM
The greatest banned songs of all time – ranked!
Thirty years on from 2 Live Crew being banned by the Beeb, we pick 20 foul-mouthed, orgiastic outings deemed too scandalous for public consumption
Laura Snapes
14, Feb, 2019 @1:02 PM
Emeritus professors going off at a tangent | Brief letters
Brief letters: David Edgar as Toad of Toad Hall | Time-loop tales | The Blockheads | Professorial absence | Remembering trigonometry
Letters
26, Feb, 2018 @6:22 PM
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