Add a dash of Elvis Costello, a drop of Joe Jackson, a spoonful of Van Morrison, and a sprinkle of pub rock and you have yourself a fine recipe for the sounds of Graham Parker — although Parker’s ...

It only stands to reason Graham Parker would want to document the live performance that comprises 5 Old Souls. Cloud Symbols (100% Records, 2018) was an utterly remarkable return to form. With uncanny ...

Released in 1976, Graham Parker and the Rumour's "Howlin' Wind" was a crucial link between pub-rock and punk. The cantankerous British singer-songwriter's punchy roots-rock was soon emulated by Elvis ...

The first song on the Pretenders’ new Relentless album is “Losing My Sense of Taste.” The title comes from the Covid symptom, but the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde flips its meaning from one’s taste for ...

At 56, Graham Parker has lost little of the caustic bile that informed so much of his best work of the mid- to late ’70s. Always mislabeled as “angry,” Parker’s songs can better be described as surly ...