Robyn Hitchcock

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Robyn Hitchcock

PopMatters debuts "20 Questions", a weekly feature of short, sassy questions aimed to encourage playful responses that reveal the gist of the artist. We couldn't think of a better person to start with than the witty and clever Robyn Hitchcock. [11 February 2008]

The Best Re-Issues of 2007

From '60s soul to bluegrass and Krautrock to post-punk, PopMatters counts down the year's best re-issued albums. [19 December 2007]

Robyn Hitchcock: Storefront Hitchcock / Jewels for Sophia

These reissues of two late '90s Robyn Hitchcock albums find the surrealist singer-songwriter in prime form. [2 August 2007]

Reviews

Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains in New York [DVD]

Good performances of great songs, but there's nothing to see here, people. [20 November 2009]

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: 18 April 2009 - Chicago

It’s no wonder people go to great lengths to see Robyn Hitchcock in concert. [20 May 2009]

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: Goodnight Oslo

For his second outing with the Venus 3, Robyn Hitchcock both tightens up his songs and adds to his arrangements with vocal harmonies and horns. The result is another winner. [13 February 2009]

Robyn Hitchcock: Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death… and Insects [DVD]

An interesting, if brief (at 59 minutes), look at Hitchcock's craft that goes off in a couple of intriguing directions. [25 March 2008]

Robyn Hitchcock: I Wanna Go Backwards

This glorious five-CD box set contains remastered editions of three of Robyn Hitchcock's very best solo albums, plus two discs of mostly great non-LP cuts. [30 November 2007]

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: Olé! Tarantula

If you like catchy guitar pop with imaginative lyrics, Olé! Tarantula deserves a spot on your shelves. [9 October 2006]

Robyn Hitchcock

Hitchcock is compared to his English brethren John Lennon and Syd Barrett, but it's with Dylan that his true alliances lie. [19 April 2005]