
Kirsty in her own words
This section contains loads of interview transcripts from various publications and broadcasts. Hughlights include:
- Coverage of Kirsty’s early 80s career in Smash Hits and Record Mirror, including a very early interview from July 1979
- The mid 80s, with Record Mirror and Smash Hits
- A fanzine interview with Johnny Moped and Robert Plant, with Kirsty making a cameo appearance!
- Some light hearted coverage of the Pogues era
- Decent articles from ‘Kite’ promotion from International Musician, Q, the NME and Cut.
- ‘Electric Landlady’ coverage from the Guardian and Melody Maker
- A long interview with James Bennett (originally on Andrew Rogers’ Kirsty site)
- Gilbert Blecken and The Times poring over ‘Titanic Days’
- Kirsty’s story as told to Karen O’Brien in 1994
- ‘Galore’ promotion via Caitlin Moran and the San Mateo Times
- The major discography focused features from Record Collector and Goldmine from the mid 90s
- Excellent articles from 2000 in The Independent, The Sunday Times and Caitlin Moran again for The Times
- Top coverage of ‘Tropical Brainstorm’ from Straight No Chaser and fRoots.