Tim Peacock
Tim has been involved in Rock Music journalism for the past twenty years. He was a staff writer with the popular U.K weekly publication 'SOUNDS' for a number of years, writing front cover features on everything from The Doors' back catalogue to the rise of dance culture in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Since 2001, Tim has been involved with the respected online music publication www.whisperinandhollerin.com - a publication with which he is now General Editor. He has interviewed many household and/ or cult names in the rock music world over the years including Kurt Cobain, Black Sabbath, The Sex Pistols, Gary Numan, The Go-Betweens, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, Marc Almond and many more.
Originating from Manchester, he is currently based in West Cork, Ireland, but travels regularly, especially all over Europe. He is also a qualified proof reader and copy editor.
Latest Articles
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Farrell Spence: Live at De Barra's 26 March 2009
Farrell Spence's debut album A Town Called Hell was one of 2008's undervalued gems. Now based in Ireland, she's currently playing a series of intimate solo shows.
Mar 26, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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The Harder They Come Soundtrack Review
Along with the rise of Bob Marley, The Harder They Come was instrumental in bringing the sound of the Jamaican ghetto to a wider public in Britain and the USA.
Mar 8, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Bish: Surrounded By Mountains: CD Review
Bish's second album is an accomplished, but introverted indie pop album. Anyone expecting The Pogues' rowdy Celtic sound should leave their preconceptions at the door.
Mar 2, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Stiff Little Fingers:Inflammable Material Review
Released 30 years ago this week, Inflammable Material was the first full-length album to appear on an Independent label. It remains one of Punk's essential debuts.
Feb 25, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Keith Hudson: Pick A Dub CD Review
His reputation never rivalled producers Lee 'Scratch' Perry or King Tubby, but Keith Hudson's 1970s Dubwise work suggests he should be ranked among Jamaica's Greatest.
Feb 23, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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XTC:Apple Venus Volume 1: CD Review
XTC'S Apple Venus Volume 1 was released ten years ago this week. Its' quiet charms have seen it slowly establish itself as a work of pastoral genius.
Feb 15, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Aidan Moffat:How To Get To Heaven From Scotland
Having ruminated on the effects of unfaithfulness and alcohol abuse with his old band Arab Strap, singer Aidan Moffat returns with an album for the ladies.
Feb 9, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Cramps Vocalist Lux Interior R.I.P
The Cramps' legendary vocalist Lux Interior passed away at Glendale Memorial Hospital in California on February 4th 2009.His death was due to an existing heart condition.
Feb 9, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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Neil Young:Time Fades Away:On CD At Last?
After his million-selling Harvest Album, Reprise Records booked Neil Young into stadiums across the USA. They assumed he'd be playing the songs from his hit record.
Feb 3, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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New Order: Technique Album Review
Released 20 years ago this week, New Order's Technique is a near-perfect synthesis of Indie Rock and Dance Culture. It sounds just as fresh and vibrant two decades on.
Feb 3, 2009
- Tim Peacock
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