Good Pop, Bad Pop

If further proof was needed that Jarvis Cocker is a national treasure then please turn to Exhibit A… Good Pop, Bad Pop (2022) The premise is that Jarvis Cocker is cleaning out his loft. He explains the significance of an incredible array of ephemera. For example, toys or sticks of chewing gum or old p......more

Please actually write part two, Jarvis, and not at tortoise speed if at all possible.......more

Here on the continent, we like to laugh about the British "not like the other girls" bursts of entitlement that politically culminated in Brexit, but you have to give it to the Brits: They have Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, and from here, he looks like Cool Britannia personified, an enviable national......more

This is not your typical music autobiography. Instead of telling his story from childhood to fame in the conventional way, Jarvis Cocker (lead singer of Pulp) describes it through the objects he has stored over the years in his attic. It helps that he is a major hoarder, and averse to change - among......more

For me, Pulp’s breakthrough album, A Different Class was a special record: great melodies and witty memorable lyrics. Lead singer Jarvis Cocker also gave interesting interviews to the press. Later on when Pulp split, I began following Jarvis’ equally interesting solo career. However, I have been want......more