Kieron Tyler | The Arts Desk

mon 21/07/2025

Kieron Tyler

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Bio

Kieron Tyler has contributed to Britain's MOJO magazine since 1999 and is the author of 'Smashing It Up: A Decade Of Chaos With The Damned', the critically-acclaimed and definitive biography of the first decade of the pioneering British punk rock band. His writing has also appeared in Billboard (America), The Guardian, i (the newspaper), The Independent, Les Inrockuptibles (France), Music Week, Q, Rumba (Finland) and Ugly Things (America).

Articles By Kieron Tyler

CD: Man Duo - Orbit Thursday, 17 August 2017 Read more...	CD: Dent May - Across the Multiverse Monday, 14 August 2017 Read more...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Noise Reduction System Sunday, 13 August 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Fairport Convention Sunday, 06 August 2017 Read more...
CD: Girl Ray - Earl Grey Monday, 31 July 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Marylebone Beat Girls, Milk of the Tree Sunday, 30 July 2017 Read more...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Ramones Sunday, 23 July 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Anne Briggs Sunday, 16 July 2017 Read more...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Silhouettes & Statues - A Gothic Revolution Sunday, 09 July 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Beach House Sunday, 02 July 2017 Read more...
CD: Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder Wednesday, 28 June 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Shelleyan Orphan Sunday, 25 June 2017 Read more...
DVD/Blu-ray: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage Tuesday, 20 June 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: Lynn Castle Sunday, 18 June 2017 Read more...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Pop Makossa Sunday, 11 June 2017 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: The Doors Sunday, 04 June 2017 Read more...

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