Leonie Cooper
Leonie Cooper is a music and culture journalist with over fifteen years experience writing for publications such as The Guardian and NME.
The Unsung – Dorothy Ashby’s innovative harp was the sound of emancipation
If ‘jazz harp’ sounds like the kind of thing shady government forces would use to extract top-secret information out of unwilling intelligence agents, then...
The Unsung: the strength and vulnerability of Karen Dalton
You don’t forget Karen Dalton’s voice in a hurry. A quivering, quavering thing that veers tirelessly between strength and vulnerability, for the past 60...
The Unsung – Dalida is France’s answer to Madonna
For the French amongst us (bonjour et merci d'avoir lu ceci), the name Dalida is every bit as legendary as fellow mononymous pop queens...
TREMORS// Don’t call Bria a country band
Living through a pandemic is bad enough, but add a break-up on top of it and you’ve got yourself a recipe for your own...
Amyl and the Sniffers: “Humans are all just weirdos”
Amyl and The Sniffers
Whatever you think about Amyl & The Sniffers frontwoman, Amy Taylor, is likely all wrong. Leonie Cooper meets the Melbourne punk-rocker...
The Unsung: Marian Anderson, sublime, segregation-defying contralto
A champion of Civil Rights and a singer in possession of a moody, instantly recognisable contralto, the name Marian Anderson might not ring too...
The Unsung: Alice Bag, punk’s true revolutionary spirit
While certain UK punks were doing their best to be controversial by flirting with fascism (Sid Vicious's thing for a swastika remains as stomach-churning...
The Unsung: Mistress Mary, cosmic and comic country enigma
In amongst the carefully curated reversions on ‘Cuntry Covers Vol. 1’, the dreamy, western-indebted debut EP from Bria – Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay...
The Unsung: Judee Sill’s talent shone through tragedy
Fifty years ago Judee Sill released her gorgeous debut album. At just over half an hour long, the 11 tracks that make up ‘Judee...
The Unsung: Mariska Veres gave psych-rockers Shocking Blue an intriguing edge
If you’ve ever wondered where Claudia Winkleman pinched that thick glossy fringe and hardcore eyelinered style from (aka the only thing I watch Strictly...