Leonie Cooper
Leonie Cooper is a music and culture journalist with over fifteen years experience writing for publications such as The Guardian and NME.
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...
The Unsung: Wanda Jackson, the undisputed Queen of Rockabilly
No one – and I mean no one – has ever worn fringe better than Wanda Jackson. The undisputed Queen of Rockabilly, I’ll get...
The Unsung: the original hypeman, Cynthia Robinson
There’s a moment in 'Summer of Soul' – a new documentary that details the unfairly forgotten Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 – in which...
The Unsung: the singular, counter-cultural spirit of Karen Black
A couple of weeks ago I pulled on my very best cowboy boots – and yes, I do have a sliding scale when it...
The Unsung – Pearl Harbour was the gem of 80s rockabilly
San Francisco’s Pearl Harbour and The Explosions were a pretty neat new wave band; all sharp shoulders and tight riffs and with one minor...