Julian Cope
Julian Cope is British a musician and writer. His debut novel, One Three One: A Time-Shifting Gnostic Hooligan Road Novel, was published in 2014.
Liverpudlian indie hero Paul Simpson: ‘I could have made a masterpiece but I was too damaged’
The Wild Swans frontman also formed bands with Ian McCulloch, Ian Broudie and Julian Cope – and was Courtney Love’s flatmate – but admits to being a peripheral voice in Liverpool’s music scene. A new memoir could change that
Margaret Curtis obituary
Megalith enthusiast who did much to further understanding of the Calanais stone circle and other ancient sites of the Isle of Lewis
Courtney Love in Liverpool: the Scousers who taught the grunge icon how to rock
In 1982, a tearaway called Courtney Love blazed into the city, intoxicated by its exploding post-punk scene. We reveal the feuds, filched raincoats and grotty flats that set her on the path to stardom
Julian Cope review – chaotic cult hero doesn't compromise
Warmth, humour and real depth lie behind the dense beard and sunglasses of this eccentric artist, whose 40 years of baffling discography never fails to entertain
Frankie! Eurythmics! Tina Turner! Peter Ashworth's 80s pop mavericks - in pictures
From Adam Ant to Julian Cope, the pop stars of the 80s were bold, brash and big-haired. Photographer Peter Ashworth realised their wildest visual fantasies
Five of the best… new gigs
Drake and Cabbage: this week’s best UK rock and pop gigsCatch the hip-hop superstar and the politically charged Manchester five-piece. Plus: The Blue Aeroplanes, Anna Meredith and Julian Cope
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: songs about feminismOur reader picks the best of your nominations on the theme – from sarcastic punks and accidental celebrations to a war on the glass ceiling
Julian Cope on Celts: Art and Identity at the British Museum – video
Julian Cope on Celts: my wild romance
How we made
The Teardrop Explodes: how we made RewardJulian Cope, singer: ‘I became the acid king – I would ride imaginary horses to the studio’
Julian Cope review – from ripping yarns to ragged pop
Drug-fuelled epiphanies and enduring melodies abound in the psychedelic raconteur’s career retrospective, writes Dave Simpson
My family values
Julian Cope: My family valuesThe musician and author on being kicked out by his parents when he failed his A-levels, how his mother’s love of poetry has influenced his songs, and learning from his children
Murdo MacLeod's portraits of authors at the 2014 Edinburgh international book festival, part II
From George RR Martin to Phill Jupitus and Ali Smith, Murdo MacLeod has been turning his lens on more authors
One Three One: A Time-Shifting Gnostic Hooligan Road Novel review - Julian Cope's far-out tale of fighting and time travel
This strange, funny and exuberant novel pitches hooligans against a Dutch cult on Sardinia. Only Cope could get away with this, says Sam Jordison
Saturday interview
Julian Cope interview: 'I live in a visionary state … I'm a wild beast'Simon Hattenstone: Julian Cope was training to be a teacher when he got waylaid by rock stardom. After the Teardrop Explodes, he became an eclectic, an antiquarian, and most recently the author of his first novel – which might just be a work of genius
Julian Cope pulls out of Belfast festival because of 'security situation'
Organisers of Out to Lunch arts festival receive email from singer after dissident republican bomb in city's Cathedral Quarter
Nicholas Lezard's choice
Copendium: An Expedition into the Rock'n'Roll Underworld by Julian Cope – reviewLike the music he is celebrating, Cope's informative tome is loud and irreverent with an underlying intelligence, writes Nicholas Lezard
Old music
Old music: Julian Cope – Charlotte AnneMaxton Walker: It was a record so good, so beautiful, that Radio 1 played it twice in a row one Saturday morning
A marathon evening with the arch-drood that, like his career, is bonkers here, brilliant there and goes on a bit, writes Dave Simpson
The Teardrop Explodes: Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition
LSD lover and Princess Di eulogiser Julian Cope was once almost sunshine pop's golden boy. Alexis Petridis rewinds to a superb debut
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Saturday interviewJulian Cope interview: 'I live in a visionary state … I'm a wild beast'Simon Hattenstone: Julian Cope was training to be a teacher when he got waylaid by rock stardom. After the Teardrop Explodes, he became an eclectic, an antiquarian, and most recently the author of his first novel – which might just be a work of genius
