Wilko review – the life and riffs of a pub rock pioneer, with a stonking star turn
Jonathan Maitland’s drama about the Dr Feelgood guitarist, played by Johnson Willis, is a nostalgic celebration of an Essex legend
December 2022
Tribute to the electric guitar struck a chord with us
In 2022 we needed ways to connect with ourselves: thank God for the guitar
John Harris
November 2022
Letter: Wilko Johnson obituary
Wilko Johnson’s second act was every bit as belligerent and explosive as his first
Alexis Petridis
Wilko Johnson: Dr Feelgood guitarist and punk forebear dies aged 75
Wilko Johnson obituary
July 2022
‘I don’t want my career resurrected!’ The last orders of pub rock pioneer Mickey Jupp
After emerging from the 60s R&B scene, the songwriter skirted greatness before all but retiring to Cumbria. Now, at 78, he’s been convinced to release a collection of songs from his secret archive
June 2020
Wilko Johnson on life in lockdown: I just want to visit my corner shop again
The musician, who cheated death a few years back, looks forward to the end of his strict isolation at home in Southend
February 2017
My first love song: musicians remember the soundtracks to their teenage crushes
A shaggy Texan, a firebreathing dancer, Liz Taylor … stars relive their first loves – and the tunes that bring them back
December 2016
Culture webchats
‘As long as there are hairbrushes, people will sing’ – the best of 2016’s webchats
Jon Bon Jovi’s key change killer, Gemma Arterton’s weep-off with Glenn Close, the weirdest thing that ever happened to Harry Shearer … here are the highlights of 2016’s culture webchats
June 2016
Book of the day
Don’t You Leave Me Here: My Life by Wilko Johnson – review
The wild-eyed Dr Feelgood musician reveals how it felt to live under a death sentence in this moving, rambling memoir
May 2016
Culture webchats
Wilko Johnson webchat – your questions answered on cancer, biscuits, guitars and learning Latin
The Dr Feelgood musician on everything from being given 10 months to live, recording an album in the 11th month, how music has changed and why biscuits are bad news
December 2015
Status Quo/Wilko Johnson review – trance boogie and bluesy pub rock
Cult heroes
Cult heroes: Lee Brilleaux, the bluesman who helped kickstart punk rock
August 2015
Cambridge folk festival review – Rhiannon Giddens ‘just beautiful’
Giddens was a revelation in a festival in which American bands dominated, and Punch Brothers proved they’re one of the most inventive acoustic bands on the planet
July 2015
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson review – rocking against the dying of the light
Infomania
Wilko Johnson, everything you need to know in one handy infographic
The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson review – a sparkling tribute to a diamond geezer
Saturday interview
Wilko Johnson: ‘I can’t get my head around the idea that I’ve got a future’
