The inimitable Dr John Cooper Clarke and The Stranglers’ esteemed Hugh Cornwell will be taking their critically acclaimed collaboration ‘This Time It’s Personal’ on the road this week.

The boundary between pop lyricism and poetry or literature has long been a cause of debate, and never more so than in the recent decision to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize For Literature. The Quietus’ Luke Turner explores the frontier.

Dr John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell release ‘This Time It’s Personal’.

Dr John Cooper Clarke and The Stranglers’ Hugh Cornwell run down ‘This Time It’s Personal’ – out now – one track at a time…

Affectionately known as ‘The Bard of Salford’, performance poet John Cooper Clarke’s career has spanned some 40 years…

Two influential gents within their own fields of the arts have teamed up to release their first album.

John Cooper Clarke is currently on tour in the UK supporting Squeeze, we’ve got some images…

Dr. John Cooper Clarke will be releasing the very first Anthology of his work on 16th October.

Take a look at what we released this Record Store Day.