Charles Shaar Murray

His first experience came 1970 when he was asked to contribute to the satirical magazine '' Oz ''. In particular, he contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue, and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial.

He then wrote for '' IT (International Times) '' before decamping to the '' New Musical Express '' in 1972 for which he wrote until around 1986 . After that he worked for a number of publications including '' Q Magazine '', '' Mojo '', '' MacUser '', '' New Statesman '', '' Prospect '', '' The Guardian '', '' The Observer '', '' The Daily Telegraph '', '' Vogue '', '' Guitarist '' and '' The Independent ''.

In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books:

''Shots From The Hip'', ISBN 0-14-012341-5, selected writings from his first two decades as a journalist

''Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop'', a musical biography of Jimi Hendrix , ISBN 0-571-20749-9. This won the Ralph Gleason Music Book Award .

''Boogie Man: Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American 20th Century'', a biography of John Lee Hooker , ISBN 0-14-016890-7. This was shortlisted for the Gleason award.

Broadcasting credits include:

He has also sung and played guitar and harmonica as "Blast Furnace" with the band Blast Furnace And The Heatwaves .

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