Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951) is an English music journalist. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends
His first experience in journalism came 1970 when he was asked to contribute to the satirical magazine Oz. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oz was first published as a satirical humour magazine between 1963&ndash69 in Sydney, Australia and in its second and more famous incarnation became In particular, he contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue, and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial. Schoolkids OZ was Issue 28 of the Oz magazine famous for being the subject of a high-profile Obscenity
He then wrote for IT (International Times), before decamping to the New Musical Express in 1972 for which he wrote until around 1986. The International Times ( it or IT) was an underground paper started in 1966 in central London, UK The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Subsequently 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. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. MacUser is a fortnightly computer magazine published by Dennis Publishing Ltd The New Statesman is a British Left-wing political Magazine published weekly in London. Not to be confused with The American Prospect magazine Prospect is a monthly British general interest Magazine The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Guitarist is a monthly magazine published by Future Publishing. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media.
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
- Blues on CD: The Essential Guide, (1993), ISBN 1-85626-084-4
- Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and Post-War Pop, a musical biography of Jimi Hendrix, ISBN 0-571-20749-9. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter 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. John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer This was shortlisted for the Gleason award.
- David Bowie: An Illustrated Record, with Roy Carr, ISBN 0906008255
Broadcasting credits include:
- "The Seven Ages of Rock" (BBC2, 2007) as series consultant and interviewee
- "The South Bank Show" (ITV, 2006) Dusty Springfield - interviewee
- "Inky Fingers: The NME Story" (BBC2, 2005) - interviewee
- "Dancing in the Street" (BBC2) - series consultant
- "Jazz From Hell: Frank Zappa" (BBC Radio 3) writer and presenter
- "Punk Jazz: Jaco Pastorius" (BBC R3) writer and presenter
- "The Life and Crimes of Lenny Bruce" (BBC R3) writer and presenter
He has also sung and played guitar and harmonica as "Blast Furnace" with the band Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves. Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves were a London UK-based blues and rhythm 'n' blues band flourishing in the 1970s and 1980s
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