Guess who just got back today?

That wild-eyed pop culture journalist who'd been away...

So, yeah, fun news this morning: Q Magazine, my employer since August 2023 (even though I had to keep it under my hat until several months after that), sent me a letter saying that it was ceasing publication as of today, which means so goes my first full-time employment in a dozen years.

It was a business decision, as all these things inevitably are, but it must be said that I never doubted it was anything but that. There was no way it could’ve been anything but that, because all six of us - that’s right, there were only ever six full-time writers for this new incarnation of Q - worked our goddamned assess off from the start of our employment until this morning.

We worked our shifts, worked before and after our shifts, and delivered consistently top-shelf content that was, to our way of thinking, exactly the sort of thing that a new incarnation of Q Magazine should offer. Everyone was amazing, because we all loved what we were doing, and we all want to make it the best possible publication we could. I can’t say that I’ve never been in such a mutual admiration society of a work environment before, but that’s definitely what this was. We had an instant camaraderie and an instant appreciation of each other's efforts.

Because I was doing anywhere from two to four news stories a day (depending how many interviews I might be conducting or transcribing throughout the rest of the day), I won’t post all of my interview links here, but I will give you a quick rundown of everyone I talked to, just in case you missed any of them. And, yes, I have a lot of content that never actually ended up on the site, so rest assured you’ll be seeing that here. I might have to put some of it behind a paywall, because I have a kid in college now, y’know, but I hope you’ll help support me - and her, and obviously my wife as well - as you’re able.

And, hey, why not buy a copy of my book?

In the meantime, though, here’s every interview I did for Q…

WILL HARRIS: THE Q INTERVIEWS

Stephen Duffy: Still Enthusiastic After All These Years

Peter Frampton on His Latest Live Album, the State of His Health and the Best Bit About Being on The Simpsons

Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub on the Band’s Ironically-Titled New Album, Nothing Lasts Forever, and More

Nick Heyward on the 40th Anniversary of North of a Miracle and Other Efforts from His Solo Catalogue

Glenn Mercer on the Feelies’ Live Album of Velvet Underground Covers, Their Connection to Jonathan Demme, and More

Graham Parker Still Makes Records Because He Still Writes Songs - Simple As That

Robert Fripp on 50 Years of (No Pussyfooting), Working With Brian Eno, the Future of King Crimson, and More

Mariel Loveland of Best Ex on Leaving the Candy Hearts Behind and the Partial Delusion Required to Make It in Music

Madness’ Suggs on the Band’s First No. 1 Album, Covering Supergrass, and the Importance of Norton Folgate

Phil Manzanera Has Put Roxy Music Back on the Shelf, But He and Andy Mackay Are Still Together

John Douglas of the Trashcan Sinatras Reflects on the Sudden Top 10 Success of Cake After 33 Years

Dave Alvin on the Blasters’ Legacy, Playing with the Third Mind, Writing Music for John Waters, and Opening for Queen

Martin Fry of ABC on Beauty Stab Turning 40 and Surviving Critical Slings, Arrows, and Accusations of a Sophomore Slump

Billy Idol on Making a Concert Film at the Hoover Dam, Collaborating with Miley Cyrus, and Almost Playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2

Andy Mackay Discusses His New Collaboration With Phil Manzanera and Some Famous Freelance Gigs Outside of Roxy Music

Jason Isaacs on Transforming Into Cary Grant for Archie, Children Not Recognizing Him as Lucius Malfoy, and His Love of Bob Marley

Rosanne Cash on Re-Releasing The Wheel, Starting Her Own Record Label, and Working With the National

Stewart Copeland on the Origins of Klark Kent, the End of the Police, and His Adoration of Oysterhead

def.fo on Combining “Folk, Psychedelic, Indie, Trip-Hop, and Whatever Else” to Create His Debut Album, Eternity

The Record That Changed My Life: Alex Winter on John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

Gary Clark on His Journey from Danny Wilson to John Carney and Getting Oscar Short-Listed for His Songs for the Film Flora and Son

Colin Newman Revisits His Most Recent Solo Album, Recalls Wire Working With Steve Albini, and Discusses the Dangers of Music Snobbery

Crispian Mills on the Return of Kula Shaker’s Original Lineup, Moving Between Music and Film, and Doing a Song With the Prodigy

Wesley Stace Prepares to Embark on His First UK Tour in 15 Years

Jon Cryer on Extended Family, the Original Ending of Pretty in Pink, and How My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade Changed His Life

Karl Bartos on Scoring The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Visiting America With Kraftwerk, and His First Introduction to the Beatles

Jonathan Banks on His New Apple TV+ Series Constellation, Working With Noomi Rapace, and His Love of Hoagy Carmichael

Real Estate’s Martin Courtney and Alex Bleeker on Recording Their New Album in Nashville and Having Fun With Producer Daniel Tashian

Bruce Hornsby on His New Album, Collaborating With Spike Lee, and Playing With Everyone from Bob Dylan to Brandon Flowers

Rick Wills on Joining Foreigner, His Experiences With the Group, and His Stints with Roxy Music, Bad Company and the Small Faces

Dan Boeckner on His First Ever Solo Release and a Deep Dive Into His Black Catalog, Including Operators, Handsome Furs and Wolf Parade

Courtney Taylor-Taylor on the Dandy Warhols’ New Album, Befriending David Bowie, and Singing ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ with Love & Rockets

John Lurie on the Soundtrack to Painting With John, Selling the Lounge Lizards on Late-Night TV, and His Friendship With Flea

Howard Jones on 40 Years in Music, Jamming With Stevie Wonder, Collaborating With Daryl Hall and the Surreality of Live Aid

Nick Laird-Clowes on the New Dream Academy Box Set, Seeing the Damned With Marc Bolan, and Marching Alongside John and Yoko

Jim Reid on the New Jesus and Mary Chain Album, Being Traumatized by Lollapalooza, and an Unfortunate Iggy Pop Incident

Pete Wylie on His New Compilation, Teach Yself Wah!, His Early Days in Liverpool With Ian McCulloch and Julian Cope, and So Much More

Dave McCabe on the New Zutons Album, Working With Nile Rodgers, and the Epic Saga of “Valerie” & How Amy Winehouse Came to Cover It

The Lemon Twigs on Their Origins, Working With Sean Lennon, and Their Eternal Musical Trifecta: the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Todd Rundgren

Lou Barlow on Contributing to Metal Machine Muzak, His Desire for a Dinosaur Jr. Christmas Album, and Having an Unlikely Top 40 Hit With the Folk Implosion

Fishbone Makes a Major Lineup Change: A Chat with Chris Dowd