Ian Chapman

A song by Kiwi teenage sensation, Lorde, is being used by Otago University's music department to help teach students the principles of a great pop song. To tell us what makes her song such a fine… Audio

On 3 July 1973 on stage at the Hammersmith Oden theatre in London, David Bowie killed Ziggy Stardust. Stardust was a glam rock superstar from Mars created by David Bowie. Otago University comtemporary… Audio

Ian Chapman reviews Peter Ames Carlin's Bruce, the biography of The Boss, New Jersey's most famous son Bruce Springsteen. Audio

Written by Neil Young, published by Viking, reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

Edited by Wendy Pond & Paul Wolffram, published by Victoria University Press and reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

By Lesley Ann Jones, published by Hodder and reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

Ian Chapman reviews 'Ray Columbus - The Mod Father: Life and Times of a Rock 'n Roll Pioneer' by Ray Columbus with Margie Thompson, published by Penguin. Audio

Starman: David Bowie the Definitive Biography, was written by Paul Trynka, published by Hachette Sphere, and reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Music. Written by Chris Bourke, published by Auckland University Press, reviewed by Ian Chapman. Audio

Ian Chapman is a lecturer in Contemporary Music at the University of Otago. His specialist subject is the pop culture of the 70's, an era he demonstrates his ongoing commitment to by driving a… Audio

Musician, writer, academic and 1970s cultural fetishist; his memoir of the era is Glory Days: from Gumboots to Platforms. Audio