The Vinyl Countdown # 1455

Rowland S. Howard, Pop Crimes (2009)

An unforgettable record, this. For many reasons. Firstly, the music is great – and it was a comeback/reminder but mostly for me this album triggers memories of the time I interviewed Rowland S. Howard. And he told me – flat out – on the phone that he was dying. He said he needed a blood transfusion and without it he w…