In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester’s sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny, changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a ?polysyllabic excursion though ...

John Cooper Clarke Journeys from Manchester to the Moroccan: It felt like all of L.A.’s English residents were at the Moroccan Lounge on Saturday evening to see the Bard of Salford himself, Dr. John ...

The weather in NYC on Saturday was soupy as hell; it had threatened to rain all day but never really did so the humidity was thick and clung immediately. It was hot enough in the stands at Forest ...

John Cooper Clarke is nursing a tumbler of rum in a wood-panelled London boozer. “It’s Havana Gold. Unspiced. The one pirates drink,” he says, impishly flashing a mouthful of gold teeth worthy of ...

Liverpool-based skate label Lost Art has announced a new collaboration with legendary U.K. poet John Cooper Clarke. The capsule celebrates Clarke’s autobiography I Wanna Be Yours, which was released ...

Poetry phenomenon and British cult icon John Cooper Clarke is back on tour in the UK in November 2024 for an exclusive ...

John Cooper Clarke at the Moroccan: Fans of old school, classic British punk will know the name John Cooper Clarke. The Mancunian punk poet laureate made a name for himself articulating the plight of ...

John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. His unique poetry was put to music by producer Martin Hannett and a band of Mancunians The Invisible Girls. Seminal ...

The Godfather of Punk Poetry. A cult icon. A lyrical genius. A razor-sharp wit. Dr John Cooper Clarke—Salford’s original punk poet performs at this year’s Southport Comedy Festival with a brand new ...

Salford, UK’s legendary punk poet, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, was in NYC this past weekend for two nights at Joe’s Pub (April 7 & 8). While 2016’s ’This Time It’s Personal’ found JCC to possess a crooner ...