Roxy Music took a brief hiatus in the late ’70s for some much-needed R&R and solo projects. Manifesto, their returning to the scene in 1979, is very much a transitional album, wading through ...

I n hindsight, more than forty years after their last studio album, it is hard to listen to Roxy Music without having the nagging question of “what might have been?” running through your head ...

It turned out to be quite a while, but in 1979, a new Roxy Music album appeared. Manifesto had a crowded disco scene on its cover, but the dancers seem to be mostly mannequins.

As Roxy Music went on hiatus, ... 40 Years Ago: Roxy Music Releases First Live Album, ‘Viva! ... when the band would begin work on Manifesto.

It was 1974 and Roxy Music was playing in Birmingham, England, supporting their third album, Country Life, when a 14-year-old John Taylor, along with his schoolmate (and later Duran Duran bandmate ...

Roxy Music also performs Sept. 28 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. I recently had the chance to do a Zoom video chat with Manzanera about the highly anticipated road show.

Roxy Music took a brief hiatus in the late ’70s for some much-needed R&R and solo projects. Manifesto, their returning to the scene in 1979, is very much a transitional album, wading through ...