Wreckless Eric may be best known for his 1977 UK hit “Whole Wide World” but he’s got a catalog full of great songs that showcase his low key, off-the-cuff style. 1996’s 12 O’Clock Stereo, recorded as ...

When you listen to the seventh album in 40 years from English punk great Wreckless Eric, entitled Construction Time & Demolition, it’s not before long a wave of horns, fuzz guitars and fanfare hits ...

Their wedding didn't make headlines like those of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley or Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Indeed, the union of Eric Goulden and Amelia McMahon was an ...

You may recall that punk/new wave great Wreckless Eric tested positive for coronavirus a couple weeks ago. As he wrote then, he continued to write and record through it all: “I feel almost ok when I’m ...

Back in the ’70s, Wreckless Eric (born Eric Goulden) was part of Stiff Records’ stable of new-wave eccentrics, along with the likes of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and Ian Dury. While achieving some ...

The debut 10” single from a new Manchester outfit is as stimulating as its A-side title. W.H.lung are that rare creature, a guitar band with an original-ish sound. In the melting pot of comparisons ...

Punk-era songwriter Wreckless Eric wrote his biggest hit, “The Whole Wide World,” when he was a teenager in Hull, England; it’s about the love of his life, who “probably lives in Tahiti,” and the trip ...

“I’m a bit confused right now,” sighs Eric Goulden. He’s just spent eight hours driving from Edinburgh to London, and it’s nearing midnight local time as we speak on the phone. Yet he’s still eager to ...

When not busy with his band Young Fresh Fellows or his other band R.E.M. or his other band Tuatara, Scott McCaughey keeps himself busy with his side project, The Minus 5. For each of its seven albums, ...

Power pop veteran Wreckless Eric has tested positive for COVID-19, the artist revealed in a lengthy blog post today (April 19). “I haven’t actually been very well in the past three or four weeks—chest ...

The British singer-songwriter who came to prominence during the punk-rock era of the late 1970s sings about his adopted homeland in his new album, amERICa. Critic Ken Tucker has a review. This is ...

Hailing from Sussex, England, singer-songwriter Wreckless Eric gained notoriety in the U.K. punk-rock scene in the late '70s. As an artist on the influential Stiff Records label, he became known for ...