As John Cooper Clarke prepares for his Irish tour, he talks music, mad gigs, top fashion tips, and giving up heroin

SINGER Johnny Cash burst onto the music scene in June, 1955, when his double A-side ‘Hey Porter’ and ‘Cry, Cry, Cry’ reached no 14 in the US country charts.

It’s the centenary of John Wayne’s birth, and among the many titles launched to mark the occasion is Rio Bravo Special Edition (Warner, 24.99) a classic Howard Hawks western, with Wayne playing Sheriff Chance, who is determined to hold a prisoner against a gang of desperadoes.