Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963) is an English musician and frontman for the band Pulp. Through his work with the band, Cocker became a figurehead of the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s. Following Pulp's hiatus, Cocker has led a successful solo career, and currently presents his own radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music, Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service.
Jarvis Cocker - A Room for London
Hear the best bits from Jarvis' Sunday show from a Room for London.
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- Official homepage at jarviscocker.net
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/JarvisCockerVEVO
- MySpace at myspace.com/jarvspace
- Wikipedia article on Jarvis Cocker
- Last.fm page on Jarvis Cocker
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Jarvis Cocker
- MusicBrainz entry on Jarvis Cocker
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Latest News Stories
News from the BBC
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Cocker lands nocturnal radio show
Tue 6 Mar 2012 13:07
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker is to host a new late night factual programme for Radio 4 about...
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Singer-composer Dory Previn dies
Wed 15 Feb 2012 13:00
Dory Previn, the US singer and composer who collaborated with former husband Andre on...
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Cocker appointed editor-at-large
Wed 12 Oct 2011 13:04
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has been appointed editor-at-large of book publisher Faber...
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BBC Reviews
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Further Complications 2009
Reviewed by Ian Wade
Remains one the world's finest pop entities. Long may he confuse, delight and wonder.
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Jarvis 2006
Reviewed by Shalinee Singh
Sadly much of this album sounds plodding and bland, while his often bizarre lyrics can...