Julian Cope is a singer, poet, occultist and photographer who has enjoyed a 30-year career, and is described by his Bloomsbury book publishers as a 'visionary rock musician and musicologist, hip archaeologist and one-time front man of the Teardrop Explodes.'

During that time, Cope has released over 20 solo albums, countless collaborative projects, and six acclaimed books, including his autobiography Head-On and the much-lauded Krautrocksampler. His latest book One Three One, has received ecstatic reviews.

Cope began his career as bass player in the Liverpool punk group The Crucial Three, alongside future Echo & The Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch, before forming the Teardrop Explodes. This band enjoyed a four-year reign as a Top Ten chart act.

In the late '80s, Cope made his welcome return to the charts with the single 'World Shut Your Mouth', and attendant album Saint Julian, which was followed in the '90s by acclaimed albums Peggy Suicide, Jehovahkill and Autogeddon.

In early 2015, Cope will release a new 'Best Of' compilation covering the years 1999-2014, entitled Trip Advizor.