I was recently told that today, Friday the 25th of September is National One hit Wonder day. No, it’s the...
Firstly the jazzy bridging segue from preceding track Optimistic into In Limbo proper. To the Elliptical arrangements that sound like...
In 1994 guitarist Bernard Butler left Suede in acrimonious circumstances, finding creative solace in the bosom of David Mcalmont...
In the 1990s a picture of John Noakes (the children’s TV presenter of the 1970s) was used to sell vodka,...
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Lady Gaga, cultural pop provocateur, subverting tabloid culture from the inside as some 21st century femen Warhol, or talentless, crass,...
With Dave Steward‘s musical skills and Annie Lennox‘s supple soulful vocal acrobatics the Eurythmics writing partnership proved hugely successful throughout...
Neil Tennant was 60 yesterday, the possessor of a talent for giving voice to pop songs of exquisite quality, elegance...
I moved to London in 1993. At the time my musical tastes had taken a turn for the worst and...
So despite the fact that you are probably heartily tired of lists by now, we begin our run down of...
A poll of 700 people that was designed to launch the largest ever experiment into what makes music memorable organised...
Album Covers are probably as subjective as the music on the records they house, but today I have one question for you....
“Libraries gave us power/Then work came and made us free/What price now for a shallow piece of dignity?!” Hollers James...
On the (belated) occasion of Blur‘s relaunching as a working band, I’d like to examine the secret history of a...
“Manchester So much to answer for” Suffer Little Children, The Smiths Manchester is as steeped in heritage as the old...
The weather is turning, the leaves are turning brown and there’s the smell of Autumn in the air, so we...