Far from the dilettante playboy his image suggested, could the shapeshifting Robert Palmer be one of the most underrated singer-songwriters of his era? We reassess his chameleon-like solo career and…
Leilani interview: pre-millennium precious treasure
As her debut album Precious Treasure is released, we catch up with 90s pop star, Leilani In the timeline of classic pop, Leilani comes after the anything-is-possible spirit of 80s…
The Lowdown – Peter Gabriel
In our latest Lowdown feature we look at the essential albums and singles of Peter Gabriel… When Peter Gabriel, the overtly theatrical prince of prog rock announced he was leaving…
Focus On: Bristol
It may have a reputation for being the laid-back home of trip-hop, but punk had a profound effect on Bristol, a city where seeing a Pop Group could be an…
The House That Jack Built
When Jack Your Body by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley reached No.1 in 1986, it opened the floodgates for a musical revolution. Josh Gray turns house historian for a look at its…
The Lowdown – The Cure
In our latest Lowdown, we look back on the albums and singles of The Cure… Of all the bands that emerged in the aftermath of punk in the late-Seventies, few…
Alannah Currie interview: “For a couple of years the three of us had a real laugh”
In this archive interview from 2017, Thompson Twins’ Alannah Currie remembers the band’s early days… By Jenny Valentish Behind the imposing doorway of the Sisters HQ in Borough, south London,…
Jazzie B interview: “Music was so stale and stagnant when Soul II Soul came along… we caused a stir“
With the positive slogan “A happy face, a thumpin’ bass, for a lovin’ race” Soul II Soul – and its founder Jazzie B – set out to spread joy around…
Stock Aitken Waterman – fact-checking the myths
The stories behind many of Stock Aitken Waterman’s 100-plus UK hits have become the stuff of pop legend. Mark Elliott digs a little deeper into the trio’s production history and…
Depeche Mode interview: “We’ve always remained a cult thing”
In this archive interview from 2017, Rudy Bolly catches up with Dave Gahan and Martin Gore to talk about the 14th album from Depeche Mode – Spirit Depeche Mode certainly…