Before The Tube, there was kids’ TV show Razzmatazz which brought small screen anarchy to the masses. Presenter Lyn Spencer and producer Malcolm Gerrie tell the tale of how this…
Spotlight: Thomas Dolby – Aliens Ate My Buick
We remember the third studio album by Thomas Dolby, 1988’s Aliens Ate My Buick… My Matt Phillips Thomas Dolby has never played it safe. And, true to form, in April…
Popscene – C86
Your at-a-glance guide to some of our favourite sub-genres What is it? Sometimes conflated with soundalike sub-genre ‘jangle-pop’, C86 was the term given to a particular brand of introspective, lo-fi,…
Inside London’s Ministry Of Sound
Rave culture may have been dead at the hands of the Tory government in the early 90s, but a series of superclubs, spearheaded by the mighty Ministry Of Sound, were…
Leee John interview
With 1982’s smash Just An Illusion and second album In The Heat of The Night, UK soulsters Imagination went global. Leee John reflects on his band’s career… Imagination were quite…
Moby interview: “I think ‘Heroes’ is one of the geatest songs written in the 20th century”
The latest album by Moby, Reprise, puts a classical spin on some of his biggest hits. We talked to the electronica icon about the lack of nuance in modern music,…
The story of 1982 in music
A trip down memory lane as we remember the best music of 1982… Rumour has it, that Britain’s first new No.1 of 1982, Bucks Fizz’s Land Of Make Believe, was…
Toyah Willcox interview – “I know that starting my career as third gender limited me”
When the world fell silent in 2020, Toyah Willcox decided it was time to make some noise. The result was Posh Pop, the singer’s first album in 13 years –…
Remembering Madonna: Truth Or Dare
In 1991, Madonna invited cameras backstage, into her dressing room and even her bed for Truth Or Dare, which lifted the lid on what went on behind the scenes of…
Jam & Lewis interview: “You have to live life to be able to write about it”
Jam & Lewis redefined R&B and pop, working with Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, George Michael and a host of other greats. Now, they’re finally making their own album as artists.…