A Certain Ratio issued Factory Records’ first single-artist release, May 1979’s All Night Party/ The Thin Boys, and were arguably the first white post-punk group to go funky – it’s…
Morrissey – Low in High School review
As a shy wallflower parsing the meaning of every gesture around him, Morrissey’s charm was always his mixture of shrewdness and insecurity. Lately, however, his conviction he’s always right has…
Bjork – Utopia review
All is full of love, apparently, on Bjork’s ninth album; but for whom it’s never quite clear. What they’ll make of it, too, is anyone’s guess. Björk’s work has become…
U2 – Songs of Experience review
“If you like Songs of Innocence,” Bono wrote on U2’s website within hours of the announcement of their 2014 album, “stay with us for Songs Of Experience. It should be…
Beck – Colours review
To change or not to change: it’s a question musicians regularly confront, with the answer usually ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’. After nailing a style down so…
The Godfathers of Pop – Chris Difford interview
Squeeze have always been among the most literate of bands. Their biggest hits, the kitchen sink drama Up The Junction and the country-style Labelled With Love, are like three-minute novels…
The Godfathers of Pop – Captain Sensible interview
As a founder member of The Damned, Raymond Burns – better known as Captain Sensible – was at the cutting edge of punk. In 1982, however, he found a whole…
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The Bowie Years Volume 1 – On sale now!
From Mod to Stardust… The Bowie Years Volume 1 is on sale now On the anniversary of his death The Bowie Years celebrates the life, music and legacy of the…