It was produced by John Leckie, one of the most important and distinctive producers in British music. Leckie has had an ...

Morrissey struggled with people of power in many ways, mostly because he desired to hold a position of high influence himself. When the singles leading up to The Queen Is Dead, ‘Shakespeare’s Sister’, ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter features Dark Earth Records in Wallasey. “It’s lovely when people come and buy records, we always have conversations, the music is just sort of a seed of ...

From my first listen to The Sugarcubes’ debut album Life’s Too Good at my college radio station WNYU, I have been fascinated by Björk. Her strikingly powerful voice that is able to leap from a howl to ...

Each month our Classic Album Sundays Patreon Members gather from all corners of the globe to explore, discuss and listen to our Album of the Month online. In honour of Pride month, we will explore The ...

By the summer of 1988, the group had released It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, an album that, on the surface, appeared just as militant as its title suggested. But within each of it’s ...

The Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement winning producer, composer, and musician reveals his all time favourites.

Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her career and during the decades after her death, she has inspired some of the best vocalists of our ...

When Michale began working on 'Off The Wall' there were rumours about the demise of the Jackson 5. 'Destiny' would be the last time that the brothers would enjoy Michael’s undivided attention.

Thurston Moore provides an insight into his musical mind with Ten Excellent LPs.

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Understandably, Illmatic is an album that struggles between optimism and nihilism, as Nas strives to realise his world-beating ambitions in the midst of conflict and deprivation. Far from allowing ...