We talk about our biggest stars from the UK in music, no one is arguing with McCartney, Jagger, Elton John and George Michael, here’s another one for you, Robert Smith. He has been making records since 1979, nearly fifty years and his most recent record went top ten across the world. Let’s not also forget that he slotted in a couple of years with Siouxsie and the Banshees whilst still pushing The Cure to further success. Here’s the news though, I didn’t like Disintegratio

In the 80s we had The Chart Show, The Tube, Whistle Test and Top of the Pops so although we didn’t have YouTube and seven thousand channels we were pretty well catered for hearing new bands and music. Channel 4 put out a late night show called Max Headroom which was a computer generated host who presented music videos (it was actually an actor Matt Frewer in prosthetic make up and a rubber suit). I personally found him quite annoying, but I used to watch it as it played video

Killing Joke had a loyal live following but the record buying public had started to lose interest from Night Time peaking at number eleven in 1985. Outside the Gate scrapped in at number ninety-two just three years later, members left and the band, although not officially breaking up, went into hiatus. Original bassist Youth had left the band in 1982 and had become a well-known producer and met up and worked with guitarist Geordie on a compilation album and then suggested t