I knew Richard Hawley had played with Pulp before becoming a solo artist but I recently listened to him on a podcast and found out he was...

Prince one of the few genuine pop starts who could do the lot, sing, write, dance, produce and play any instrument and in the 80’s...

Suzanne Vega is probably best known in the UK for her number two hit with DNA, Tom’s Diner. I remember the single Marlene On the Wall...

July 1996, I saw the reformed Sex Pistols on their Filthy Lucre tour at the SECC in Glasgow. SLF supported. Our main talking point from...

The same line up as Hex survived for this although sadly this is Marc Riley’s last album as him and Smith had run their course even...

Since I started the site one album keeps coming up, I had heard of it but never listened. Whipping Boy were a four piece from Dublin and...

Michael Head is currently on a high with a recent top ten album and magazines voting Dear Scott the album of the year. It’s been a long...

Four guys came together, led by Miles Hunt, in 1986 as The Wonder Stuff it was quickly established that Hunt was not afraid to say what...

Ball Park Music are a five piece from Australia who whilst well respected in their home country have not troubled the UK charts. This is...

I recently read Debbie Harry’s autobiography, she talks about being able to start smoking in her sixties, I thought, why would you want...

Considering their relatively short career and discography The Bluebells have survived well in the minds of the UK music world. This is...

January 1995 my son was born, hard to justify buying CDs when nappies and milk feed needs paying for. There's no Internet or mobiles so...

The first fifty seconds as the radio is re tuned with a snatch of Sex Pistols and the late great Terry Hall of The Specials and then in...

If you live in the UK and are of a certain age you will remember a terrible lunchtime programme on BBC called Pebble Mill. I must have...

The fifth album arrives and according to testaments back then Smith was claiming this was The Fall’s last album. I cannot see that as...

Whether you like his music or not you have to admire Julian Cope. He has ploughed his own field for years releasing albums through his...

I was sent a DM asking me to review this album, I had to respond and admit I had never heard of Kae and was told it was an acquired...

So, we are back with John Peel and Janice Long. They were both essential listening back in the day, last Christmas was certainly a wee...

Tracey from California was working with guitarist Mike Jones and phoned her sister Melisa to fly over to the UK. Madness had split up in...

At nineteen I went to a record fair with a young lady. She bought Denise LaSalle My Toot Toot, and I bought a BAD bootleg of a concert I...