In the mid to late 90’s I lived in Hyndland in Glasgow and was told that Belle & Sebastian practised in the parish church that was about...

Marc Riley gone and long-term manager Kay Carroll away as well, but the big news was that they had a new guitarist. An American Laura...

I used to subscribe to Uncut magazine, and they gave Deserter’s Songs album of the month. I was in record shop in Partick and there it...

We are on a band that I know the name again, but I have never heard a note of their music. A quick look on the internet shows they have...

Simple Minds hit the big time in 1985 with Don’t You Forget About Me. They had been slowly building up momentum but this took them into...

Melody Maker made Gene the Brightest Hope of 95 and with comparisons with The Smiths the band quickly found an audience. This was their...

My first ever purchase, their name stencilled onto my schoolbook, my much more knowledgeable friend informing me they had got rid of the...

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...