Consider for a moment the unnerving prospect of creating a follow-up to one of the most passionately celebrated debut albums of the 21st century. This was the daunting task facing Australian band The ...

Each month our Classic Album Sundays Patreon Members gather from all corners of the globe to explore, discuss and listen to ...

Since the 1980s, Gilles Peterson has been a pivotal figure in the club and festival scene, renowned for his genre-defying ...

My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless is a myth inside and out; this is not a record that is meant to be completely understood. Loveless is MBV frontman Kevin Shield’s magnum opus, the most iconic shoegaze ...

After seeing the Sex Pistols perform at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in 1976 and inspired by their DIY ethos and lack of great musical ability, several attendees ran out to form their own ...

“I just wanted to cram everything into a record that these people had ignored which left me everything.” – Lou Reed to Joe Smith for blankonblank The era of the late Sixties usually brings to mind the ...

As the 1980s drew to a close, hip hop had reached a pivotal moment. Whilst a potential for empowerment in mainstream rap had so far remained largely un-tapped, in favour of escapist music built for ...

It’s not Mr. Mister’s fault that I hate them. It’s Train’s for referencing them in “Hey Soul Sister,” a song that gets stuck in my head for days on end and makes me want to put a drill through my ...

Talking Heads’ 1979 album ‘Fear of Music’ saw the band exploring new musical possibilities. Spurred by producer Brian Eno, the band experimented with sounds and the lyrical themes became more dark and ...

After a two successful studio albums with Rough Trade Records, the then-leading record label of indie rock in Great Britain, fans and critics alike saw The Smiths to be at the top of their game in ...

Ahead of our special event with ‘An evening with Gilles Peterson’ on November 12th to celebrate the release of his Sun Ra compilation ‘To Those Of Earth… And Other Worlds’ on Strut Records we asked ...