Simple Minds – Direction of the Heart review

Interviewed in Q prior to the release of Street Fighting Years in 1989, Simple Minds front man Jim Kerr was … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #32 Television – Marquee Moon

Released: 1977 Call it fate, call it lack of imagination, call it whatever you want, but many of the records … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #31 Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland

Released: 1979 Six weeks after Boogie Wonderland’s release Steve Dahl held his knuckle dragger’s ball in Chicago; perhaps the outcome … More

Blancmange – Private View review

Normally in music terms people are reunited with other band members, but for Blancmange – effectively Neil Arthur and friends … More

Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours (30th anniversary edition) review

1992 was one of those years where whether you were dancing at five am in a field or getting tinnitus … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #41 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – American Girl

Released: 1976 Tom Petty once said rock n’ roll was the ultimate road trip companion “I think the music is … More

100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #33 Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On

Released : 1971 Speaking five years after What’s Going On had helped to cement him as one of the most … More

October 2022’s New Music Playlist

Update 14.10.22 LOADS of new stuff from here from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Architects, Gojira, Plaid, PVA, The Orielles, Stormzy, … More

Pixies – Doggerel review

Writing quiet loud, two minute punk rock songs about weird stuff is now the USP of many a band, but … More

September 2022’s Best Albums

Album of the month Beth Orton – Weather Alive Read about it here. Also great.. Suede – Autofiction The Mars … More