Jazzie B interview: “Music was so stale and stagnant when Soul II Soul came along… we caused a stir“
With the positive slogan “A happy face, a thumpin’ bass, for a lovin’ race” Soul II Soul – and its founder Jazzie B – set out to spread joy around…
Stock Aitken Waterman – fact-checking the myths
The stories behind many of Stock Aitken Waterman’s 100-plus UK hits have become the stuff of pop legend. Mark Elliott digs a little deeper into the trio’s production history and…
Depeche Mode interview: “We’ve always remained a cult thing”
In this archive interview from 2017, Rudy Bolly catches up with Dave Gahan and Martin Gore to talk about the 14th album from Depeche Mode – Spirit Depeche Mode certainly…
Adam Ant interview: “I’m proud of the fact that we actually got a record like Kings Of The Wild Frontier”
In 2017, Eileen Shapiro caught up with the mighty Adam Ant to talk about his extraordinary career… (and his landmark album Kings Of The Wild Frontier) Outrageously daring and devilishly…
Sophie B Hawkins shares new track and album details
Sophie B Hawkins, who enjoyed two of the biggest hits of the ‘90s with Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover and As I Lay Me Down, returns with her first…
Win a Family Ticket to Camp Bestival worth £1,150!
Win 1x Family Ticket (2x adults and up to 4x kids aged 17 and under) to Camp Bestival – the much loved all-encompassing family festival! Plus, choose to attend either Camp Bestival Dorset, or…
ABBA to re-release debut album Ring Ring on its 50th anniversary
To mark its 50th anniversary, ABBA are to re-release their debut album, Ring Ring. The new version, as well as its singles, will be released on 19 May and is…
Landscape to release major retrospective boxset
Cooking Vinyl, in conjunction with Landscape Music Ltd, have announced details of a major boxset celebrating the work of Landscape. Landscape A Go-Go: The Story Of Landscape 1977-83 is a…
Carol Decker interview: “That song was a hand grenade being thrown into the middle of us”
It’s 36 years since T’Pau stormed the charts with China In Your Hand and sold a million of their debut album, Bridge Of Spies. In 2017, on the eve of a…
Ruby Turner – jewel in the crown
Ruby Turner has enjoyed success at home and across the Atlantic, sung with Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood and Mick Jagger, and was part of Culture Club at the height of…