After making major waves with their debut The Hurting in 1983, Tears For Fears returned with a new sound two years later with Songs From The Big Chair… Having achieved a level of…
Dexys interview: “The pop thing was fun”
Usually a band averse to nostalgia, the announcement that Dexys are touring their most successful album Too-Rye-Ay for its 40th anniversary was a shock –until it became obvious there’s a…
Top 40 Stevie Wonder songs – year by year
In this Top 40 list of Stevie Wonder songs we take a chronological slice through some of the very best of ‘Little Stevie”s work, spread across a remarkable six decades… …
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Led by supercar-loving eco warrior Jay Kay, the Jamiroquai albums merged 70s funky soul with disco and electro… Emergency On Planet Earth Released 1993 Chart Positions UK No.1 US –…
90s dance – the essential playlist
90s dance offered up some timeless bangers. In this playlist we count down our favourite top 40 dance tracks from that classic decade. You couldn’t move for the sheer number…
Trevor Horn interview: Dire Straits Legacy
In this Trevor Horn interview, the iconic producer tells us about how he’s keeping his bass-playing chops in shape as as a member of Dire Straits Legacy… As the man…
Interview: Richard Coles remembers the Communards
After more than a decade as TV’s go-to vicar, it’s easy to forget how influential Rev Richard Coles was alongside Jimmy Somerville in political pop mavericks Communards. It seems a…
Top 20 80s pop duos
In this list of the top 80s pop duos we look at how, in music, two is sometimes better than one… Contrary to De La Soul’s hip-hop classic, three isn’t…
Top 20 posthumous pop releases
In this list of the 20 best posthumous pop releases, we look at the songs that just HAD to see the light of day… Death isn’t automatically a barrier to…
Your instant guide to Talking Heads
Nearly 50 years ago, a bunch of art-school misfits named Talking Heads were adopted by the New York City punk scene. They went on to become the new faces of…