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The Lowdown
Featuring a gobby frontman with the theatrical nous of Jim Morrison, a Frank Sinatra croon and Leonard Cohen’s melancholic sensibility, Echo & the Bunnymen forged grandiose soundscapes out of punk…
The Lowdown – Talking Heads
Nearly forty years ago, a bunch of art-school misfits were adopted by the New York City Punk scene. They went on to become the new faces of new wave, their…
The Lowdown – The KLF
Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty completely disrupted the musical landscape of the early nineties. And then they vanished, attempting to take all trace of their work with them. A quarter…
The Lowdown – The Police
Given the anti-establishment ethos that fuelled the punk movement in the late Seventies, it’s remarkable that the big breakout act from that scene was a new-wave trio fronted by a…
The Lowdown – Eurythmics
Starting out as the tourists, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox ended up traversing the globe as international pop stars – thanks to a prolific output of classic, (mainly) synth-based pop…
The Lowdown – New Order
After forming from the ashes of Joy Division, New Order soon established themselves as one of the UK’s most successful Art/Pop groups. Here we take a close look at the…
The Lowdown – The Human League
Since their formation at the height of punk in late-SEVENTIES Sheffield, The Human League have proven to be one of the country’s most resilient acts. It’s time to take a…
The Lowdown – Depeche Mode
For more than three decades, Depeche Mode have been quietly conquering the world. Here, we discover how the band came together, before taking a look at their best bits.