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Toyah Willcox interview – “I know that starting my career as third gender limited me”
When the world fell silent in 2020, Toyah Willcox decided it was time to make some noise. The result was Posh Pop, the singer’s first album in 13 years –…
Remembering Madonna: Truth Or Dare
In 1991, Madonna invited cameras backstage, into her dressing room and even her bed for Truth Or Dare, which lifted the lid on what went on behind the scenes of…
Jam & Lewis interview: “You have to live life to be able to write about it”
Jam & Lewis redefined R&B and pop, working with Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, George Michael and a host of other greats. Now, they’re finally making their own album as artists.…
Stephen Duffy talks Dr Calculus
Stephen Duffy’s great lost album Designer Beatnik was part of the short-lived Dr Calculus project. In this interview from 2021, we take a look at the often overlooked experimental ode…
Remembering Manchester’s Haçienda nightclub
Manchester was primed for an era-defining mecca of music by the time the Haçienda nightclub opened in 1982. For the next 15 years its pills-and-thrills fuelled hedonism spawned a legacy…
Making The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
A former roadie for Killing Joke supplied what tender partygoers most needed by artfully taking the beats out of techno for The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld… The idea seems…
Making Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Critical acclaim is one thing, but what Simple Minds really desired in 1982 was a hit record. With their fifth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), they finally got it,…
Making Air: Moon Safari
With Moon Safari, Air paved their own path, one that wasn’t dance or Britpop. Bonjour, you sexy boys… By Andy Jones Ironically, it was the high-bpm ravers who bought chillout…
Making Roxy Music: Avalon
With Avalon, Roxy Music regrouped to record a mature album far removed from the sleazy glam of their early work… In the 10 years since their breakthrough, Roxy Music had…
Pink Floyd release first new song in nearly 30 years
Pink Floyd have released their first new music in 28 years to aid the relief effort in Ukraine. The brand new track, Hey, Hey, Rise Up, features the vocals of…