Our Vini
Strange really. The only band on the 24 Hour Party People soundtrack that I'd not heard of was The Durutti Column, yet The Guitar and Other Machines is now my most frequently played Factory album by quite some... Read more
Me Gustas Marijuana
If you haven't heard Manu Chao before you are in for a fantastic surprise. Latin-punk-ska-reggae-folk-rock crossover, fuelled by inordinate amounts of Tequila and Marijuana. It's seriously some of the most joyous music you will ever hear! Me Gustas Tu is the most radio... Read more
Groovy baby, yeah
An absolute classic from the swinging sixties for your delectation. You'll possibly have heard it on the first Austin Powers Soundtrack , but it's also featured on the fabulous Psychedelia: 18 Mind Expanding Masterpieces . I stumbled upon that... Read more
Boy could he play guitar
It's rare that someone can cover a Bowie track and make it better than the original. This is one of those moments. Bauhaus doing Ziggy Stardust. This is going to sound silly, but for me Bauhaus were too dark to be really goth... Read more
Hungover? Chill out to this...
Well then. Here we are - another new year and (hopefully) another stinking hangover. Now is the time to reflect, chill out and prepare for the year ahead... And what better way than a day of festival loveliness? Get hold of a copy... Read more
Merry Christmas one and all
Ah. Christmas records. Dontcha just love 'em? I've spent the last two weeks subjected to The Best Christmas Album In The World... Ever . As an antidote I've spent some time seeking out alternative Christmas albums. The outright winner has to... Read more
Freaky Styley
A few weeks ago I was watching a documentary by the legendary Don Letts entitled Tales of Dr. Funkenstein; all about George Clinton and the P-Funk movement. In itself it was a fascinating film about a music that I love (both... Read more
Cool Ruler
Before 'Night Nurse' (yes, you know the one) Gregory Isaacs had recorded vocal tracks for a huge number of producers across Jamaica. Early in his career he was famous for a 'conscious' vocal theme with a hard dread attitude, before mixing in a much... Read more
Riffs! Yeah!
Most people remember the 80s as the music industry's wilderness years. But... Back before brit pop, before Madchester, and before acid house the Midlands produced a reaction to the Stock Aitken and Waterman produced pap that was loading the charts. Grebo . From... Read more
Welcome the new soul vision
Punk-soul crossover doesn't sound like a musical style that will work, but... Starting with a radio being tuned away from "Smoke on The Water" and then moving into the shouted intro, horns and hammond organ that sum up the album we go from the... Read more
It's Antisceptically Clean
John Lydon's a funny bugger, isn't he? One minute hard line poster boy of the UK punk movement, next minute I'm A Celebrity contestant, with all sorts of vaguaries in between. However, of all the changes he's gone through his hatred of hippies has... Read more
The making of a miracle
Bim Sherman will be beloved by any fan of Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound stable through both his solo LPs and his guest slots on Singers and Players, Creation Rebel and Dub Syndicate sets. His gorgeous vocal sound was massively under-recorded due to his insistence... Read more
The revolution will put you in the driver's seat
I thought long and hard about how to launch this site. Each new channel, each new medium has it's signature moment. Channel 4 started with Richard Whitely, MTV started with The Buggles and Channel 5 started with The Spice Girls; how should a site... Read more