Back in February I started writing some guest posts at Ban Ban Ton Ton , Dr. Rob's one stop shop for all things Balearic, electronic and...

I was reminded of this poem earlier this week while reading something else, sweltering in the heat we've had hanging over us. It's c...

Machine Records is based in Cardiff, a production line of electronic music emanating from South Wales. Their Bandcamp page is a treasure tro...

There was further sad news at the weekend with the announcement of the death of Paul Ryder aged fifty eight. Paul aka Horse was brother of S...

A swift return to these pages for Jezebell with the release last Friday of their three track Jezebellearica EP. Two of the three have been r...

Since 2010 Seahawks, a duo made up of Pete Fowler and Jon Tye, have released a hatful of albums, singles and EPs, plus done multiple remixes...

After Mark E. and Brix Smith divorced MES threw himself (or shuffled himself maybe) into a new line up and a new album, what would become Th...

Last November I posted a track from a Higher Love compilation, a record label based in Brighton, a five minute slice of dubby euphoric house...

In September 1977 The Clash released their third single, the adrenaline rush, punk high watermark and righteous fury that is Complete Contro...

For some reason I missed posting this when it came out back in the middle of June (and previously when it was first released in September la...

I went to see Primal Scream on Saturday night playing outdoors at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl, the last night of a week of gigs from b...

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have a new mini- album out, on 10" vinyl available from Nick's  Cave Things website. Seven Psalms is se...

David Holmes is in a purple patch, two singles of wonky indie dance brilliance (Hope Is The Last Thing To Die in 2021 and It's Over, If ...

Back in 1987 the three headed monster of Stock Aitken and Waterman produced a single for model and singer Mandy Smith and somehow created a ...

Yesterday brought with it some good news- finally- with the departure of Boris Johnson from Number 10 Downing Street. On Wednesday night he ...

Andy Bell has a new single out to further promote his solo album Flicker, much played round these parts since it came out earlier this year....

In 1996 Carl Craig (dressed up as Paperclip People) released one of the best albums of the 1990s, The Secret Tapes Of Dr. Eich, twelve thund...

Two songs linked by similar titles and a home town for Tuesday. In 1982 Simple Minds released New Gold Dream (81- 82- 83- 84), an album wher...

The Tour de France rode out on Friday, kicking off the 2022 edition in Copenhagen (the furthest north le Tour has ever been). It started wit...

I took this photo the other day by accident with my phone in my pocket. There were several and a couple of short videos too but this was the...