At the grand old age of nineteen, Prince recorded his first album ‘For You’. Its placing in the US charts wasn’t particularly impressive but what does make you sit up and pay attention are the words printed below the track listing on the album’s back cover. For You was ‘written, arranged, performed and produced’ entirely … More Nothing Compares
In the Autumn of 1977, The Police were a barely known band with only a few tunes to their name. Trudging around Europe, picking up the odd gig here and there, the group drove to Paris in the guitarist’s knackered Citroën to play support for The Damned. With next to no money, they shared a … More Turn On Your Red Light
When I was growing up, the stereo in our living room, under the watchful eye of my Dad, would blast out The Beatles. Week in. Week out. Growing up in a music loving household isn’t uncommon but things were a little different in the home of Amy Winehouse. Her family were lovers of jazz and … More Sing a Different Tune
People work better in the morning – tell that to Neil Young. When he was working on the critically acclaimed Tonight’s The Night album back in 1973, Neil and the band would turn up at the recording studio in the early evening, knock back a few beers, shoot some pool and then, at around midnight, … More Night Vision
Of all my favourite musicians, Blur are the band I’ve seen the most. Whirling around my head for the bulk of my early twenties, albums like Modern Life is Rubbish and Parklife spoke to me about the world I lived in like few other albums of that time. I’ve watched them play everywhere. From standing in … More There’s More to Life Than Parklife
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