Look Back In Angora: ‘Hunky Dory’ at 50
❉ From Sinatra to The Tomorrow People… On a classic album released on this day in 1971.
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Soft Cell’s ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ live in London
❉ Ange Chan on a special performance of Soft Cell’s first album, celebrating forty glorious years.
The Long Voyage: The Return of ABBA
❉ ABBA are back. Really back! Can they still do it?
Falling in Love with Sparks
❉ The story of how Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers documentary changed one woman’s life!
Aztec Camera: ‘Backwards And Forwards – The WEA Recordings 1984-1995’
❉ This is as comprehensive an Aztec Camera overview as you could hope for, writes Stuart Douglas.
Matt Berry Talks Ten Years On Acid Jazz
❉ We chat with cult actor and musician Matt Berry about his recording career as celebrated by ‘Gather Up’.
MORE Demonstrate ‘Self Control’
❉ More superlative synth-pop from MORE: Ange Chan on the trio’s latest single release.
John Cameron Interview
❉ Composer and arranger John Cameron talks about his incredible career and remembers Alan Hawkshaw.
Good times never end – The Charlatans: ‘A Head Full of Ideas’
❉ One of Britain’s most enduring bands celebrate 30+ years with an epic sweep through their back catalogue.
Fiat Lux redux: ‘Twisted Culture’
❉ The trio’s new album reflects on the ever-changing pathways of love and life, writes Ange Chan.