Okay, there are several reasons for this post. Despite my undoubted leanings to different genres, I have a soft spot for Faithless. I have always felt that they were one of the most underrated exponents of the 90s dance music explosion in the UK. They never received the critical acclaim of say Leftfield or even [...]

I know what you’re thinking – what the hell is this post? I’m not sure I can even explain it. My brain gets stuck on these strange tangents at times; a lot of them pass through and are forgotten, but every once in a while one gets caught in there and the only way to [...]

I was a child of the punk/new wave era, however my wife has leanings to the early 80’s electronic sound of the new romantics. Right at the forefront of this movement was one Mr Steve Strange who with Rusty Eagen ran the trailblazing Blitz club in London. Still, the roots for Visage came firmly from the [...]

I haven’t had much to say about the passing of 80s teen movie legend John Hughes. For one reason, it seemed like so many other people had so much to say that I didn’t feel there was much I could add. For another, it was starting to feel borderline creepy/annoying, what with all the tribute [...]

Leave it to a commercial to remind me of the greatness of a classic tune. Have you been seeing that pesky Visa commercial with Morgan Freeman? The one about a dad taking his daughter to the aquarium, wherein it’s implied a Visa card can mend broken familial relationships? Maybe you found yourself wondering about the [...]

When Coldplay first started gaining popularity, there was a lot of talk about Radiohead being a major influence. I always found it a bit puzzling, as I never spun a Coldplay track and thought ‘Oh, this sounds like Radiohead’. Sure, there are musical touchstones shared by the two, but they honestly seem to be in [...]

After Mick Jones was fired from the Clash in 1983, he formed Big Audio Dynamite (B.A.D.) one year later with video artist Don Letts (effects and vocals), Greg Roberts (drums), Dan Donovan (keyboards), and Leo “E-Zee Kill” Williams (bass). B.A.D. debuted on record with the single “The Bottom Line” in September 1985. The group followed [...]