Features Archives: 04/2025

David Bowie - General - Music - Bowie

The best David Bowie albums

The greatest discography ever?

Apr 30, 2025

Musical calendar does our music taste change with the seasons

Musical calendar: does our music taste change with the seasons?

Why do we have a ‘summer’ playlist?

Dale Maplethorpe

Apr 30, 2025

David Bowie - Musician - 1980s

‘Ashes To Ashes’: How did David Bowie create the best sequel song in rock history?

Space isn’t always the place.

Callum MacHattie

Apr 30, 2025

Capturing a storied legacy- The inexplicable fondness of Paul McCartney's poignant 'Egypt Station' moment

Capturing a storied legacy: The inexplicable fondness of Paul McCartney’s poignant ‘Egypt Station’ moment

A legacy celebration in one album.

Apr 30, 2025

IDLES - 2024 - Daniel Topete

‘Grounds’: Idles’ tragically prescient look at the state of the nation

Political and experimental.

Callum MacHattie

Apr 30, 2025

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music - 1975 - RCA

“A perfect song”: How Lou Reed’s ‘Pale Blue Eyes’ subverets the love song trope

Songwriting at its finest.

Apr 30, 2025

George Orwell - Author - 1984 - Book

Five songs inspired by George Orwell’s ‘1984’

“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words”.

Apr 29, 2025

Jimmy Smith- The Hammond pioneer who united soul and jazz

Jimmy Smith: The Hammond pioneer who united soul and jazz

A pioneering figure.

Apr 29, 2025

Five unlistenable albums that people insist are masterpieces

Five unlistenable albums that people insist are masterpieces

Some interesting albums.

Dale Maplethorpe

Apr 29, 2025

Gene Simmons - Kiss - Blood - Bass Player - 2018

Five artists Gene Simmons hates

Some strange feuds.

Dale Maplethorpe

Apr 29, 2025

20 great songs that musicians used to mock other musicians

Divine Diss-tracks: 20 great songs that musicians used to mock other musicians

Go your own way…

Apr 29, 2025

The Songs of Joni Mitchell- Jessica Hoop, Kate Stables and Lail Arad reveal their favourite song ahead of tribute tour - 2025

The Songs of Joni Mitchell: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables and Lail Arad reveal their favourite tracks ahead of tribute tour

A holy trinity.

Apr 29, 2025