Shame’s Charlie Steen on the band who “altered the fate and direction” of music
An inspiration to many artists, imitated by none.
Features Archives: 09/2023
Tame Impala’s Jay Watson gets back to basics with new GUM album ‘Saturnia’: ”There’s little reprieve from the wall of sound”
Jay Watson enlisted the help of Pond’s James Ireland for the album.
Marty Robbins: the country star who became the accidental Godfather of heavy metal
A quirk of fate from ‘Don’t Worry’
The prison concert organised to smuggle escapees out
A fascinating exploit that was immortalised in song.
The unsung importance of electronic music pioneer Clara Rockmore
She was a significant influence on the development of electronic music.
The Replacements: every alt-rocker’s favourite band
The band of drunks that broke alt-rock wide open.
10 masterpieces that failed to break the US top 100 album chart
World-changing works that you couldn’t give away.
MTV VMAs: Looking back at the event’s ‘Best New Artist’ through the years
The VMAs has showcased some of the best rising stars.