Mike Score ‘I ran (so far away)’
A flock of seagulls’ Mike Score looks back at the making of their breakout 1982 hit and mtv smash, ‘I ran (so far away)’
Lifeboat
All aboard for another wild wordy ride with our, what do call it? Oh yes, columnist. There are sick bags under your seats should they be required
The Clash
Our esteemed columnist Has been unusually quiet of late. And then, like magic, up he pops up with news of his exploits… it’s quite a tale as you’d expect
Emotion Wave
Location: Liverpool Est: 2015
Neil Arthur
Him off Blancmange and now near future, Neil Arthur, reveals the first and last records he bought and the one he turns to in an emergency
Tanning Salon ‘Dream Castle’ (PrismCorp, 2011)
Tumbling into YouTube holes can be a risky business. One minute you’re learning about dark matter or the Italian Futurists, the next you’re watching a pseudo Professor Denzil Dexter explain how the moon is, in fact, hollow and made out of toilet roll tubes
Charlotte Hatherley
Our new favourite synth convert, Charlotte Hatherley faces the rat-a-tat of quick questions
Klaus Schulze
Despite playing in iconic outfits Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, it’s his solo work and the solitude of creating it that fires the electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze. A true original, his new album is as vital today as it would have been yesterday… or tomorrow
Sink Ya Teeth: Bite The Bullet
Sparse electronic post-punk funk duo Sink Ya Teeth get stuck into their debut album, touring with ACR and why they’re finished with Morrissey
Vince Clarke: Vince Talks Mute
The first time that Vince Clarke met Daniel Miller, the mute boss told him he didn’t like Depeche Mode’s demo tape. thankfully, the basildon boys got a second chance to impress, as the Depeche/Yazoo/Erasure keyboardist recalls in this first person account of his long and fruitful creative relationship with mute