The 1980s Madrid Electronic Music Scene
In 1980s Madrid, La Movida Madrileña, a hedonistic counterculture movement emerged in the wake of Franco’s death. With it came a wave of electronic music that is seeing a reappraisal four decades on
Delia Derbyshire
Recollections of a very special day early in the new millennium when Delia Derbyshire came to tea
Metalheadz
In the summer of 1995, a new club night opened in a lost corner of east London. We join Goldie for a trip back to his groundbreaking Metalheadz Sunday Sessions at the Blue Note in Hoxton Square
Laibach
With a penchant for cover versions, Laibach have subverted the likes of Queen, ‘The Sound Of Music’ and Bach, but their take on The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ scaled new heights. Co-producer Bertrand Burgalat recalls the fun and games
Malcolm McLaren
Picture the scene. It’s 1979 and in a French library, Malcolm McLaren has unearthed a record that will shape the 1980s pop charts… or has he? We lift the lid on the origins of the Burundi beat sound
Hawkwind: Space Ritual Tour, 1972
We’re setting the dials for 1972 and the futuristic multimedia explosion of Hawkwind’s Space Ritual tour
The FLK
The man behind The FLK’s sought-after 2011 ‘Chill Out’ homage, ‘We Know Where The Time Goes’, reveals all
The Haçienda Hair Salon
There were lots of strange things going on in the dark corners of The Haçienda in the 1980s, but the strangest thing of all was Swing, the hairdressing salon in the basement
Test Dept Miners’ Benefit Concert
It’s September 1984 and UK industrial pioneers Test Dept are flexing their political muscles as they throw their musical weight behind the increasingly bitter miners’ strike, beginning with a now legendary benefit concert in south London
Léon Theremin
The astonishing story of Léon Theremin goes far beyond his famous instrument, taking in war, espionage, kidnap and, ultimately, redemption