John Keenan
We Are heading back to the post-punk daze of the Futurama Festival, with promoter John Keenan telling tales of flooded venues and vomiting singers
Space Tourism
We’ve had 70 years of getting excited about Space Tourism, but we’re still waiting for the Lunar Hilton to open
Miles Davis
In 1985, Miles Davis was offered free reign by his new record label. Those sessions remain unreleased expect for one track, electro synth funker ‘Rubberband’. it’s one of those what could have been moments…
Robert Görl
When Robert Görl embarked on the recording of ‘The Paris Tapes’ in 1987, it marked the end of a traumatic period in the DAF man’s life. This is his terrible tale…
Spillers
When Spillers opened their doors in Cardiff in 1894, who knew that today they’d be the world’s oldest record shop. To mark Record Store Day on 21 April, we salute the rise and fall and rise of the humble record Emporium…
Ciccone Youth
When Ciccone Youth’s genius cover versions of Madonna’s ‘Into The Groove’ and ‘Burnin’ Up’ arrived in 1986, how long did it take to work out Sonic Youth were involved? Word soon got around…
Voyager Golden Records
In 1977, two LP DISCS featuring the sights and sounds of Earth were launched into space as part of NASA’s Voyager program. we tell the incredible story behind the Voyager Golden Records
Finitribe
In 1989, Finitribe landed themselves in hot water with a provocative campaign to promote their ‘Animal Farm’ EP. Frontman Davie Miller relives the day the corporate lawyers came a-knocking
Honkmeister 4000
They’ll be talking about this in the future. It’s the looking forward not backwards Xmas special. Prepare to gawp at the shape of things to come…
The Brain, Wardour Street, London
Opening in the late 80s, The Brain on London’s Wardour Street championed pretty much an entire generation of DJs and electronic live acts. Co-founder Sean Mclusky tells the club’s incredible tale