Don Letts
With the release of his debut solo album, ‘Outta Sync’, musician, DJ and filmmaker Don Letts shines a light on what made him who he is
Howard Jones
It’s 40 years since Howard Jones first crashed into the Top 10 with ‘New Song’. To mark the occasion, Cherry Red have issued a superb career retrospective, ‘Celebrate It Together’. And it all started with the coolest teacher in High Wycombe
Pierre Bastien
On ‘Baba Soirée’, his new collaborative album with Michel Banabila, mechanical instrument maestro Pierre Bastien revels in unusual ways to manipulate the sound of his cornet. His influences are a steady diet of artistic rule-breakers… and tiny circuses
Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy
With the release of ‘Balearic Breakfast: Volume 2’, an album informed by her eclectic radio shows on Worldwide FM, Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy shares her key influences
Frankie Rose
New York art-popster Frankie Rose reflects on Brooklyn venues, synth epiphanies and her love of film
James Ellis Ford
Brian Eno, essential bits of kit, and the importance of family – uber-producer and Simian Mobile Disco man James Ellis Ford discusses his life and loves
Peter Strickland
Acclaimed British film director Peter Strickland’s most recent feature ‘Flux Gourmet’ takes inspiration from his own formative experiences manipulating sound recordings of vegetarian cookery. He would also like to thank Bauhaus, Mantovani and, er, owls
Will Sergeant
Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist and Glide experimentalist Will Sergeant muses over his formative and foremost influences
Richard Anthony Hewson
Richard Anthony Hewson, who lent his initials to The RAH Band, enjoyed chart success with space-age stomper ‘The Crunch’ in 1977 and ‘Clouds Across The Moon’ in 1985. He shares some of his inspirations on the road to success
Mary Anne Hobbs
Motorbikes, Motörhead and the indelible spirit of the dubstep club night DMZ, BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Mary Anne Hobbs reveals what makes her tick