Inner City ‘Good Life’

byDavid Pollock
September 10, 2020

Kevin Saunderson tells us why Inner City’s 1988 chart monster ‘Good Life’ was the right song for the right time

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Thomas Leer ‘Private Plane’

byMat Smith

Thomas Leer remembers Port Glasgow, friend and collaborator Robert Rental, and what led him to create ‘Private Plane’ and his “homemade” electronic sound

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Utah Saints ‘What Can You Do For Me’

byWill Simpson

Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt of Utah Saints give the lowdown on their much-loved, sample-heavy 1991 hit, ‘What Can You Do For Me’

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Jeff Wayne ‘The War Of The Worlds’

byJo Kendall

With punk riding high, who knew a mix of Victorian sci-fi, disco and prog would have such an impact? Jeff Wayne on ‘The War Of The Worlds’ and the making of opening track ‘The Eve of the War’

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Looking back through the mists of time to 1980, Andy Mccluskey talks us through the making of OMD’s smash hit single. Synths out of a catalogue, a scandal with ‘Swap Shop’, Airfix models – it’s a tale that’s got it all

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