Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy

byIan Berriman
January 12, 2023

Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy on the evolution of his ‘Kiss Me’ single – written in 1979, first released in 1982, and finally a hit in 1985

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Tim Dorney ‘Weekender’

byBen Gilbert

Flowered Up keyboard player Tim Dorney discusses the evolution and impact of the titanic ‘Weekender’, the band’s 1992 post-rave anthem

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Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

byBob Fischer

BBC Radiophonic Workshop legend Paddy Kingsland tells us about his reggae-influenced classic, ‘Reg’, the B-side to the 1973 single release of the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

byMatt Parker

Along with co-conspirator Fruitbat, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’s Jim Bob tells how they penned ‘Sheriff Fatman’, their ode to slum landlords, granny farming and “awfulness everywhere”.

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With the release of their new album, ‘Touch’, Tortoise man John McEntire deconstructs the production of ‘Djed’, the Chicago band’s otherworldly defining track and blueprint for the mid-1990s post-rock scene

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Timothy London ‘Hippychick’

byIan Berriman

Soho’s Timothy London reflects on their 1990 hit, ‘Hippychick’, which fuses the central riff from The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ to a Soul II Soul beat

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This Heat ‘24 Track Loop’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

Charles Hayward and Charles Bullen of This Heat talk about ‘24 Track Loop’, an astonishing cut which anticipated jungle through sheer post-punk audacity