From Shakin’ Stevens to the Shakin’ Pyramids, ALWYN TURNER offers a guide to the best of British revivalist rockabilly. Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
Top ten: 1974
From Robert Wyatt to Robert Palmer, it’s BEN FINLAY’s selection of the best British albums of 1974. Expect blues, prog and folk. Continue reading
Biddu: the album
ALWYN TURNER on Britain’s first disco-king, with music from Carl Douglas and Geno Washington to the Playthings and the Electric Dolls. Continue reading
Buddy Holly: the British album
Twelve British cover versions of Buddy Holly songs, selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Suite for Late Summer: the album
From Lammas Day to the autumnal equinox, BEN FINLAY has the perfect soundtrack. Continue reading
1977: the album
From Bryan Ferry to Roogalator, ALWYN TURNER compiles an album’s worth of singles from 1977. Continue reading
Have you heard… Alan Price
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the mid-1970s solo work of ex-Animal Alan Price. Continue reading
Have you heard… Heron
BEN FINLAY on the bucolic charm of Heron, getting it together in the country. Continue reading
Bill Oddie
ALWYN TURNER on Bill Oddie and the making of ‘The Funky Gibbon’. Continue reading
Sutch is life
ALWYN TURNER confesses to having written the Official Monster Raving Loony Party manifesto for Screaming Lord Sutch. Continue reading
Have you heard… Bronco
BEN FINLAY celebrates Jess Roden’s great country-rock band Bronco and their early-1970s albums. Continue reading
Have you heard… Family
BEN FINLAY offers an introduction to the music of prog-rock band Family. Continue reading
