Daft Punk’s robotic identity may hoodwink the public, but for Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo, anonymity is what has allowed them to stay human. The futuristic helmets that rest over ...

After a two successful studio albums with Rough Trade Records, the then-leading record label of indie rock in Great Britain, fans and critics alike saw The Smiths to be at the top of their game in ...

Throughout the 1990s Nick Cave and his group, The Bad Seeds, had successfully harnessed a dark and violent energy to achieve global acclaim, solidifying their unique brand of theatrically minded rock ...

“Miles often surprised everybody. He craved change, and never thought twice about how it would affect anything or anybody, but the music…I think he enjoyed hearing the consequences.” – Drummer Jimmy ...

Consider for a moment the unnerving prospect of creating a follow-up to one of the most passionately celebrated debut albums of the 21st century. This was the daunting task facing Australian band The ...

If you’ve played a reasonable number of video games over the past forty years then chances are you’re already aware of the melodic prowess of Japanese composers: be it the pastoral serenity of Koji ...

Portishead released their first album, “Dummy”, in 1994. At the time their music did not sound like much else out there although it did draw upon the Bristol sound popularised by The Wild Bunch and ...

After the interview, 100° and Rising will be played in its entirety on vinyl on an audiophile sound system featuring KEF loudspeakers so that listeners can hear new details and nuances in the ...

“I wrote ‘Higher Ground’ before the accident. But something must have been telling me that something was going to happen to make me aware of a lot of things and to get myself together. This is like my ...

When discussing Richard D James it is difficult to separate myth from reality. Did he have an older brother of the same name who died at birth? We know by now that he didn’t live in the middle of ...

After releasing nearly two records a year since 1963 and touring with the frustration of not being able to hear themselves play due to bad PA’s and the ridiculously loud screaming of the audience, The ...

How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' and turned it into a modern classic. Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson digs deep into the cosmos and shares his Top Five ...