Nothing says ‘solar eclipse’ like Cher on rollerskates [February 1979]…
With most of the US looking to the skies today for a ‘once in a lifetime’ total solar eclipse, plenty…
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Remembering the time Kraftwerk played a field near Luton [June 1997]…
Since the launch of their Tour de France Soundtracks album in 2003, Kraftwerk have been touring fairly regularly – 909originals…
MTV tries to understand ‘Madchester’ [1990]…
Before it became a many-fanged media beast, churning out documentaries on teenage pregnancies, MTV was a US-based station that mainly…
Something For The Weekend: Josh Wink rocks Time Warp [November 1997]…
Josh Wink shot to prominence in the mid-90s with Don’t Laugh, I’m Ready (as Size 9) and, of course, Higher…
Orbital’s ‘Chime’ still hits the right notes [2001]…
Orbital’s Chime is rightly considered one of the electronic music masterpieces of all time – and still a show closer,…
A ‘Divine’ intervention [1982]…
Maybe I’m watching too much Ru Paul’s Drag Race at the moment (!), but back when the glamorous star of…
A rave in Mickey Mouse’s back garden [September 1993]…
“Flights, check. Accommodation, check. DJs, check. Now, all we need is a venue. How about Euro Disney..?” While I doubt…
Eric Schlosser raves it up [October 1998]…
Author Eric Schlosser is probably better known for his damning critique of the fast food industry, in Fast Food Nation….
Something For The Weekend: Acid pioneer Armando on Chicago radio [1987/88]…
The late Armando Gallop was one of the first Chicago-based musicians to see the potential of the Roland TB-303 as…
Before The Hacienda, there was Tony Wilson [1984]…
Today marks ten years since the passing of Tony Wilson (10 August 2007), the impresario that gave us Manchester’s The…