“Neil’s a strange energy. He brings a darker edge and a more realistic edge to our music…It did fit, though. Déjà Vu is a pretty fun album.” – Graham Nash, Music Radar There was a time when an ...

It’s a safe bet to assume you haven’t heard many albums that weave robots, kung-fu and a young Japanese woman into their central theme. To be frank, it’s a concept that just shouldn’t work. But in the ...

Radiohead’s second album The Bends was released on the 13th March, thirty years ago. It is generally considered to show the remarkable evolution of their sound, which soon made them one of the most ...

CAS Oslo’s Kent Horne and Rob Young tell the story behind and their personal recollections of Can ‘Ege Bamyasi’. After the presentation, we encourage you to listen to the entire album, uninterrupted ...

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 ...

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 ...

“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” – Billie Holiday Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her ...

CAS founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and British indie-dance trio Saint Etienne explore their debut album ‘Foxbase Alpha’ in this podcast in an interview recorded at a Classic Album Sundays event at The ...

Behind The Counter Episode 2 features Soul Brother, in Putney. “We’re very fortunate, we have a lot of really loyal customers who’ve been coming in since the store first opened 30 years ago and are ...

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 ...

In this interview, Classic Album Sundays founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy will be joined by Incognito band leader Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of 100° and Rising. The ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Roan Records in Teddington. “While I was in Australia, I came across a record shop – a small shop with a coffee bar. I was like, maybe ...