2020s

A sad day indeed: this is the first song I heard by Blancmange – and now stands now as a poignant elegy for Stephen Luscombe.

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Wreckless Eric – Lifeline

7th September 2025 · 2020s, 2025, Music

Whimsical, quirky and quintessentially English, Lifeline is Wreckless Eric’s hymn to seaside towns in general, and Eastbourne in particular. (more…)

Aussie proto-punks The Saints release the final song recorded by singer Chris Bailey before his death in April 2019.

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Here’s a sultry summer playlist to give you two hours of pleasure.
We’ve got a storming Italo-house opener to open up the pores, tributes to Flaco Jimenez, Terry Reid and Eddie Palmieri – three giants in their respective fields – and songs ranging from the Sixties through to the present day from a line-up that includes The Impressions and The Flamin’ Groovies, Aphex Twin and Betty Wright. Not forgetting the best tribute band out there – Slady.

New Australian quartet Bleak Squad make their debut with a dark and doom-laden slice of gothic noir called Lost My Head.

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I don’t normally like this sort of thing but Slady – the all-female Slade tribute band – are just brilliant, right down to the sandpaper rasp of “Gobby Holder.”

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Heart began their mid-Seventies success with this single, Magic Man, about the time Ann Wilson met and fell in love with Mike Fisher.

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How fantastic is this! Eddie Palmieri’s music instantly puts a smile on your face, fills you with joy, and makes you want to start dancing.

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Irish band Nerves are not for the faint-hearted. They use texture and volume to create vast emotional canvases of noise. (more…)

This song by Bristol-based reggae revivalists The Co-Operators is sadly relevant to what’s going on around the world today. I really wish it wasn’t.

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