The deepest of deep cuts, this little-known cover of a little-known soul song is one of the hidden gems in Bowie’s repertoire.

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I’d forgotten quite how long The B-52s kept up their run of quirky hit singles backed by camp and kitsch videos.

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Sad to hear of the death of one of hip-hop’s unsung pioneers, Keith LeBlanc, creator of this landmark collaboration with black rights leader Malcolm X. 

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This laid-back easy-listening gem is redolent of summer sunshine. And, you may say, cheese. But I like cheese.

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As soon as the sun comes out there’s no band I like to listen to more than Khruangbin. They may be hard to pronounce – but they are always easy on the ear. 

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Andrew Weatherall’s remix of his own remix of St Etienne’s cover of Neil Young’s song is, to adopt football parlance, “A Mix Of Two Halves.”

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Anyone who’s ever had that sinking feeling as they get ready to go to work will empathise with this song. The title says it all.

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I was not immediately drawn to the new film Disco Boy; not until I read the reviews and saw it – driven by French techno producer Vitalic’s soundtrack.

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I’d never heard of The Bears until I began reading Richard Norris’s memoir, Strange Things Are Happening, and came across their debut single, On Me.

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Last night I went to see Sunn O))) at The Barbican. Notorious as one of the loudest bands in the world, they were, if anything, louder than expected.

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