Song of the Day

A Certain Ratio’s 1982 single Knife Slits Water gets an updated remix from Andy Meecham, aka The Emperor Machine.

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Do we like to funk on a sunny summer’s day? Yes we do. And we very much do when the soundtrack is Big Time by Rick James.

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Here’s a heavenly marriage of the glorious harmonies of The Congos and the madcap production genius of Lee Perry.

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The Controllers enjoyed a brief moment in the first wave of LA punk bands, including this love song for an amputee.

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The Chi-Lites used this euphoric five-second earworm 33 years before it became the sample that launched the solo career of eyoncé Knowles.

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Tobi Legend stamped her mark on music history when her obscure demo recording Time Will Pass You By became a Northern Soul anthem.

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Brandon Flowers of The Killers previews his new solo country album, recorded in Nashville with a stellar cast of studio veterans.

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Slade were one of my first favourite bands, along with T. Rex and The Sweet. This came from their album Slade Alive!

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The Godfather of Soul’s backing band came up with the ultimate party tune Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) in 1975 – and never looked back.

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Teenage reggae trio 15-16-17 recorded this lovers rock reggae version of a song penned by the Gibb brothers and featuring Dennis Brown and Dennis Bovell.

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