PragVEC were one of the first of the post-punk bands to emerge in London in 1978 and sounded unlike anyone else at the time – or since. (more…)

Still digging into early-Seventies soul, I have to admit I’d never heard of Brick and consequently I’d never heard of their disco and jazz hybrid that they called “dazz.”

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In 1977 I was listening to a solid diet of one-chord wonders, varied only with a weekly dose of Top of the Pops to find out what the rest of the country was listening to while I pogoed.

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This nine-minute extravaganza is essentially an extended guitar solo, much like Funkadelic’s extraordinary Maggot Brain. And just as good.

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Jazz-funk was never my thing, conjuring nightmarish visions of George Benson and Level 42, but it did provide a moment of Pleasure in 1979.

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This was always one of my favourite Stones songs, and this is the moment it was kicked into life – at Ronnie Wood’s house.

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Here’s a song from 1971 that I’ve never heard before by an artist I’ve never heard of before – Christopher Blue.

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A “new” T. Rex song from 1975 is released to mark what would have been the 78th birthday of Glam idol Marc Bolan.

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Rick Davis, co-founder, co-vocalist, co-songwriter and keyboard player in prog giants Supertramp, died in September 2025.

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Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman teamed up for a Glam double-act when they sang this catchy Chinnichap number, Stumblin’ In.

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