Derry Brownson was the co-founder and keyboard player of EMF, who had a huge hit all over the world with indie-dance anthem Unbelievable in 1991.

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Mary Gauthier keeps it real in a way few others have ever dared to do in her autobiographical coming-of-age song Drag Queens In Limousines. (more…)

Babybird, aka Stephen Jones, had been making home demos for five years without a record deal when You’re Gorgeous shot into the chart.

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John Douglas was a founder member of The Trashcan Sinatras, playing guitar and singing harmonies with the Glasgow band since 1986.

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When I first heard the adrenalin rush of those guitars at the start of Girl From Mars, I was instantly transported back to the first wave of punk in 1977.

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Saint Etienne changed direction from their ambient dance style to a retro Sixties vibe on You’re In A Bad Way.

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The Beta Band burst on to the music scene in 1997 with the first of their three EPs, kicking off with this tune, Dry The Rain.

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The Flaming Lips sang this poignant, melancholic and beautiful state-of-the-world ballad on their third album back in 1990.

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Velocity Girl came out of Washington D.C. and burned brightly but briefly in the early Nineties, blending pop melodies and noisy guitars.

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Bill Callahan turned away from his lo-fi smog persona on his 1998 album Knock Knock, and this heartbreaking tune.

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