1982
Song of the Day
A Certain Ratio’s 1982 single Knife Slits Water gets an updated remix from Andy Meecham, aka The Emperor Machine.
The Gun Club were one of the most interesting bands to emerge after the first wave of punk began to fragment and roots music began to infect the LA punk scene.
This must rank as one of the unlikeliest musical collaborations ever – soul brother Jermaine Jackson and jerky New Wave weirdoes Devo.
Electro-funk would not have existed without this landmark tune from back in 1982, blending krautrock with the embryonic genre of hip-hop.
I just stumbled across this great performance by a band called Tappi Tíkarrass, featuring an all-too-familar face and voice from Iceland.
This is exactly the kind of song I hated back when it came out in 1982. I thought I was far too cool for disco; I definitely wasn’t ready for post-disco.
Soft Cell’s biggest hit was the inevitable play-out song at the funeral of Dave Ball. It was never going to be anything else.
Frida is the brunette from ABBA and I See Red is a song from her solo album back in 1982, produced by Phil Collins.
In their heyday in the early 1980s, it was impossible to ignore pop-soul trio Imagination with their infectious dance hits and flamboyant front man Leee John.