There was a time in the mid-Nineties when The Auteurs and their main man Luke Haines seemed like becoming the next big thing.

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This is the second version of Pixies’ song Wave Of Mutilation (aka the “UK Surf” version) that appeared on the B-side of Here Comes My Man.

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Frank Wilson’s addictive stomper Do I Love You (Yes I Do) is considered an all-time Northern Soul classic today. But it remained unreleased for 14 years after it was recorded.

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Robert Wyatt’s plaintive rendition of Elvis Costello’s poignantly political song Shipbuilding gave Rough Trade their first hit single in 1983.

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Beth Orton teams up with Terry Callier to perform a duet of the classic song Dolphins, written by Fred Neil and popularised by Tim Buckley.

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Run For Cover was one of first minor hits for The Dells, one of the finest and longest-lasting vocal groups in R&B history – and it’s a Northern Soul classic.

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Spencer Wiggins had no success even at the height of his career in the ’60s, but this song has since become a Northern Soul classic.

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Veteran reggae outfit The Twinkle Brothers reached an early peak in their career with this rockers favourite, Rasta Pon Top.

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Last night I celebrated Samhain with an aptly Hallowe’en flavoured night of ghostly gothic dream-folk in a church, performed by Marissa Nadler. (more…)

In the second half of the Eighties, punk/New Wave misfits XTC briefly became another band dedicated to Sixties psychedelia, The Dukes Of Stratosphear.

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