Clean Up Woman is one of the greatest soul songs of all time, recorded by Betty Wright when she was only 17. I’m amazed I’ve not posted it before. (more…)

Tony Clarke never had a big hit in his lifetime but is revered here for one of the biggest Northern Soul favourites of all time – Landslide. (more…)

Sharon Van Etten is my favourite singer. And, against strong competition, Seventeen is my favourite song of hers. It reduces me to tears every time I hear it.

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Heart began their mid-Seventies success with this single, Magic Man, about the time Ann Wilson met and fell in love with Mike Fisher.

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How fantastic is this! Eddie Palmieri’s music instantly puts a smile on your face, fills you with joy, and makes you want to start dancing.

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Today marks the 54th birthday of one of the UK’s finest musicians, Richard D. James, better known as Aphex Twin.

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Irish band Nerves are not for the faint-hearted. They use texture and volume to create vast emotional canvases of noise. (more…)

Seattle rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis topped singles charts all over the world with their hilarious hip hop parody Thrift Shop.

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Whatever happened to Lisa Loeb? She came out of nowhere in 1994 and hit the Top Ten with her song Stay (I Missed You). And then… nothing. 

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Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world. Hendrix shrugged and replied: “I don’t know – ask Rory Gallagher.”

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