Because it was Top of the Pops, I know the exact date I first heard one of Ian Broudie’s songs. Not only do I know the date, but I remember

For me, there are few happier places than a randomly discovered documentary that tells, in molecular detail, the story of a how a really gre

The past week spent reading Cathi Unsworth’s Season Of The Witch: The Book Of Goth has been an absolute revelation to me. My only slight not

Pre-Fabs Mansfield combo The Fentones get a glancing mention in Bob Stanley’s magnificent new book The Shadows: The Definitive Story. They w

It’s autumn 1989 and I’m in a state of mild confusion. This being my first ever Wednesday in the Welsh market town of Lampeter, I’ve walked

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In the Rough Trade pop-up store at this year’s Green Man festival, there were about six boxes given over to second-hand records. I picked up

Wrongtom dismantles the unhelpful idea of the one hit wonder with some help from a new anthology of early recordings by Musical Youth

My summer of 1992 was all about The Rockingbirds. It started with Jonathan Jonathan, a musical fan letter to Jonathan Richman that mirrored

Welcome to the tenth in an occasional series which sees my gumshoe poppelganger Jim Bangerac sing the praises of a wonderful song from a not

Do you ever think about how it works when your life flashes before you? Do you imagine something akin to when you’re rewinding a recorded pr

Do you ever think about how it works when your life flashes before you? Do you imagine something akin to when you’re rewinding a recorded pr

This one was on the wall at Alan’s record shop in East Finchley and I clocked it straight away. I’d never seen the Jeneive’s label before –

In 1973, Dolly Parton can’t possibly have known what was lying ahead of her when she broke free from Porter Wagoner. Six years had elapsed s

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After The Zombies’ Odessey & Oracle failed to make a commercial impact, the typically undemonstrative Colin Blunstone cut his losses and got

This song landed in my inbox yesterday and I’m suddenly very excited to hear the album it’s been released to trail. It was originally writte