Ahead of our special event with The Art Of Noise, Paul Morley shares with us his Top 5 ‘Art of . . .’ albums in art of order ...

Morrissey struggled with people of power in many ways, mostly because he desired to hold a position of high influence himself. When the singles leading up to The Queen Is Dead, ‘Shakespeare’s Sister’, ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter features Dark Earth Records in Wallasey. “It’s lovely when people come and buy records, we always have conversations, the music is just sort of a seed of ...

By the summer of 1988, the group had released It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, an album that, on the surface, appeared just as militant as its title suggested. But within each of it’s ...

The Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement winning producer, composer, and musician reveals his all time favourites.

Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her career and during the decades after her death, she has inspired some of the best vocalists of our ...

Suede’s second album Dog Man Star smashed through the nascent boundaries of Britpop and reached number 3 on the UK Album Chart when it was released in 1994. It has garnered even more veneration with ...

When Michale began working on 'Off The Wall' there were rumours about the demise of the Jackson 5. 'Destiny' would be the last time that the brothers would enjoy Michael’s undivided attention.

Join other music fans and professionals sharing memories of favourite albums and artists, while revealing insights as to how these records have changed the course of their lives.

Understandably, Illmatic is an album that struggles between optimism and nihilism, as Nas strives to realise his world-beating ambitions in the midst of conflict and deprivation. Far from allowing ...

Thurston Moore provides an insight into his musical mind with Ten Excellent LPs.

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Off the Record in Milton Keynes. “Off the Record is a charity shop and it raises funds for Willen Hospice which is a local charity that is ...