This is Robin S with her 1993 US top five hit “Show Me Love”. It’s one of the greatest house-pop songs ever. Just to make things clear this is not Robyn with a “y”. The Swedish pop sensation who also had a 90’s top ten hit with a song called […]
Pop-Punk as a sub-genre is almost as old as punk. While the genre may have hit its commercial apex in 1994, since the very start of punk rock there have been bands that mixed heartfelt lyrics and pop suss with punk’s speed and aggression. It’s not always been the most […]
Influence is a strange thing. Just because a band is influential, doesn’t necessarily mean the band is known because of their influence. People know Radiohead’s OK Computer changed things. People are less aware of Massive Attack’s Blue Lines and its aura of influence. Formed in Bristol in the late 80s, […]
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Over the years Fugazi have achieved this almost mythic status. These paragons of punk ethic. That through Dischord and their business practices took DIY independence to its absolute pinnacle. The band that were super-serious straight-edge vegans that didn’t even use heating in winter. The band that never said yes. While […]
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Thanks to Fiveerr for partnering with me for this video. Check out the 12 artwork reworkings on Fiverr’s site here: https://blog.fiverr.com/madeonfiverr-12-iconic-albums-covers-reimagined/ Who was David Bowie? All through his six decade career, he evaded being held down by one style or look. He was always on the lookout for the next […]
Goth is many things. It’s a Germanic tribe, a style of architecture, a type of literature, of film. It’s a youth movement. What ties most of these together is a sense of dark romanticism. But despite Marilyn Manson and My Chemical Romance being infamous for their adoption of gothic fashion, […]
Every British band since the Beatles has seen going Mainstream in America as a measure of supreme success. But rarely does that happen. Its a big place and just because something appeals to UK taste, doesn’t mean it’ll definitely crossover. Some of the greatest British bands of all time haven’t […]
