On Tuesday, the 2nd of June, join Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor in conversation with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy for a ...

The final episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Carnival Records in Malvern. “I’ve got a personal memory, which is quite a sad one. My dad dies, on the eve of Record Store Day 2017. I was ...

If you’re a fan of Mancunian legends James, you won’t want to miss out on this. Bandmembers Jim Glennie and Saul Davies will tell the story behind their breakthrough album Gold Mother at a special ...

How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' and turned it into a modern classic. Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson digs deep into the cosmos and shares his Top Five ...

In this collaborative Classic Album Sundays and Boiler Room interview, Classic Album Sundays’ founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and George Evelyn take an in-depth look and listen to Nightmares on Wax’s ...

This revelation was frustrated by the intractability of Joyce’s estate, which repeatedly refused Bush permission to use the words as her lyrics on ‘The Sensual World’. She was forced to rebuild from ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Black City Records in Bristol. “Back in the 1950s, this used to be a pub and it was frequented by the city’s sex workers – and run by them ...

Daft Punk’s robotic identity may hoodwink the public, but for Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo, anonymity is what has allowed them to stay human. The futuristic helmets that rest over ...

Trans-Europe Express is one of the most significant works in the Kraftwerk canon as this is the album in which the art-music hippies began their transformation into electro-pop robots. It’s also the ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Bending Sound Records in Bangor, Northern Ireland. “I think every town needs a record shop. It’s really important that like minded people, ...

As the 1980s drew to a close, hip hop had reached a pivotal moment. Whilst a potential for empowerment in mainstream rap had so far remained largely un-tapped, in favour of escapist music built for ...