Comprehensive 3CD overview of the American power pop scene’s evolution throughout the 70s. • Featuring the genre’s major bands, cult names, hits, rari7es and several previously unissued tracks. Although the power pop genre wasn’t named and codified until late 1977, the sound and spirit had been slowly gathering steam throughout the decade. Surrounded by heavy […]
2 LP Cultural polymath – pop star, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, commentator, Grammy winner. Oh and DJ, too. Take your pick from the many coats worn by our selector, Don Letts aka The Rebel Dread. So this latest bulletin from Letts HQ is merely one angle of a multifaceted personality, his take on the JA tradition […]
The 1950s were a time of changes and the music of the decade both reflected the cultural changes that were happening while still holding on to the societal norms of the past. Many of the traditional pop artists of the 1950s were interpreters of pop standards who would take the old well-known songs and put […]
Piece by Piece is an unparalleled motion picture experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of musics most innovative minds.
Biographical drama following the life of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek). When relatively unknown English band Smile discover young singer Freddie Mercury just at the time their frontman walks out, everyones hopes lift as they finally find the sound they had been missing. Changing their name to Queen, the band become determined to get […]
Pinegrove’s new album 11:11 is an unqualified triumph, an album that seizes listeners with hook-filled songs imbuing feelings of warmth, urgency, and poetic beauty, even as it asks some of life’s big and difficult questions. On previous Pinegrove recordings, band member Sam Skinner usually oversees mixing duties, but this time out, noted producer and former […]
Overmono announce their debut album Good Lies will be released on Friday 12th May 2023 via XL Recordings. The announcement comes in-line with the release of “Is U”, the second track to be revealed from the forthcoming album following “Walk Thru Water” (“a display of their impeccable grasp of sound design.” – Clash) which was […]
“Gwendoline (1984) is an American adventure-fantasy thriller directed by Just Jaeckin. The story follows a beautiful young woman (played by Tawny Kitaen) who travels to an exotic and dangerous land in search of her missing father. Accompanied by her loyal friend Beth and a mercenary named Willard (Brent Huff), Gwendolines journey takes her into the […]
Side A: 01 Walk On (2:40) 02 See The Sky About To Rain (5:03) 03 Revolution Blues (4:02) 04 For The Turnstiles (3:13) 05 Vampire Blues (4:11) Side B: 01 On The Beach (7:04) 02 Motion Pictures (4:20) 03 Ambulance Blues (8:57) A 50th anniversary for a seminal album is an opportunity to reflect and […]
16 PAGE BOOKLET Following the recent announcement of Kraftwerk’s 3-D The Catalogue (Dolby Atmos Surround Mix) and 5 German language studio albums (Trans Europa Express, Die Mensch-Maschine, Computerwelt, Techno Pop and The Mix) being made available to stream for the very first time, Parlophone Records have confirmed that the 2009 UK & German vinyl 12345678 […]
