DJ and producer Attaque (aka Dominic Gentry) picks out a selection of tracks which were built using the classic synth...
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From a Latin disco drumbeat to a politically charged lyric, here’s the story behind the 80s pop duo’s biggest hit...
The West Country alternative punk band’s singer Kelvin Swaby reveals some surprising sociological and political observations behind their latest single...
The frontman explains how their breakthrough hit single was inspired by a decidedly uninspiring period spent living in New York...
When this pop-rock classic landed on both sides of the Atlantic it became a self-fulfilling prophecy for its creator A...
Gabriel Sullivan and Brian Lopez of XIXA assume the role of tour guides as we head into the Arizonan desert...
Detailing the plight of Australia’s First Nations people, this rock anthem found an international audience upon its release in 1987...
The guitarist recalls creating a song that helped his Newcastle-based band reboot the UK indie-rock scene in the post-Britpop years...
The Croatian and American supergroup’s Dalibor Pavičić and Chris Eckman give us an access-all-areas tour of their latest cinematic track...
The songwriter and guitarist behind the 80s pop-folk band’s chart-topping debut single tells the compelling tale of its imperfect inspiration...
James A.M. Downes provides the inside scoop on a recent instalment of his single-a-month project, and it’s a cheeky one!...
A synth-rock anthem inspired by Berlin’s heroin scene, we learn all about a classic 80s track with a surprising origin...


























