It was called Green Onions because Al Jackson is reported to have said “it stinks like green onions” and there was some suggestion of using Funky Onions as a title.

I was brought up listening to The Beatles.  They were the one band that both my parents agreed on despite one being a Mod and one being a Rocker.  We had all the albums on vinyl growing up and in t…

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Sandy Denny possessed a clear musical vision and pursued it with energy and conviction over a brief but dazzling decade.

Billy Mackenzie, one of the very best singers of his generation, first came to prominence with the band the Associates that he co-founded with his musical soulmate Alan Rankine in 1979.

The Stray Cats were a breath of fresh air in the stale pop landscape of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Formed in Massapequa, Long Island, in 1979 by guitarist and singer Brian Setzer, bassist Lee Roc...

Penny & Sparrow is Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke. Neither is Penny, nor Sparrow. The duo originates from Austin, TX. Their music is a modern kind of folk, often spiritual, with gentle harmonies.

As East River Pipe, F.M. Cornog admits to being a musician who would rather “run from the spotlight”, keeping any hint of fame at arm’s length. Coping with attention was never easy for him.

The Coral is a band of brothers. A rapscallion bunch of travelling minstrels on a journey through time and tide waiting for no man. If there’s a story to be told, The Coral will find a melody and harm...

The 2017 return of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty as The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu marks the end of a 23 year period of silence over their infamous decision to burn one million pounds

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew Gary “Mani” Mounfield, best known as a founding member and bassist of the Stone Roses, has died aged 63. The cause of death has not been shared. His brother Greg Mounfield posted the news on Facebook: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His nephew also shared the news. Continue reading...