26 May 2026MUSICHONORING ANDY FLETCHER, DEPECHE MODE’S STABILIZERFour years ago today, Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode's chief strategist, passed away.
18 April 2026MUSICEVERYONE IS HORRID EXCEPT ME (AND POSSIBLY YOU)Five years ago today, The Simpsons introduced a character named Quilloughby. He was a parody of Morrissey.
23 March 2026MUSICGREEN DAY: NICE GUYS FINISH LAST27 years ago today, Green Day’s “Nice Guys Finish Last” was released in Australia.
7 March 2026MUSICBLUE MONDAY43 years ago today, New Order released one of the most important tracks in the alternative music: “Blue Monday”.
16 January 2026MUSICSMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT21 years ago today, The Killers started a two-week run at number one on the UK charts with their debut album, Hot Fuss
18 November 2025MUSICPAUL WELLER’S SOUND OF SPITTING “How do I feel about being called the Eric Clapton of the 1990s? Bollocks. If my music ever got as laid-back and mellow as his, I’d pack it in. Or shoot myself.”
24 October 2025MUSICTHE STROKES: IS THIS IT12 years ago today, NME published their latest 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was topped by, one of them, The Strokes’ Is This It.
6 October 2025MUSICGRAVE DANCERS UNION33 years ago today, Soul Asylum released their commercial breakthrough album, Grave Dancers Union.
25 August 2025MUSICJUST LIKE HEAVENThis month in 1986, The Cure was in France to refine “Just Like Heaven,” one of the band’s strongest songs in its whole career.
9 July 2025MUSICJACK WHITE’S OBSESSION WITH COLOURSLet's talk about the Weird and Wonderful Mr White's commitment to colours.
6 July 2025MUSICCRIMSON AND CLOVER43 years ago today, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' “Crimson and Clover” debuted on the Official Singles Chart.
20 February 2025MUSICPOISON IVY & ULTRA TWISTThe Cramps’ fierce voodoobilly bad girl-guitarist extraordinaire-inscrutable dominatrix Poison Ivy turned 72 today.
22 January 2025MUSICRUSSIAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MANIFESTOBeen spending most of my Fridays in January at Nuanu for live music. Four different acts. All Russians. All amazing.
30 December 2024MUSICDISCO 2000 & DEBORAHEleven years ago today, Deborah Bone, the woman who inspired Pulp’s hit song “Disco 2000” died shortly after being appointed an MBE.