Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Groove Armada Return to Synth Pop with the New Studio Album
Saturday, October 3, 2020
WAW: Sinead O'Connor - Trouble of the World
Sinead O'Connor has released a new single which is a cover of Mahalia Jackson's "Trouble of the World". All of Sinead O'Connor's profits from the single are going to Black Lives Matter fund. The video for the song was directed by Don Letts.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
September Singles Roundup
New Order - Be a Rebel
James Blake - Godspeed
Temples - Paraphernalia
Rhye - Helpless
La Femme - Paradigme
SG Lewis, Robyn, Channel Tres - Impact
Tropical Fuck Storm - Legal Ghost
Gorillaz - Strange Times ft Robert Smith
The Shins - The Great Divide
Monday, September 28, 2020
Best of 1990 - The Singles Top 50
The year 1990 has been one of the most exciting years ever, maybe due to the fact that it was between the two decades when music styles shifted and the songs were influenced by the past decade but also looking into the future with new technologies. For some artists it was a clear career peaks when they released their best selling albums and/or singles. This year belonged to Depeche Mode, Madonna, Sinead O'Connor, but at the same time Euro dance and Brit pop exploded.
Over the next month we will feature the best singles from the 1990 that comes as a result of the Singles poll that was up this summer. Stay tuned!
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Next Wave: SRSQ
Monday, September 21, 2020
Instant Hit: The Heart Throbs - Dreamtime
Thirty years ago The Heart Throbs released their debut album Cleopatra in 1990 and one of the outstanding songs from this album was "Dreamtime". There is this interesting fact that the two members of The Heart Throbs, the sisters DeFreitas were actually sisters of the late Pete DeFreitas of Echo & the Bunnymen fame who died in the motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 26. Pretty much underrated "Dreamtime" holds in it the best from the two decades and still sounds very contemporary.
Friday, September 18, 2020
WAW: LAUREL - Scream Drive Faster
LAUREL has revealed the video for the song "Scream Drive Faster". The Music video was directed by Elliott Arndt.
Monday, September 14, 2020
7_Songs: Holly Johnson / Frankie Goes to Hollywood
This year in February Holly Johnson turned 60 and we thought it would be a nice occasion to pay tribute to him and his former band Frankie Goes to Hollywood with this 7 Songs feature. Johnson’s career start goes back to the late 70’s Liverpool punk scene out of which the nucleus for Frankie Goes to Hollywood took shape. Inspired to take a name after the title from the news article in the New York times, it seemed that Frankie Goes to Hollywood would be there for big things, and indeed, with the first single and the album release they found pop stardom.
In the late 80’s Johnson started his solo career when he was signed to MCA, released his solo album Blast and managed to have a series of hits including “Americanos” and “Love Train”. In the early 90’s, Johnson was diagnosed with HIV and thinking this was his end, he wrote his autobiography A Bone in My Flute. Eventually he turned more to art but never really left the music business. He recorded songs and performed occasionally.
The band never reunited even though in 2003, the VH-1 program Bands Reunited brought Johnson, Rutherford, Gill, Nash, and Mark O'Toole together, in the hope of their agreeing to perform impromptu on the show. However, a reunion performance did not transpire.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Retrovision: The Times - Manchester
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
New Order Reveal New Single 'Be a Rebel'
New Order are back with their first new single in almost five years. The new single is called "Be a Rebel" and is out on Mute. It is available on all streaming services and YouTube link below.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Next Wave: Porridge Radio
Monday, August 31, 2020
August Singles Round Up
Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani - Summer Wine
Chelou - Real
The Neighbourhood - Devil's Advocate
Muzz - Summer Love
Cabaret Voltaire - Vasto
Julia Holter - Gold Dust Woman
Girl in Red - Rue
Nation of Language - On Division St
The Smashing Pumpkins - CYR
Saturday, August 22, 2020
WAW: The Killers - My Own Soul's Warning
The Killers premiered the second video for the song "My Own Soul's Warning" which premiered on August 20th on YouTube. Their brand new studio album Imploding the Mirage was officially released a day after. This new video for My Own Soul's Warning was directed by Michael Hill.