Exodus – Bob Marley & The Wailers
In early 1977 Bob Marley & The Wailers recorded Exodus in London after the Hope Road shooting, and built a two-sided album that still runs from politics to dancefloor.
Interview of Annie Lennox (1984)
Mid-1980s television catches Annie Lennox of Eurythmics after Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) has already redrawn the face of pop on MTV. She talks about fame, image, and the strange proximity of David Bowie's theatre to her own sharp androgyny, while Dave Stewart's guit
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun (Superunknown, 1994): Cornell misheard news, Bear Creek drive, alt No. 1.
Depeche Mode – Between machine and confession
Depeche Mode, from Basildon's early synthpop to Violator and arena decades: Clarke's exit, Gore's songs, Gahan's voice, Wilder's craft, and a catalog still touring in black.
Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds’ 1985 Virgin single Alive And Kicking from Once Upon a Time: Iovine/Clearmountain, Billboard Hot 100 No. 3.
Donna Summer – Disco’s voice with a songwriter’s spine
From Munich studios with Giorgio Moroder to Hot Stuff, Donna Summer made the four-on-the-floor carry melody, drama, and authorship.
Top 10 Most mind-blowing concerts in music history
Ten landmark concerts with dates and venues: Nirvana at Reading 1992, Queen at Live Aid, Dylan going electric at Newport, Bowie retiring Ziggy at Hammersmith.
Daft Punk – Digital Love
Daft Punk’s 2001 Digital Love, third single from Discovery, paired vocoder romance with a featured solo and a George Duke sample.
The College Dropout – Kanye West
The College Dropout arrived in 2004 with a wired jaw, sped-up soul samples and a producer stepping to the mic.
Sade – Nothing Can Come Between Us
Released in 1988 as the third single from Stronger Than Pride, Nothing Can Come Between Us is Sade working at a measured pace with the core band.