Lionel Richie – Hello
On 13 February 1984 Motown released Hello, the third single from Lionel Richie's second solo album, Can't Slow Down. Richie wrote the song and produced it with James Anthony Carmic…
Foo Fighters – Noise that refused to stay sad
After Nirvana, Dave Grohl recorded the first Foo Fighters tracks mostly alone in 1994; the 1995 debut turned grief into choruses a crowd could shout.
Afterlife Interview with Marvin Gaye
In a Motown glow that never punches out, Riffs and Beats finds Marvin Gaye at a grand piano.
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Soft Cell’s Tainted Love (1981): Gloria Jones cover, Mike Thorne, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, UK No. 1.
Rebel Yell – MTV hard-pop from Electric Lady
Rebel Yell arrived on 10 November 1983 in the US as Billy Idol's second solo album for Chrysalis.
Parcels – Gamesofluck
Gamesofluck is the October 2016 Parcels single on Kitsuné / Because that led into the Hideout EP: five Byron Bay friends already based in Berlin, trading live funk for computer-shaped disco pop.
Rose Bowl 1988 – Depeche Mode
On 18 June 1988 Depeche Mode closed the Music for the Masses tour in front of 60,453 people at the Rose Bowl, and the arms in the air became a kind of instrument.
Prefab Sprout – Cars and Girls
In February 1988 Kitchenware released Cars and Girls, the first Prefab Sprout single in two years.
Here Come The Bombs – Solo bombs from a Wheatley basement
In May 2012, Gaz Coombes released his debut solo album Here Come The Bombs on Hot Fruit/EMI, built at home in Oxfordshire then finished with Sam Williams.
Sade – Feel No Pain
On 16 November 1992 Epic released Feel No Pain, the second single from Love Deluxe, a funk shuffle about a family that cannot get work.