How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' and turned it into a modern classic. Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson digs deep into the cosmos and shares his Top Five ...

Thurston Moore provides an insight into his musical mind with Ten Excellent LPs.

My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless is a myth inside and out; this is not a record that is meant to be completely understood. Loveless is MBV frontman Kevin Shield’s magnum opus, the most iconic shoegaze ...

As the 1980s drew to a close, hip hop had reached a pivotal moment. Whilst a potential for empowerment in mainstream rap had so far remained largely un-tapped, in favour of escapist music built for ...

In this collaborative Classic Album Sundays and Boiler Room interview, Classic Album Sundays’ founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and George Evelyn take an in-depth look and listen to Nightmares on Wax’s ...

In this interview, Classic Album Sundays founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy will be joined by Incognito band leader Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of 100° and Rising. The ...

This revelation was frustrated by the intractability of Joyce’s estate, which repeatedly refused Bush permission to use the words as her lyrics on ‘The Sensual World’. She was forced to rebuild from ...

Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks stands as an ethereal masterpiece that transcends the boundaries of traditional music. Released in 1968, this seminal album takes listeners on a transformative journey ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Bending Sound Records in Bangor, Northern Ireland. “I think every town needs a record shop. It’s really important that like minded people, ...

Life in Queensbridge, NY, was always going to be the beating heart of Illmatic. Although still in his late teens, Nas had already experienced more than his fair share of traumatic, life-changing ...

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy celebrates the incredible polymath, innovator and musical thinker Brian Eno for the 30th anniversary of his experimental album, Nerve Net. In this never-before-broadcast ...

In April 1973, a small band of musicians from the island of Jamaica landed in a cold and dreary London to begin recording their latest album, Burnin’, for the rising British label, Island Records.