he Birth of Cool Britannia. The real story behind the birth of Britpop and how one of the biggest bands of the 90s – Suede, – changed British music forever. Sara Cox reveals the story behind the birth of Britpop and how a handful of like-minded musicians paved the way for a revolution in British…
Leo’s Worldwide hit features in the new Ben Affleck psychological thriller Deep Water. “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” is taken from his 1976 album Endless Flight. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his first number one single in United States, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. Songwriters…
Producer and A&R man Carl Davis played a large part in Chicago soul of the 60s and 70s and helped define the Chicago soul sound and was responsible for may notable productions including Gene Chandler, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Mary Wells, The Chi Lites, Major Lance – before leaving Brunswick to set up his own…
It’s that time of year again where vinyl lovers rejoice! RSD has rolled round for its 15th Anniversary. This year we bring you more exclusive releases, including Suede Sci Fi Lullabies – 25th Anniversary Edition (180g Clear Vinyl) & T. Rex The Slider – 50th Anniversary. Here’s a full list of the artist that are…
Happy International Women’s Day! Celebrating all of our fierce female artists and every woman out there…we salute you! #IWD #IWD2021, Listen to a selection of tracks here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33uiDwbVL31RKxBCjR1XKy?si=9f27f4997a244c57, including Belinda Carlisle, Barbara lynn, Kiki Dee, Toyah, Lulu, The Belle Stars, Kirsty MacColl, Susanna Hoffs and many more.
Belinda Carlisle’s Worldwide hit “Heaven is a Place on Earth” features in the Hulu miniseries “Pam & Tommy” loosely but fairly based on a magazine story in Rolling Stone that came out in 2014 that focused on Rand Gauthier, the character that Seth Rogen plays. He is the disgruntled contractor whom Tommy Lee stiffed on…
Elusive Butterfly was recorded and released, in 1966, in the British Isles by Val Doonican, and reached a UK chart peak of #5 ; in Ireland Val Doonican’s version was a major hit, peaking at #3. The songwriter bob Lind later said of Doonican’s cover: “When you write a song, you can’t claim ownership of it….
Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. An enigmatic and reclusive talent, Siffre wrote the song It Must Be Love, later covered by Madness, alongside songs of defiance like the classic anti-apartheid anthem (Something Inside) So Strong. In a highly unusual and…
NASCAR have used The Creation – Making Time in their “hype” video as NASCAR returns to Bristol Motor Speedway. This time around, the 0.533-mile oval is paved for the Playoff elimination race in the NASCAR Cup Series. Listen to the classic 60s garage rock track here as well as other tracks from the collection featuring…
Demon Music have a global streaming hit on their hands to kick of the year in grand style. Proving that essentially all of pop history is now fair game for a TikTok revival, one of the biggest-growing streaming hits of 2022 now belongs to Edison Lighthouse, with their pop hit “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).” The song, which…
