British singer, musician and songwriter Terry Hall has passed away at the age of 63. Hall was the lead singer of ska legends The Specials, and also played in Manchester band The Colourfield and new wave pop outfit Fun Boy Three. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, […]
Take your phone off the hook and don your best fluorescents because it’s time for another Retro Cassette Friday! This week we put the engine into warp speed and set phasers to stunning with a hand-plucked selection of the finest vintage audio samplings aged finely and made with the grapes of years gone by for […]
Everyone’s favourite tucked up triad, DWV, have released a new auditory/visual feast with their video ‘Gaycation’, a queered up parody of The Go-Gos’ hits ‘Vacation’ and ‘We Got the Beat’. Even the birds are gay. Detox, Willem and Vicky Vox previously attracted adoration and caused controversy with their hit ‘Chow Down at Chick Fil A’, […]
Strap on your cool kid shoes and gird your loins for the kaleidoscopic aural assault that is: Retro Cassette Friday! Wham! Fantastic 1983 This week opens in onomatopoeic splendour with none other than anyone’s favourite anything ever: Wham! Don’t be fooled by the raw, dark sensuality of Andrew Ridgeley’s distracting chest hair on the cover, […]
Belinda Carlisle is a pioneer. Most remember her for her massive pop hits, Summer Rain, Leave a Light On and her signature tune Heaven is a Place on Earth, but prior to this hey-day period she was out the front of new wave The Go-Go’s.She is also a pioneer on a much more personal level, […]
