“I could go on about the rights and wrongs of the political system in this country all day long, but what I will say is that it has let down this country’s young people. And the politicians, all of them,…
This oft told change of direction is woven into the forever modifying tapestry of Paul Weller. Having conquered the chart parade with hits like Beat Surrender and Going Underground, plus gaining immediate favour with their adorning live audience, Weller called…
CAFÉ BLEU – SPECIAL EDITION PREORDER AVAILABLE HERE 6 CD / 3 Vinyl sets featuring unreleased tracks January 30th 2026 on Universal Music Recordings When Paul Weller disbanded The Jam at the height of their fame in 1982, it was…
These days, she likes to live by the water, soothed by the hypnotic rise and fall of the tide. Here, at the river’s edge, Dee’s life has found its anchor. “Eras change, music and tastes change,” she says, gazing out…
“I don’t get anxiety on stage but I do get it before and after,” says Matt, his last live outing in London’s Kings Place in February a triumphant return to live playing following the release of his biographical Sky Arts…
Since the creation of the limited monster hardback edition of Soul Deep Adventures With The Style Council by Stuart Deabill, Ian Snowball and Steve Rowland the word on the street in regards to the band has exploded like never before….
“Who is Matt Deighton?” asks Squeeze’s Chris Difford at the start of Overshadowed before promptly answering his own question. “He’s the musical badger,” he says with a smirk. Badger? Does he mean Badger from The Wind In The Willows, that…
Soul Deep – Adventures With The Style Council is a new book by Stuart Deabill, Ian Snowball and Steve Rowland charting the history of one of the most enigmatic groups of the 1980’s, through the eyes of the fans and…
From the latter-day saints of rock to the anodyne poseurs of the Later With… green room, mainstream music in this country some time ago began to wash around our ears like so much weak tea. And at the same time,…
‘If you have to kick against the pricks, must you mention them by name?’ asked John Osborne once upon a time. The answer, in this case, is No. There is not enough time to kick out against a confederacy of…