“When we were making Violator, even though we had no idea what the success of that album was going to be after we released it, there was definitely a feeling of breaking new ground.” – Dave Gahan, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” – Billie Holiday Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Black City Records in Bristol. “Back in the 1950s, this used to be a pub and it was frequented by the city’s sex workers – and run by them ...

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 ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Roan Records in Teddington. “While I was in Australia, I came across a record shop – a small shop with a coffee bar. I was like, maybe ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Applestump Records in Nantwich. “We look after the people in our town. We judge nobody; we talk to everybody. There’s nothing prouder than a ...

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 ...

Paco de Lucia was a huge influence on me as a guitarist and artist as a whole. Besides his superhuman ability to astonish any crowd with his virtuoso technique, he was a phenomenal composer with a ...

Daft Punk’s robotic identity may hoodwink the public, but for Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo, anonymity is what has allowed them to stay human. The futuristic helmets that rest over ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features VinylFetishes in Manchester. “We create a safe space for our community, chilled out, so you can just come chat with us about music. We don’t ...