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Suede founding bandmembers explore the stories behind the making of the band’s sophomore album and reflect upon its ...

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Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her career and during the decades after her death, she has inspired some of the best vocalists of our ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Off the Record in Milton Keynes. “Off the Record is a charity shop and it raises funds for Willen Hospice which is a local charity that is ...

Understandably, Illmatic is an album that struggles between optimism and nihilism, as Nas strives to realise his world-beating ambitions in the midst of conflict and deprivation. Far from allowing ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Lucky’s Record Bar in Redruth, Cornwall. “You’re getting something different coming into a shop, talking to someone, hearing something new; ...

From my first listen to The Sugarcubes’ debut album Life’s Too Good at my college radio station WNYU, I have been fascinated by Björk. Her strikingly powerful voice that is able to leap from a howl to ...

Daft Punk has played both sides of the field— while their debut album Homework challenged the limits of French underground house and techno and is linked with their human identities, Discovery ...

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, ...