Cherry Red Archives - Desperate Living

The story of The Runaways, the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of the 1970s.

Remembering the glory days of the British rock underground.

Trying to define the most slippery of music trends is a fool’s game – but tracing the connections between various genres is fascinating.

The surf guitar spacemen from Sweden visit London for an incongruous collection of easy listening pop.

The criminally underrated female-led pop sounds of the 1970s explored in an essential collection.

Exploring the pagan roots and dark traditionalism of 1970s British folk, via a new box set.

Toyah’s debut album remains as startling, experimental and unsettling now as it was on its original release.

The former members of the Alice Cooper band and their ambitious but doomed plan for post-Alice glory.

Probing the wonders and frustrations of The Residents’ Cube-E Box extravaganza.

Exploring the glory days of 1980s British metal and the bands who made it what it was.

The uber-experimentalists move on from the loss of their leader with a new, angry and aggressive reconstruction of the blues.

The original space rockers and author Michael Moorcock join forces for a seminal concept album.