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Punk Floyd: An Ageing Punk ‘Tribute’ to Pink Floyd

A collection of punk bands from the late 1970s come together to bury the hatchet with the once-hated Pink Floyd. Apparently.

The Xmas Jukebox: Clouds Taste Satanic’s All I Want for Christmas Is Your Soul

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Our New Christmas Music Countdown begins with a doom-metal take on a collection of festival favourites… including THAT Mariah Carey tune.

The Writing’s On The Wall: The Dying Days Of Bucks Fizz

The final gasp of the British pop darlings and Eurovision champions explored.

Was 1975 The Worst Year In The Pop/Rock Era – Or The Best?

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Was the year often quoted as the ‘lowest point in popular music’ really as bad as people claim?

Classic Albums Revisited: Driving Mrs Satan’s Popscotch

Italian lounge-metal covers that work more effectively than you might expect.

The Reprobate Halloween Playlist

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It’s been a while since we shared a selection of music with you and what better time to come up with a new playlist than Halloween?

Re-Sythesized: A Collection Of Facsimile Electro Pop Covers

Synthesizer Classics is a new compilation of all-star synth-pop cover versions that feels like everyone involved is playing it safe.

Smash It Up! The Musical Tomfoolery Of Matt Button

Exploring the world of musical cut-ups and eccentric sound collisions.

Classic Albums Revisited: Out-A Space – The Spotnicks In London

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

A Spike Into Your Brain: Cover Versions That Miss The Point Part 2

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Another collection of woefully misguided cover versions.

Tiffany Goes Goth With Jyrki 69

Goth meets pop meets New Romantic – it’s like the 1980s never ended.

The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point

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In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.