7 classic albums that didn’t reach #1 in the charts

There is a strong argument for the 70s being music’s greatest decade, with countless classic albums from Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and many more. However, not every classic album achieved immediate success. While the likes of Never Mind The B******s, Imagine, Rumours and A Night at the …

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12/09/2016
Chris Smith
Blu-Ray

#GetPhysical: Why you should still buy CDs and DVDs

We’re about to drop a huge revelation, so you might want to sit down: we love physical media. We write about the virtues of decluttering on this blog a lot but we also don’t believe in getting rid of everything you own and going completely digital. And neither do the …

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09/08/2016
Chris Smith
Vinyl

Friday Five: Incredible Soundtracks

Soundtracks aren’t most people’s first choice when it comes to everyday listening. The clue is in the title: most are written to match certain scenes and fulfil certain scenes. As great as it is, listening to the Interstellar soundtrack on the bus creates a weird mismatched experience. There are a …

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05/08/2016
Chris Smith
Vinyl

10 essential Northern Soul albums

Northern Soul is one of the most important youth movements in British history, even though it doesn’t get as much attention as the punk or mod movements. Based in dancehalls across the North, like the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, The Golden Torch in Stoke and Wigan Casino, thousands of young …

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13/07/2016
Chris Smith

Portugal vs. France: who will win our Euro 2016 music face-off?

After 4 weeks of footballing fun, Euro 2016 concludes this Sunday with Portugal vs. France. It’s been a funny old tournament. Wales reached the semi-finals, Northern Ireland’s Will Grigg became the star of the tournament without playing a single minute of football and England lost to a supermarket. But here …

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08/07/2016
Chris Smith