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 ...

Radiohead’s second album The Bends was released on the 13th March, 1995 and exactly 30 years later to the day producer John Leckie joined Classic Album Sundays founder, radio host and DJ Colleen ...

“We feel that popular music should be used to make serious statements.” – Morrissey on the BBC Whistle Test in 1985 The Smiths are considered one of the most significant acts to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features A Slice of Vinyl Record Shop in Gosport. “We knew we wanted to run a family buisness. A lot of people say, I can never work with my other ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Wrecking Ball Music and Books in Hull. “I think this project of ours is a benefit to Hull; it’s a community hub. There’s a large local music ...

“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 ...

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 Saturnalia Records in Faversham. “Faversham dates back to the Roman times, so I wanted to have the name Saturnalia. Saturnalia itself is a ...

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 ...