It used to be assumed that decent cover versions were few and far between - but the fact that we are now on to our fifth set of covers,...

Shane MacGowan was probably a week or so, one way or the other, from being truly Irish - i.e. actually born on the Emerald Isle. His...

18 May 1980, not only saw the awesome and tragic eruption of Mt St Helens, but also the day that the legendary singer from the legendary...

I have written about Stuart Adamson more than once here - he was (and is) my musical hero. I have admired him, his songwriting and...

I thought it was about time we dived back into the murky waters of the cover version! As we all know, covers can sometimes cause...

In this playlist I am looking at albums that I discovered during my teenage years. These are ones that are hugely important to me,...

I was listening to an interview with Clare the other day, talking about a new Altered Images album coming out soon - and I thought - they...

An occasional collection of songs suggested for you using a given theme. This playlist has the theme of place names around the world -...