I have often spoken about how Uncle Tupelo and Steve Earle pretty much invented the genre of Alt-Country in the late 1980s, blending together outlaw country with hints of punk. But that, of course, is not really the full story – like claiming the Pistols and The Clash invented punk and omitting The Stooges and The Ramones from the narrative. And that is the case here; Joe Ely , who sadly died yesterday aged 78, was doing all of that a decade before the rest. Don’t believe me?

This edition of The Essential 10, our quickfire introduction to a wide range of my favourite artists, features The Clash; an act that...

Today's playlist celebrates some of the languages of the world, albeit very loosely. Yes, all of these song titles do have a language in...

We have collated a number of stories from the world of music that we think are quite interesting. Some of them, while not always directly...

A couple of things this last week - one a sadly unfolding saga of a band crumbling in front of our eyes, the other a very specific (and...

Yes, it's time for another playlist, and this time we are off to mainland Europe. Here we have ten more interesting (well, eleven...

I felt the need to keep the good vibes going from last weeks Ultimate 60s playlist - so it seemed natural to move on a decade. Here is my...

On this day, 10 November 1978, the Clash released their second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope, on CBS Records. Although generally fairly...

I think I can be fairly confident in calling this playlist Covers 1, in that there will almost certainly be at least a part 2. If nothing...

So here we are with another 6 Degrees of Kevin Shields - and this time our starting point is the King of U.S. lo-fi indie - Robert...

40th Anniversary edition of classic final album by the classic line-up of The Clash. The album was the last to feature Joe Strummer, Mick...