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Suede founding bandmembers explore the stories behind the making of the band’s sophomore album and reflect upon its ...

Check out this playlist of music based on outgrowths of The Roots’ work and innovation including artists born from The Soulquarians movement, such as Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Common and others that have ...

This episode of CAS Worldwide looks at Talking Heads Remain In Light. Recorded at Compass Point Studios and produced by Brian Eno the album drew on the influence of artists such as Fela Kuti. The ...

This album was a seminal epiphany for me. Hearing how Michael Brooke had beautifully framed Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s boundary-crossing and, at times, ethereal voice, greatly influenced how I would ...

We were delighted to be joined by Lekan Babalola (Fela Kuti’s political protege) at a Classic Album Sundays event in Birmingham, where host Chris Watkiss was able to ask Lekan about his first hand ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter features Dreamhouse Records in Leyton. “A record shop in a community is really important, I think. It’s a good place for people to meet, discuss music, and ...

At the beginning of the ‘70s the Grateful Dead were on a roll, and with this new found momentum the band were back in the studio within months to record a followup to the celebrated Workingman’s Dead ...

If you’re a fan of Mancunian legends James, you won’t want to miss this! Bandmembers Jim Glennie and Saul Davies tell the story behind their breakthrough album Gold Mother at a special Classic Album ...

Few artists command the respect of Nina Simone, she was the master of vocal versatility. Subtle changes of her voice to suit whatever the music needed from traditional the traditional sounds of jazz ...

By the summer of 1988, the group had released It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, an album that, on the surface, appeared just as militant as its title suggested. But within each of it’s ...

Classic Album Sundays was delighted to be joined by composer, alto-saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch at this years Spitalfields Music Festival. A two-time MOBO award-winner and Mercury Prize nominee, ...