Classics Revisited: Mayday Parade - 'Mayday Parade'
With the anniversary tour for Mayday Parade’s 2011 self-titled album scheduled for May, Gemma Cockrell looks back at why the album became...
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Maia Gibbs
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: George Harrison - 'Thirty Three & 1/3'
It’s the 45th anniversary of the George Harrison album you wish an Irish person would pronounce, Thirty Three & 1/3, so it seemed like...
James Pusey
Nov 15, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: Beastie Boys - 'License To Ill'
35 years ago, a trio of teens dropped an album on a relatively new record company with a producer whose name was relatively obscure....
Maia Gibbs
Nov 4, 20214 min read
Classics Revisited: Spice Girls - 'Spice'
“Tell me what you want, what you really, really want” might not seem like a pioneering or innovative lyric on the surface, however when...
Jake Longhurst
Nov 2, 20217 min read
Classics Revisited: Slayer - 'Reign In Blood'
On 7th October 1986, the metal world changed forever. Slayer, the underground thrash band, had released their third album Reign In Blood,...
Gemma Cockrell
Oct 23, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade'
If I told you that The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance turns 15 years old today, I doubt you’d believe me, because it feels like our...
Alex Duke
Oct 19, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'
Free from the Britpop constraints of Oasis, Noel Gallagher’s debut record with the High Flying Birds allowed the Mancunian rocker to...
Nieve O'Donnell
Oct 13, 20212 min read
Classics Revisited: Prince - 'Controversy'
Prince’s conceptually sound 1981 album Controversy - named after the titular track - is an under-valued classic. Whilst Prince’s...
Gemma Cockrell
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: You Me At Six - 'Sinners Never Sleep'
You Me At Six released their third album Sinners Never Sleep on 3rd October 2011 – exactly ten years ago to the day. So, Gemma Cockrell...
Amrit Virdi
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Classics Revisited: The Fray - 'How To Save A Life'
An emphatic debut album from American alternative-rock band The Fray, How To Save A Life celebrates its 16th anniversary today. Amrit...
Owen White
Aug 30, 20215 min read
Classics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Sunflower'
With The Beach Boys' recent release of Feel Flows, a major box-set compilation centred partly around their 1970 album Sunflower, Owen...
Owen White
Aug 29, 20217 min read
Classics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Surf's Up'
Surf’s Up remains the darkest and most difficult artefact of The Beach Boys’ long and storied career. A year into the 70s, it was clear...
Gemma Cockrell
Aug 26, 20213 min read
Classics Revisited: The Strokes - 'Is This It'
Concise, intense and self-confident, The Stroke's debut album pleased critics and thrilled fans. On the day of its 20th anniversary,...
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