Classics Revisited

Jan 18, 20222 min read

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...

Classics Revisited: George Harrison - 'Thirty Three & 1/3'

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...

Classics Revisited: Beastie Boys - 'License To Ill'

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....

Classics Revisited: Spice Girls - 'Spice'

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...

Classics Revisited: Slayer - 'Reign In Blood'

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,...

Classics Revisited: My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade'

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...

Classics Revisited: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'

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...

Classics Revisited: Prince - 'Controversy'

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...

Classics Revisited: You Me At Six - 'Sinners Never Sleep'

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...

Classics Revisited: The Fray - 'How To Save A Life'

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...

Classics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Sunflower'

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...

Classics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Surf's Up'

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...

Classics Revisited: The Strokes - 'Is This It'

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,...