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Ian Dury becomes an unlikely pop star on New Boots And Panties!!
Ian Dury: Equal parts music-hall scamp, art school troubadour, estuary poet and new-wave figurehead
When The Pineapple Thief began to break through with Someone Here Is Missing
Just before their eighth album arrived, Bruce Soord reflected on remixing his back catalogue, learning to keep a distance from fans and the validity of comparisons with Porcupine Tree
“His carefree aesthetic is wonderfully captured’”: Kevin Ayers’ Shooting At The Moon
Canterbury icon’s erratic second album, on vinyl for the first time, shines with the contributions of Mike Oldfield and Lol Coxhill
“Is this a feel-bad album?”: 10th anniversary edition of Bruce Soord’s solo debut
New vinyl version proves that songs he writes outside The Pineapple Thief’s domain still deserve to be heard
The Blue Öyster Cult albums you should definitely listen to... and one to avoid
There’s a lot more to Blue Öyster Cult than more cowbell, as their best albums clearly show
Toto finally released a live DVD after two attempts had failed for Spinal Tap style reasons
A last-minute crew change, an exploding car and a contract battle all contributed to plans being abandoned, until the band delivered 35th Anniversary: Live In Poland in 2014
What if I told you A-ha’s Hunting High And Low is really a prog album?
Believe it or not, the 1985 pop record emerged from a background of Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, and Morten Harket singing along to Queen songs
Big Big Train once hated 2002 album Bard. Long deleted, the dark secret has become a rare gem
In the process of remastering it for a limited edition, friendships were rekindled, music was re-evaluated, and the band’s current line-up demonstrated what the quarter-century journey had been all about
