How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' and turned it into a modern classic. Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson digs deep into the cosmos and shares his Top Five ...

Classic Album Sundays tells the stories behind the albums that have shaped our culture and in some cases, our lives. The A-Side: We are the world's most popular and respected album listening event ...

Recent OBE nominee Skin joins Classic Album Sundays founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy to discuss the inspirational Nina Simone and Etta James – their lives, legacies, music and their many Montreux Jazz ...

In this edition of ‘This Woman’s Work’, Classic Albums host Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy discusses Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love with singer Julia Holter and Outkast’s Big Boi. Released in September 1985, ...

‘My Classic Album’ is a series of free-to-view artist interview streams created with support from the Arts Council England Cultural Recovery Fund. We interview some of England’s most exciting ...

This week’s episode features Fingerprints in California. “I think independent record shops are important to communities because I think in many cases they’re kind of the cultural epicentre, whether it ...

“I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I’d have the ability to move through time and space freely, and save Anne Frank. Do you think that’s embarrassing ...

It’s a safe bet to assume you haven’t heard many albums that weave robots, kung-fu and a young Japanese woman into their central theme. To be frank, it’s a concept that just shouldn’t work. But in the ...

How did an album about mental illness, mortality and the need for human empathy become one of the most classic, iconic albums of all time staying on the US Billboard Charts for 741 weeks (14 years)?

It was while recording at Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York City on a beautifully hot and sunny day that Roy Ayers would stumble upon the song that arguably defines his career. As the ...

As the 1980s drew to a close, hip hop had reached a pivotal moment. Whilst a potential for empowerment in mainstream rap had so far remained largely un-tapped, in favour of escapist music built for ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Thirteen Records in Dundee, Scotland. “I always really wanted to own my own record store, it was always my kind of dream. As soon as we knew ...