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

Each month our Classic Album Sundays Patreon Members gather from all corners of the globe to explore, discuss and listen to ...

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 week’s episode of Behind The Counter features Thorne Records in Edinburgh. “A record shop should be the centre of any community they’re in. It should be a safe space, somewhere that’s inclusive ...

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 ...

Behind The Counter Episode 2 features Soul Brother, in Putney. “We’re very fortunate, we have a lot of really loyal customers who’ve been coming in since the store first opened 30 years ago and are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Billie Holiday had a distinct signature style that transformed a song into a personal story that was convincing and believable. As Billie once said, “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune ...

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, ...