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40 From 40: 1978

2404 days ago
Sweeping The NationSo we start the final furlong of the feature and complete the 1970s with the year disco ate the world. Who could complain? Well, middle America and everyone involved with financing the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film thinking they were ... more info

40 From 40: 1981

2465 days ago
Sweeping The NationOur survey of four decades of alt-pop (like alt-right, but even more white and middle-class) lands on one of the big years - indeed, to Lord Bob Stanley it's the best pop year of them all. Synthpop, paranoia, post-punk and pop weirdness lead the ... more info

40 From 40: 1982

2485 days ago
Sweeping The NationDoes anyone read these spiels? Maybe we should just save them for the book version that'll never happen. Here's forty top songs (39 of which are on Spotify) from the magnificent pop year of 1982, and no, Dollar's inclusion is not a mistak... more info

The Devil's Tips for 2017 #7 - flies + flies

2661 days ago
The Devil Has The Best Tunaflies + fliesFrom: London, EnglandSometimes you hear something that strikes you to the core something that is so good you think why has no-one else ever sounded like this, Well that's flies and flies. Describing their sound isn't easy but if ... more info

LIVE REPORT: The Human League

2687 days ago
The QuietusTouring in support of the kind of retrospective that the band, and their fans, truly deserve, Ian Wade finds the Human League showcasing their versatility and their steadfast commitment to being — as the record says — "a very British sy... more info

Girl Friend ‘Hello Stranger’

2746 days ago
Kings of A&RThe sibling act Girl Friend are making noise with their latest upbeat-dancey single Hello Stranger. Beautifully stuck in an 80’s time warp, Girl Friend channels The Human League. The Manchester electro new-wave act kicked off with their last EP th... more info

Art d’Ecco, “I’ll Never Give You Up”

2786 days ago
Impose MagazineWith a back beat that reminds one of The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me Baby”, Art d’Ecco has created a song that has spawned an equally imaginative video. “I’ll Never Give You Up”, the second single from his debut album Day Fever... more info

Colour Canyon – ‘Neon’

2814 days ago
Nialler9 When not making music with little xs for eyes or Carriages, Michelle Considine and Harry Bookless, are musical couple who put their excess endeavours into Colour Canyon. The duo came up with a cover of the Human League’s ‘Open Your Heart’... more info

Cult heroes: Saxon – Barnsley boys who forged the 80s metal boom

2872 days ago
Guardian MusicIn their heyday, these DIY heroes were as big as Iron Maiden, blasting out songs about motorbikes and metal subculture that delighted their fansThose who have been watching BBC’s repeats of Top of the Pops from 1981 might have a slightly disto... more info

Review Revue: The Human League – Fascination!

2884 days ago
KEXP SeattleI love it when I stumble across an album that got regular play in my house growing up in the KEXP stacks  – especially when the super-cool college DJs of yore actually thought it was pretty good! I’m certain that by the time my parents were bu... more info

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