Radiohead’s second album The Bends was released on the 13th March, 1995 and exactly 30 years later to the day producer John Leckie joined Classic Album Sundays founder, radio host and DJ Colleen ...

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 ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Black City Records in Bristol. “Back in the 1950s, this used to be a pub and it was frequented by the city’s sex workers – and run by them ...

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy celebrates the incredible polymath, innovator and musical thinker Brian Eno for the 30th anniversary of his experimental album, Nerve Net. In this never-before-broadcast ...

This revelation was frustrated by the intractability of Joyce’s estate, which repeatedly refused Bush permission to use the words as her lyrics on ‘The Sensual World’. She was forced to rebuild from ...

After a two successful studio albums with Rough Trade Records, the then-leading record label of indie rock in Great Britain, fans and critics alike saw The Smiths to be at the top of their game in ...

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Bending Sound Records in Bangor, Northern Ireland. “I think every town needs a record shop. It’s really important that like minded people, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“We were part of a network of great DJ stores keeping vinyl alive through the 90’s. Sharing music to make people feel better is one of the reasons we’re here.” Behind The Counter is a 12-part video ...

On the latest Classic Album Sundays podcast, we step back to Camp Bestival from a few years ago when Nick Drake’s producer Joe Boyd joined us to discuss Five Leaves Left in length with Colleen.

Recorded over two years, Songs In The Key of Life is arguably Stevie’s finest hour and is also one of the greatest albums of all time as it contains hit after hit. ‘Sir Duke’, ‘I Wish’, ‘Pastime ...