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Bob Dylan And Fred Fairbrass

Right Said Fred's Fred Fairbrass remembers how Bob Dylan inadvertently helped the band become pop stars…

By Paul Nichols 28 Dec 2016
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Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke – one of British synth-pop’s founding fathers – chats to Anita Awbi about circuit boards, collaborations and his rigorous creativity...

By Paul Nichols 27 Dec 2016
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Songwriting legacies: gone but not forgotten

2016 will be marked by the sad passing of songwriting icons David Bowie and Prince, among others. Eamonn Forde asks the publishers tasked with looking after such seminal catalogues, what happens next?

By Paul Nichols 23 Dec 2016
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Elsa Hewitt

Elsa Hewitt is a home schooled electronic/dream-pop artist from Lewes, who’s been recording her own DIY sounds since primary school. With three LPs in the pipeline for 2017, we get the heads up on what's in store...

By Anita Awbi 23 Dec 2016
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Sound Effect - Laura Jurd

Welcome to our latest playlist, this time compiled by award-winning British trumpet player Laura Jurd. Check out her selection of inspirations and influences...

By Paul Nichols 23 Dec 2016
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Luke Styles

Prolific creator Luke Styles started out as a teenage actor before falling under the spell of classical composition full time. We hear about his biggest musical influences and what's keeping him busy as we head into 2017...

By Anita Awbi 22 Dec 2016
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Folk roots, new routes

Anita Awbi spends time with folk icon Shirley Collins, and others thriving in her wake, to learn how our ancient musical vernacular is inspiring songwriters today…

By Paul Nichols 22 Dec 2016
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Richard H Kirk

'I'm not so ruled by technology': Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H Kirk on 40 years at the electronic coalface and why raw ideas always trump new advances in studio tech...

By Anita Awbi 21 Dec 2016
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Emmi

Emerging singer songwriter Emmi is the inimitable voice behind the only song in JK Rowling's ace new film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - we learn more about what's in store from Emmi in 2017...

By Anita Awbi 21 Dec 2016
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