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Marc Almond

When legendary Soft Cell founder Marc Almond picked up the coveted Inspiration Award at The Ivors earlier this month we jumped at the chance to chat to him about his career so far and the early days of British electronic music.

By Anita Awbi 31 May 2013

Him & Her

Welcome to our latest playlist. This week's theme is 'him and her' so we've compiled a stack of hits from our favourite male and female solo artists and picked off some great tunes from bands that reference lads and lasses. You'll find odes to long lost lovers, lamenting R&B divas, good-time disco and some starry-eyed pop classics. Tune in now...

By Anita Awbi 31 May 2013

Tim Burgess

Solo artist and Charlatans front man Tim Burgess talks songwriting and why the music biz needs more ‘fun and chaos’

By Jim Ottewill 31 May 2013

Katy B

UK funky firebrand explains why neo-soul artist Gil Scott has struck a chord & reveals the first single she ever bought

By Anita Awbi 31 May 2013

Bat For Lashes

Natasha Khan waxes lyrical on songwriting, collaborations, awkward moments and guilty pleasures...

By Anita Awbi 30 May 2013

Noel Gallagher

We quiz Noel Gallagher on the compulsion of songwriting and why he's just a 'normal geezer'...

By Anita Awbi 29 May 2013

Peter Gabriel

We talk to the legendary songwriter about his plans for a new festival & the importance of hitting a musical groove...

By Anita Awbi 28 May 2013

TRAVEL & TRANSPORT

Welcome to this week's playlist. The M team are heading off in all directions for the Bank Holiday weekend and wanted some sounds to make those roadblocks, train and plane delays a little less arduous. So dive into our Travel & Transport playlist - it includes Catatonia, The Clash, Daft Punk, Metronomy, Vitalic and Jessie Ware...

By Paul Nichols 24 May 2013

Tropics

Somewhere between the rich, percussive instrumentation of Daphni and the layered synth hooks of M83 resides Tropics, aka Southampton artist Chris Ward. His music delivers a tropical warmth garnered from vintage synths, Rhodes piano, guitars, real drums – whatever the 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist can lay his hands on. Watch him perform Home and Consonance on a south London pub organ...

By Anita Awbi 24 May 2013
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