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1990 proved to be a very, very good year for British independent music. C90, Cherry Red’s latest in their C86-inspired compilation series, is a mammoth collection of some of the finest known and forgotten talents of the scene. Read more
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The Recoup Song Of The Day for Wednesday, February 26th is “The 101” by Six Organs Of Admittance, taken from the Drag City release, Companion Rises. Read more
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The Recoup Song Of The Day for Tuesday, February 25th is “Raleigh Days” by Archers of Loaf, taken from their Merge Records release, Raleigh Days. Read more
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We are pleased to give you a glimpse into what life was like on the James Brown tourbus. In this excerpt from former manager Alan Leeds’ new book There Was A Time: James Brown, The Chitlin’ Circuit, And Me, we get a glimpse of those first few days for the new recruit in the James… Read more
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The Recoup Song Of The Day for Monday, February 24th is “A Very British Coup” by Jah Wobble, take from the 80 Proof Records release, A Very British Coup. Read more
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The Recoup Song Of The Day for Friday, February 21st is “Covered” by Hello Mary, taken from the Hello Mary album Ginger. Read more
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The Recoup Song Of The Day for Thursday, February 20th, is “Skeleton Key” by Mark Lanegan, taken from the forthcoming Heavenly Recordings release, Straight Songs Of Sorrow> Read more
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Steve Goodman was a young songwriter who is best known for two classic country/rock standards, but he died before establishing himself as a solo act. These two superb releases from the mid 1970s show him as a fine songwriter and arranger with a knack for superbly recreating the sounds of the past. Read more
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Bear Family’s second and final installment in their The Great Tragedy compilation examining the doomed Winter Dance Party 1959 offers the other side of the story of that tour, and amazingly shows just how quickly the music industry distanced itself from rock and roll–literally the same day. Read more
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We pay tribute to the late, great Andrew Weatherall by revisiting a more obscure remix production that we’ve always fancied, one that showed a more subtle side to the innovative mixmaster. Read more
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