70s

Seneko’s Soul Numbers is EP #4 in three years for the Americana/soul artist. Each release has lent him ample opportunity to develop his voice. Now, it all culminates in an EP that has Seneko sounding more refined and confident than ever.…

Not shy about his classic rock roots, singer-songwriter Damon Mitchell has returned with a new EP titled Elise. Mitchell cites mid-60s Beatles, Neil Young, Steely Dan, and other radio rock giants of the era as prime influences on his new…

Nothing screams ‘cinematic-rebellion’ louder than the Blaxploitation era of movie making in the 1970s.  This was a genre which primarily catered for the black audiences of the day, where the African-American male or female was the dominant…

"You gave away the things you loved, and of them was me.." Listening to Carly Simon's colossal 1972 hit, ‘You’re So Vain’, you realise very quickly that whoever wounded this woman will be reminded for eternity. Every time they hear it…

Roma is another visual wonder from Alfonso Cuaron. While it may lack the bombastic sci-fi of Children of Men or Gravity and the literal magic of his Harry Potter film, its quieter, almost neo-realistic depiction of a family in crisis still…

Blackstar, David Bowie's final album, a curious mix of free jazz, Nadsat and Death Grips, had surprisingly little buzz surrounding it in the build up to its release. Had Neil Young or Bob Dylan or Tom Waits announced that they were…

Too beautiful to live; too elegant to grow old – and David Bowie is dead. The pop superstar/artist’s passing took millions by surprise. The news led bulletins around the world, including the serious BBC morning programme. When I caught…