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Anniversary

The Story of ‘Too Much Too Young’: How The Specials got Their First Number One Single

On the 45th anniversary of one of The Special A.K.A.'s best 45rpms getting all the way to the top of the charts, Wrong Tom charts the long lead up and the trail they blazed in getting there
A Quietus Interview

Get Up, Stand Up: An Interview With The Specials

In their very first interview about a new album of protest songs, The Specials' Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter speak to Patrick Clarke about how political music and the energy of Black Lives Matter lifted them from pandemic-enforced inertia
Anniversary

35 Years On: Remembering The Colourfield’s Virgins & Philistines

Terry Hall's reunion with The Specials may have hogged the limelight for the last year or two, but – argues Wyndham Wallace – the debut album from his short-lived project The Colourfield is equally worth revisiting
Black Sky Thinking

As Blur Hit Hyde Park, We Assess The Reunion Deluge

Julian Marszalek suggests that the current crop of reunions will only be justified if the artists knuckle down and write some new material

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 3

Baker's Dozen

Roots Rock Riot: Benji Webbe Of Skindred’s Favourite Albums

The alternative metallers' frontman gives Dom Smith his Baker's Dozen of top LPs ahead of a summer of festival sets in support of their new album, Kill The Power
Baker's Dozen

Beautiful, Beautiful Music: Beth Orton’s Favourite Albums

The singer-songwriter undergoes the "horrible" process of deciding on her top albums
Baker's Dozen

Madness Frontman Suggs’ 13 Favourite Albums Of All Time

Nutty Boy Suggs takes Simon Price on a guided tour through his record collection

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