CAS founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and French-African musician, producer and songwriter Wally Badarou explore his cult ...

Each month our Classic Album Sundays Patreon Members gather from all corners of the globe to explore, discuss and listen to ...

Join us on the to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an album that blended live musicianship with beat-driven sensibilities that felt ahead of their time. How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne ...

On this episode, Colleen tells the story behind the album featuring music that inspired a young Van Morrison and of course music from the classic ‘Astral Weeks’.

In this interview, Classic Album Sundays founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy will be joined by Incognito band leader Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of 100° and Rising. The ...

As the 1980s drew to a close, hip hop had reached a pivotal moment. Whilst a potential for empowerment in mainstream rap had so far remained largely un-tapped, in favour of escapist music built for ...

Paco de Lucia was a huge influence on me as a guitarist and artist as a whole. Besides his superhuman ability to astonish any crowd with his virtuoso technique, he was a phenomenal composer with a ...

Thurston Moore provides an insight into his musical mind with Ten Excellent LPs.

This week’s episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Off the Record in Milton Keynes. “Off the Record is a charity shop and it raises funds for Willen Hospice which is a local charity that is ...

“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” – Billie Holiday Why is Billie Holiday still considered as one of the greatest jazz voices of all time? Throughout her ...

At the beginning of the ‘70s the Grateful Dead were on a roll, and with this new found momentum the band were back in the studio within months to record a followup to the celebrated Workingman’s Dead ...

Life in Queensbridge, NY, was always going to be the beating heart of Illmatic. Although still in his late teens, Nas had already experienced more than his fair share of traumatic, life-changing ...