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Ute Lemper – Passionate Fight
Back at the turn of the century when I was working in the Virgin Megastore on Buchanan Street in Glasgow – a magnificent shop with three floors dedicated solely to entertainment, now sadly vacant – I...
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Young MC – Bust a Move
The surprise international box office success of the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton has generated renewed interest in the early years of rap music, and in particular the rise of West Coast and...
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Diana Ross – No One Gets the Prize
Disco. Completely amazing, obviously, and in the mid to late 70s it took over the planet, emerging from its roots in black, gay and latino culture to become arguably the most influential musical...
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Deptford Goth – Feel Real
Now, I’m of the view that a serious musician needs a serious beard, and there is no doubt that Daniel Woolhouse has one of the finest beards in modern pop. I like to think his laconic stage style is...
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Rachel Stevens – Nothing Good About This Goodbye
There are many, many unanswered questions in pop. Is the Mutya Keisha Siobhan thing happening or not? What happened to Des’ree’s brain? When is Listen Without Prejudice Vol.2 coming out? But perhaps...
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Akiko – Waters of March
Would you like to feel completely and utterly carefree? You would? Excellent, I have exactly the record for you. A track from 2002 that stood no chance whatsoever of being a hit, except perhaps in...
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Saint Etienne – Tonight
This post marks something of a milestone for Into the Popvoid: it’s the 200th entry. What started in February 2015 as a bit of a hobby for my own amusement has become something much bigger, as...
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Cyndi Lauper – Into the Nightlife
I have to confess, whenever it’s announced that an established artist is set to release a straight ahead dance album, my hackles rise and a deep fear sets in — will this be a genuine attempt to...
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Horse – God’s Home Movie
I gave up my status as an ‘amateur’ singles buyer in 1989, turning ‘professional’ shortly after landing my first ‘real’ job, working in one of Edinburgh’s two hmv record shops. Most people probably...
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Erasure – Yahoo!
Oh, I do miss a good old-fashioned pop rivalry – those lovely tribal school days when your social standing depended to a large degree on which band you liked. When girls were divided into the Spandau...
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Fancy – Slice Me Nice
Something we haven’t talked about much so far is Hi-NRG. It’s a funny old genre in that is was hugely influential, but many of its acknowledged classics never troubled the UK chart – arguably the...
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Donna DeLory – Just a Dream
In which Madonna's generosity knows no bounds (wait, come back!)
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Florence + the Machine – Hurricane Drunk
Luke gets a lesson in anatomy from Florence Welch and discusses the art of single picking.
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Tori Amos – Jackie’s Strength
Crying at the discotheque: why adding a thumping great beat to a ballad is sometimes a really good idea.
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The Beloved – Time After Time
In which we ask the question: are pop stars on a hiding to nothing when they borrow the title of a famous song?
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Vegas – Walk Into the Wind
The union of Frowning Concepts Terry Hall and Dave Stewart produces unexpectedly uplifting results.
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