Heaven on earth belinda carlisle

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.

At the age of 16 I was mostly thinking about boys, of course, and basketball. I was a Lakers freak way before it was trendy. I was the oldest of seven. My real father left when I was five. And then my

D avid Bowie’s first album of the 1980s was a milestone record for many reasons. It was his last to be co-produced with collaborator Tony Visconti for more than 20 years, his swansong for RCA and for

The curious tale of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway on tour

We’re in the throes of another summer heatwave, but as they saunter onto the stage for the opening ‘woo-woo!’ of Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry and frantic funk of Fascist Groove Thang, Heaven 17 l

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.