Heaven or las vegas

Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 single Heaven Is A Place On Earth is so thoroughly woven into the fabric of modern life, it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t exist. Ubiquitous and comfortingly familiar,

Belinda Carlisle came of age in the vibrant Los Angeles punk scene of the late 70s. She briefly drummed for The Germs; bassist Lorna Doom was a high school friend who was into artists like Roxy Music,

IF IT’S OUT THERE, IT’S IN HERE

“Words don’t make sense/Words won’t make it right” ...

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.