July 1976: as the nation sweltered, Peter Hook was finding his true path, having seen the Sex Pistols live in Manchester a month earlier. Meanwhile, the RM Disco Chart mixed pop & rock crossover hits with soul, funk, disco and the ever-present "slowies". shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

Which Decade S5 E10: Roy Orbison, David Bowie, Lionel Richie, Eternal, Jamelia, James Blunt. Three R&B-pop tunes rub up against three chaps of varying degrees of coolness, thus completing this season's selections. shows.acast.com/which-decade... (Track listing in the ALT text)

Which Decade Results: Cardiac Kimchi. With a little bit of this, and a little bit of that - and even the occasional result - we review the voting from our last main episode. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

keeping the 1982 vibe going with this edition of the Record Mirror Disco Charts podcast featuring a very engaging guest, none other than Arthur Baker. very fun and very interesting, lots of familiar names from the poll pass by: open.spotify.com/episode/3WmS...

Which Decade S5E9: a Heritage Chart comeback, some persistent shapeshifters, France's Candle In The Wind, diva-house's purple patch, Kid Rock's mate reveals multiple levels, and Parkycore in its purest form. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Track listing in the ALT text. Voting deadline: Mon Oct 20

Which Decade Results: Dan joins us from Idaho, we find a damp biscuit in the back of the snack cupboard, and a whoops-excuse-me threatens to derail the entire episode. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

If 20 year-old electro-funk fanatic me had known that one day he would be talking to Arthur Baker in granular detail about the music of 1982, he might have spontaneously combusted. This is a wonderful episode, and a particular thrill to publish. shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

NEW WHICH DECADE: Marcello Minerbi, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Princess, TLC, Kelly Clarkson, Lost Frequencies. An accelerating plate-smasher, two country covers, a hidden rivalry revealed, "alternative is a relative concept", and a gateway-drug flat-smasher. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Which Decade Results: Nick's Sweaty Brown Envelope. New Patreon subscriber Mike joins us for a look at the voting for S5E6, where a last place sends Trev "incandescent with rage", a JLS/Morrissey hypocrisy is posited, and Nick takes delivery of a clammy gift. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

So proud of this podcast and honoured to have been invited by @whichdecadetops.bsky.social and Greg Wilson to chitchat about the Futurist / Electrodisco sounds of my formative music years. #RecordMirror

For the latest episode of Record Mirror Disco Charts, @djpaulette.bsky.social joins us for a detailed look at a Futurist/Electro-Disco Top 20 from April 1981: an era when electronics, fashion and politics fused, and when our future fascinated us more than our past. shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

Here's our latest Which Decade episode in full - track listings are in the ALT text. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

I'll be playing 1980s gay classics (IN A LIBRARY!) in September, for the launch of CJ DeBarra's excellent history of Queer Nottingham (in which I am quoted several times, along with many other people who were there at the time).

S5E7 Part 3/3: JLS, Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello. Concluding this episode: an emotionally blackmailing eye-roller, and a steamy alleged long con. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Your voting deadline is 6pm UK time, Sunday 31st August.

Which Decade S5E7 Part 2/3: Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, Ricky Martin. Glenn Miller connects to hard house, and después de mí el diluvio! (31 minutes, Part 3 drops tomorrow.) shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Which Decade S5E7 Part 1/3: Rolling Stones, Boomtown Rats. An interstitial Brian Jones sandwich and Bob's prescient regret open our latest episode (24 minutes, Part 2 drops tomorrow). shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Which Decade Results: The Clarinet Clarification, aka The Chapin Gateway, aka The Tennant Easter Egg. Tough week, tight scores, but a long overdue triumph! shows.acast.com/which-decade...

@irvinewelsh.bsky.social is our latest guest for the RMDC podcast, talking about a Disco Top 20 from September 1978, and answering a few questions about his new disco album, Men In Love (a soundtrack to his new novel of the same name) shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

Strongly recommended - this is an amazing, beautiful project.

If only this had actually happened (history suggests that it very nearly did!)

We'll remember you for more than that, Ozzy. (Record Mirror, 25th April 1987.)

Which Decade S5 E6: a proto-auto-erotic Brightside, Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune, Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, The Supergroup Conundrum, Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Voting deadline: Sunday 27 July, 6pm.

Which Decade Part 3/3: Indie Swedes do Millennial R&B, and Propagating The Species with Clive Owen. shows.acast.com/which-decade... The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 27th July

In today's Which Decade Part 2: Man Owns Ties: The Soundtrack, and an all-star collab leads us to ponder The Supergroup Conundrum. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

In Part 1 of the latest Which Decade: a proto-auto-erotic Brightside, and Granny Atkinson's Theme Tune. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Our latest episode is live on Patreon, and it will be dropping onto podcast platforms from Monday, in three daily episodes. www.patreon.com/posts/s5e6-b... (7 day free trial available)

Which Decade S5E5 Results: The Chocolate Lasagne Theory. In which we assemble a Dismissal Platoon, uncover a Metallica foundation stone, pitch a spin-off project, and ponder the uncertainty of a post-lentil sunrise. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

I played a club set for Pride Month on Friday at Funk My Life in Harrogate, making my public debut on CDJ (it was DDJ-only until now), which was, quite frankly, a terrifying prospect - but it all went smoothly on the night: no fuck-ups, no floor-clearers, and the messages in the music were heeded.

Fifty years ago this week, James Hamilton's first Disco Page was published in Record Mirror, along with the first weekly Disco Top 20. To mark the anniversary, Alexis Petridis joins us to take a detailed look. Expect the unexpected: it was a VERY different time! shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

My friend @whichdecadetops.bsky.social reviewed the second show Mike & I saw Brian play, back in 2002. We appear in the review as Dymbel (me) and MIR (his initials) at Nottingham's Royal Centre, capturing the experience well from the point of view of a Brian newbie. troubled-diva.com/2002/06/13/b...

Here's the latest Which Decade episode in full - track titles are in the ALT text, and your voting deadline is Sunday 29th June. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Which Decade S5E5 Part 3/3: Britney Spears, Roll Deep. Thrillingly punctuated, perplexingly dialogued sass without agency, and a poignant elegy for the days of getting sloshed in chain bars. shows.acast.com/which-decade... The voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 29th June

Which Decade S5E5 Part 2/3: Jermaine Jackson, The Chimes. Bouncing back from a horticultural hitch, Stevie gives a timely boost to Michael's big bro, while a Bono-blessed cover reminds us of when downtempo was peak-time. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Part 3 drops tomorrow.

Which Decade S5E5 Part 1/3: Duane Eddy, Norman Greenbaum. Yakketty twiddles connect Sinatra to Toto, and Jehovah is ditched for Je$u$. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Part 2 drops tomorrow.

The latest Which Decade episode is up on Patreon (with a 7-day free trial), and it will be dropping onto podcast platforms from Monday. www.patreon.com/posts/s5e5-d... Track listings are in the ALT text.

Which Decade Results, aka Through Mrs Tempah's Keyhole. My househunting hunch has been checked and verified, and yes, it was HER. Also contains class conflict, generational shaming, and a crypto metaphor for the ages. (23 minutes) shows.acast.com/which-decade...

June is the queerest month. Well chuffed to catch the flag being hoisted above our local this evening. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Which Decade voting reminder: you have until 6pm today (Sunday) to submit your rankings.

Leee John of Imagination was such a great guest for this episode, which looks at July 1981: Body Talk was in the charts, Leee was in all the clubs, and there's a particularly eye-popping story about a wardrobe malfunction on Top Of The Pops, which may amuse... shows.acast.com/record-mirro...

"Just in case you missed it", as they say (LOL), or if you'd like to "listen again" (double LOL) you can hear my BBC 6Music interview with Craig Charles about James Hamilton via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - it starts at 1:03:27 and ends at 1:26:40.

I'll be on Craig Charles' BBC 6 Music show at around 1410 today, talking about James Hamilton. This was a lot of fun to record.

He's right: the Scissors were truly phenomenal in Nottingham last night, on the first official date of their reunion tour. A very well sequenced set showcased everything that the band is capable of doing, and Mr. Shears in particular is still absolutely at the peak of his powers.

Here's the latest Which Decade episode in full (1 hour 26 minutes). Track titles are in the ALT text, and your voting deadline is 6pm UK time, Sunday 1st June 2025. shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Which Decade Part 3/3: a defence of Arena Indie, and grime goes EDM (again). shows.acast.com/which-decade... The voting is hereby declared open! Your voting deadline for this episode is 6pm UK time, Sunday 1st June 2025.

S5E4 Part 2/3: Whitney Houston, Klubbheads. An Ali-venerating Benson/Dexys connection, and a second consecutive Dutch dance duo with multiple aliases! shows.acast.com/which-decade... (26 minutes) Part 3 drops tomorrow.

Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? S5E4 Part 1/3: Simon & Garfunkel, Isaac Hayes. A disputed platform (and a Mu Mu revelation) followed by a contextual car chase, ending up with nibbles round at Nick's place. shows.acast.com/which-decade... Part 2 drops tomorrow!

Simon & Garfunkel, Isaac Hayes, Whitney Houston, Klubbheads, Snow Patrol, Tinie Tempah: the latest episode of Which Decade Is Top For Pops? is live on Patreon - www.patreon.com/whichdecadet... - and it will be dropping onto podcast platforms next week. The track titles are in the ALT text.

So here's two things for marking this day. Firstly, a collage of original broadcasts from VE Day, about two hours and 30 mins into this mix: centuriesofsound.com/2023/04/10/1...

Still reeling from the thought that Andrew from Sleaford Mods could ever have done such a thing. 🌳

S5 E3 RESULTS: GODWIN'S DOOP. Who are the other singing drummers? Has Usher had a Cheryl Baker moment? Were Doop the Wagner of the Nineties? Can we shoehorn in a gratuitous Star Wars reference? And what's the current state of the Master Scoreboard? shows.acast.com/which-decade... (21 minutes)