Guitarist and singer Bernie Tormé has died, one day short of his 67th birthday, a month after being hospitalised with double pneumonia. Born in Dublin in 1952, the young Bernard Tormey played with local band The Urge before moving to … read more

Everyone’s favourite retro festival turned ten this year, so I expected Rewind to pull out all the stops. And they did just that. Regular gig pals Sarah and Pete joined me again for a jaunt to sunny Perth, where we … read more

Come back to this day in 1987 for another two hours of hits, headlines and hot takes on Off The Chart! We’ve got the usual treasure trove of forgotten and half-remembered hits, three tracks from one of the week’s hit … read more

It’s a difficult statistic to come to terms with. Madness has been a functioning unit in one form or another – with only the occasional time out along the way – since 1976. That’s longer than most marriages. Next year … read more

“I like Bros, but I’m not sure I can endure 85 minutes of them,” declared one Twitter user, on being confronted with this gem in the schedules. With my passing knowledge of their hits, and having previously endured Luke Goss … read more

Chas Hodges, best known as the pianist and singer in the much loved duo Chas & Dave, has died at the age of 74. Although hits such as Rabbit, Ain’t No Pleasing You and Snooker Loopy brought Hodges recognition in … read more