Good times afoot in the TOTP studio as we join the show already in progress with a group of generic audience members grooving unenthusiastically to Ottawan’s D.I.S.C.O. – the English language version, not the more exotic French version on the … read more
Today, October 21 2015, is the day Doc Brown and Marty McFly travel to in Back To The Future Part II. We’re now thirty years on from the first movie in the trilogy, enough time for Marty not to have … read more
New music this month from Duran Duran, New Order, Sananda Maitreya (the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby), The Christians, Janet Jackson and Squeeze! Plus some new mixes from Erasure and Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson and the usual … read more
And yea, no sooner are we back from the seemingly endless summer break in the BBC Four reruns of 1980 TOTP than the spectre of Dave Lee Travis looms up again and we’re skipping another week. Shame really, as this … read more
Jim Diamond, the Glaswegian singer who topped the chart in 1984 with I Should Have Known Better, has died suddenly at his home in London. He was 64. read more
Cradle To The Grave, the first album of new material by Squeeze since 1998, has entered the UK album chart at number 12 this week, making it their biggest ever hit album barring compilations. The album, comprised of songs from … read more
The world of 1980 TOTP on BBC Four is a strange place indeed. Earlier in the year two entire months disappeared without comment as we skipped over The Event – which wiped out the whole of June and July – … read more
While BBC Four takes its annual summer break from repeating old episodes of Top of the Pops, filling the gap with the Proms, The Sky at Night and whatever else it can crowbar into the gap while the censors cross-check … read more
List of the Lost, the début novel by Morrissey, was published yesterday to wild acclaim from Morrissey fans and mild amusement from everyone else. read more
Hey ho, another week, another TOTP, but something isn’t quite right here. For once the problem isn’t housewives’ favourite Simon Bates grinning into camera for slightly too long before remembering to start speaking. “Hello and welcome to a slightly new … read more
New music this month from a-ha, Squeeze, Bon Jovi and Motörhead, plus the usual mix of hits, misses, mixes and remixes. Enjoy! read more
Rico Rodriguez, the trombonist best known for his work with The Specials, has died at the age of 80. The news was announced in a tweet from the band on Friday (September 4). read more
