Sean Hannam

We speak to The Selecter’s Pauline Black about their breakthrough 1979 single - and 2 Tone's moment as the sound of British youth culture

By Sean Hannam Published 31 July 26

Pauline Black speaks to us about the origins of the Selecter, and how the group’s upbeat debut single ironically gained traction amongst the very DJs it was criticising

We catch up with Liverpool’s indie legends The Coral

By Sean Hannam Published 27 July 26

Made famous for their 2002 indie-pop staple Dreaming of You, the Coral continue to create spirit-lifting music decades on

We speak to Bernard Butler and David McAlmont about writing one of the most uplifting songs of the 1990s

By Sean Hannam Published 12 July 26

From the ashes of an acrimonious split came the song that some regard as the I Will Survive of the ‘90s

We talk to Embrace about the extraordinary song that put them on the indie map

By Sean Hannam Published 28 June 26

Embrace announced their arrival with one of the most memorable songs of the post-Britpop age, we catch up with its creator to discuss its legacy

Three decades since her debut, Beth Orton speaks to us about the road to her self-produced new album

By Sean Hannam Published 24 June 26

Once labelled 'the comedown queen', Beth Orton has embarked on an eclectic career over the last 30 years, The Ground Above is the latest chapter in an ever-expanding canon

How the Boo Radleys wrote one of the most optimistic radio hits of the ‘90s, with fresh insight from its singer

By Sean Hannam Published 2 May 26

Wake Up Boo! defined the halcyon summer of 1995 - but its hit-potential wasn’t immediately obvious

We dig into the Blow Monkeys’ AIDS crisis-inspired hit from 1986, with new insight from its writer

By Sean Hannam Published 19 April 26

The lush Blow Monkeys classic helped propel the band to fame, but its darker subtext was missed by many

We speak to The Smiths’ producer Stephen Street and learn how their most beloved song came to be

By Sean Hannam Published 16 March 26

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out remains one of The Smiths’ most heartbreaking songs - a near-perfect example of the potency of Marr and Morrissey’s songwriting partnership