Scratch The Surface
- Scratch the Surface: Children of the Bong – Sirius Sounds
- Scratch The Surface: The Jasmine Minks – Scratch the Surface (Creation Records, 1989)
- Scratch the Surface: The Passmore Sisters – First Love, Last Rites (Sharp Records, 1988)
- Feature: Scratch the Surface: The Wolfhounds albums Bright and Guilty / Blown Away (1989), and an interview with Dave Callahan
- Feature: Scratch the Surface – 14 Iced Bears self-titled album, and an interview with Rob Sekula
Not Forgotten
- News: ‘Amy Winehouse At The BBC’ compilation coming 7th May
- Not Forgotten: Warren Zevon
- NOT FORGOTTEN: Snub TV: when British telly had a decent indie strand
- NOT FORGOTTEN: Mike Flowers and the Easy revival
- NOT FORGOTTEN: The Irresistible Force – ‘It’s Tomorrow Already’: the loud, great finale of British rave-ambient
- Not Forgotten: Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
- Not Forgotten: ‘wrinkle’, the early EP from 2/3 of ‘The Cribs’
- Not Forgotten: Golden Earring – Golden Earring
- Not Forgotten: The Presidents of the United States of America – The Presidents of the United States of America
- Not Forgotten: Black Wire
- Not Forgotten: Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
- Not Forgotten: Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel [3]
Buyers Guide
- A Buyers Guide to ZZ Top (The Warner Brothers Years)
- A Beginners Guide to Sparks
- News: Farewell Bastard Song, By Toad – a celebration
- A Buyers Guide to Matt Berry on Acid Jazz
- A Buyers Guide to 80s Live Albums
- A Buyers Guide to Crowded House (1986-1996)
- A Buyers Guide to Electric Light Orchestra
- A Beginners Guide to Ian Hunter & Mott the Hoople
- A buyers’ guide to The Waterboys 1981-1990
- A beginners’ guide to Deep Purple
- A buyers’ guide to Flight of the Conchords
- A buyers’ guide to Steely Dan 1972-1980
Beginners Guides
- Track: Rituals – Awake
- Track: Static Dress – Sweet
- Track: La Armada – All We Know
- Premiere: Julia Daigle of Paupière announces debut solo album and shares lead single
- Film Review: Werewolves Within
- Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Santa Cruz Sound Czar Eddou XL
- Track: Lizzie Loveless captures the moment when the rift becomes all too real in ‘Window’; her autumn album’s now up for pre-order
- Track: Brooklyn’s wonderful Geese sign to Partisan Records, unveil an electrifying single ‘Disco’ and announce news of an album and live dates
- Feature: Gizelle Smith gives us the lowdown on her new album, Revealing, track by track
- Feature: 10 years on – Dananananaykroyd on memories, the wall of cuddles, and Demi Lovato
- News: CRYPT CRAWLER to release new album on vinyl thru BITTER LOSS
- Track: ECHT! – ‘500 gr.’: towering, atmospheric breaks from Brusseleir quartet preludes their September album
Classic Album
- News: Blonde Redhead Reissuing Fifth Album
- Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra: Scarface – The Fix (2002)
- Classic Album: Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden
- Album Reissue: Raviv Gazit – Ze
- News: Lightning Bolt Announce European Tour, Album Reissues
- Classic Album: Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
- Not Forgotten: The Clash – London Calling
- Classic Album: Pink Floyd – The Wall
- Classic Compilation: Clifford T Ward – Gaye and Other Stories
- Classic Album: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
- Classic Album: The Beatles – Abbey Road
- Classic Album: Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy
