Neil Tennant

Christmas music doesn't have to jingle with the same old silver-bell ho-ho-hum. Read More

Twangy, surf-rock rave-up from this Mexican-wrestling-mask-wearing Nashville outfit’s winning “Yuletide Beat” (Yep Roc). 3. “Read More

Christmas music doesn't have to jingle with the same old silver-bell ho-ho-hum. Read More

The mainstream press, in collusion with the major and independent labels, funded a trend for a sense of Britain that was on one hand a commoditised Dickens tourist shop and, on the other in the hands of The Enemy and their ilk, patronisingly exploited notions of class . Read More

The editors of Modern Tonic present a weekly music update here on Towleroad. Read More

August 1994, at what was fast approaching the height of Walthamstow-boy-band East 17's commercial peak, chief songwriter Tony Mortimer, then 24, sat down to write a paean to his brother, Ollie, who had recently committed suicide. Read More

PET SHOP BOYS release their first Christmas single next week - because they want to hear something decent on the radio while they are out shopping. Read More

Owl City takes a fruity little ditty made in his mom's basement from MySpace to the top of the Hot 100, Chromeo brings back the white polyester suit, Kaci Battaglia starts a cat fight, and Senser delivers a musical fist in the face. Read More

Last year I nominated as my unsung album of the year Superman Revenge Squad's This Is My Own Personal Way Of Dealing With It All. One man from Croydon, Ben Parker, an acoustic guitar and a bitingly tragi-comic worldview. Read More