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XTC and the Media: An Essay
In Music Media XTC were formed in Swindon, UK in 1976. They released a total of 39 singles and 14 studio albums (2 of each under the name...


INTERVIEW: Colin Moulding on XTC, TC&I, upcoming gigs and more!
Colin Moulding (left) and Terry Chambers, as ‘TC&I’. Photo credit to Geoff Winn. It is a peaceful, sunny Sunday evening. Looking out of...


INTERVIEW: Steve Tilling (aka Circu5)
Incorporating forgetive songwriting, a wide range of musical styles, and a futuristic album concept that would make even Peter Gabriel...


Liverpool Lightnight Arts Festival 2018
18th May 2018 Despite not having been on an OMD-related escapade for a while (aka about two months), the trip to Liverpool this weekend...


The Red Frame/White Light Saga
‘Red frame white light! Six three two three double o three!’ Those are the immortal words uttered by Andy McCluskey in Orchestral...


Track of the Week 6: 'Follow You Follow Me' by Genesis
Released 25th February 1978 In celebration of the fact that today is Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford's sixty seventh birthday, this...


Track of the Week 5: 'Down In The Park' by Tubeway Army
Released 16th March 1979 On this day in 1981, Gary Numan began an attempt to fly around the world in a single engine Cessna plane. It was...


Track of the Week 4: I Will Follow by U2
On this day in 2014, U2 released 'Songs Of Innocence', an album that almost immediately sparked uproar amongst iTunes users when they...


Track of the Week 3- 'Robot Man' by OMD
Of course, as it is unofficial 'Punishment of Luxury' week on my blog, the track of the week this week certainly had to be a song from...


Track of the Week 2: 'The Sound of the Crowd' by The Human League
Well, as it is from this track that the title of this blog is taken, it had to be 'Track Of The Week' sometime and I thought now was a...
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