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| CMU's Chris Cooke tracks down the artists, bands and producers behind our favourite albums and pumps them for information - read the results here |
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A friend of mine: Adam Green
Prolific, quirky, foul-mouthed and never one for an extended mix - we love Adam Green more>> |
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Glorious things: Akira The Don
Akira, A Zilla, Adam Alphabet, however you know him, get yourself prepared - Akira The Dons' first LP is coming more>> |
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Back for good
In a predictably erratic interview, Amy Winehouse gives us the lowdown on 'Back To Black' more>> |
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Classic reinterpretations: Barefoot
An album of house anthems reinvented - how will that work? Well... awesomely more>> |
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Feeling special with: Bell X1
As Bell X1 build momentum I feel special being in the know about their great music, albeit two albums late more>> |
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Still rockin the suburbs: Ben Folds
God, do we love Ben Folds, imagine our excitement when we got him on the phone more>> |
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Double The Fun
Idle chatter with Marcus O'Neill of Big Strides, the band behind our second favourite album of the year more>> |
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In control
Coldcut's Matt Blacks dissects the world, and his brilliant 2006 album 'Sound Mirrors' more>> |
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Seeing colours: Delays
Oh yeah, Delays are back - hurrah! Let's find out what we can expect, from the band themselves more>>>> |
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A genuine article: DJ Format
God, UK hip hop is turning out some feckin good stuff just now - not least DJ Format's new album more>> |
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Taking it slow: Emiliana Torrini
Recorded without a deadline, and without a recording contract, Iceland's Torrini returns more>> |
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The best bits are in the Trash: Erol Alkan
He doesn't like the dance-rock crossover tag, but if such a scene exists, he is the king of it more>> |
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Best new band, official: The Fratellis
Everyone loves The Fratellis, definitely one of the best new bands of 2006, just remember where you heard it first more>> |
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Want you to know: Freelance Hellraiser
Best known for his mashups, but now with his own fantastic original album, meet the Freelance Hellraiser more>> |
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That's pretty safe: Goldie Lookin Chain
Proving they've got staying power, GLC return with another genius mix of rhymes and gags more>> |
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Do come running: Hal
Hal have given the classic pop sound a real contemporary feel - we found out how more>> |
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Small town, big ambitions: Hard Fi
Never part of London's music scene, Hard Fi have made one of the capital's best albums of 2005 more>> |
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Tremors and more
Ahead of their Kill All Hippies set, we get the low down on all things Humanzi from frontman Shaun Mulrooney more>> |
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They are, in fact, the: Infadels
Diesel U Music Awards 'Best Electronic Band' winners on their fantastic debut album more>> |
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Holland's favourite hardworking darlings
The band behind the first of our favourite albums of the year, the wonderful Infadels more>> |
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Developing his art of fiction
One of the UK's hottest singer songwriting talents and another favourite album maker, Jeremy Warmsley more>> |
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Eanie meany quiet man: Jim Noir
Having wowed CMU for a couple of years now, a major label deal should mean more will now enjoy Noir's music more>> |
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Add Bedrock to the Fabric: John Digweed
Dance may not be in fashion, but as a genre it's never been better, just ask Mr Digweed more>> |
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Lots of wow: The Kills
After locking themselves in a Michigan studio, The Kills return with a fantastic new album more>> |
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Beyond the jungle
In amongst all those post-jungle interviews, Matt Willis chats to us about his debut album more>> |
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Roots and shoots will make you happy
We get the lowdown on another of our favourite albums of the year from its maker, Mr Max Sedgley more>> |
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Beyond the pop machine: McFly
They're the pop machine's big act of 2005, but they also wrote one of the best pop albums in years more>> |
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Thinking out of the beatbox: Mr Mouth
I've something of a soft spot for beat boxing, though Mr Mouth's talents go much further than that more>> |
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Who they say they are
Becki Pipette tells us the story behind another of our favourite albums of 2006 more>> |
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Action through words
Having captured headlines through his gritty debut album we put the world to rights with Plan B more>> |
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A superstar machine: Princess Superstar
You most likely know her as the bad babysitter, but there's a lot more to Princess Superstar more>> |
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What's best? Rob da Bank
Mr da Bank on the Sunday Best empire of clubs, records and festivals - oh yeah, and on Radio 1 too more>> |
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Colossal insights: Roots Manuva
The godfather of UK hip hop returns with the colossally good 'Awfully Deep' more>> |
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Alive & Kicking the Edinburgh Fringe: Simple Minds
As Simple Minds prepare to play the Edinburgh Festival Jim Kerr reminisces on three decades of making music more>> |
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Perhaps it's the e talking: Soulwax
Perhaps better known as 2 Many DJs, but before all that came the mighty Soulwax more>> |
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Music of the nite: Soulwax
2004's 'Any Minute Now' was so good, how exactly good the 'Nite Versions' be better? But they were more>> |
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Theywannadance: Superthriller
The name might not be familiar; yet their album is one of those immediate long term favourites more>> |
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He has sound: Tom Vek
One artist it is actually hard to pigeon hole is Tom Vek, whose album is as unique as it is wonderful more>> |
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The One?
Bradley McIntosh on why he joined the Totally Boyband, and why he's now in it for the long run more>> |
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Kick it: White Rose Movement
The latest Paul Epworth produced debut comes from one of the real buzz bands of the moment... more>> |
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Still the future: Zero 7
Henry Binns on all things Zero 7 ahead of the release of their magnificent Jose Gonzalez collaboration more>> |
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