Top of the Pops
The Strange, Tortured Evolution of the UK Music Charts
The Official UK Album and Singles Charts were once the only barometer of musical success. These days, it's a lot more complicated.
People Making Music TV: We Did Your Research For You
In the lead-up to new (and likely dreadful) BBC series 'Sounds Like Friday Night', we asked some strangers what makes not-shit music television.
Skepta’s Going to Shutdown the Top of the Pops Christmas Special
“I was like nah sorry man / I only socialise with the turkey and ham.”
How Jools Holland Became the Unlikely Gatekeeper of British Music
'Later... with Jools Holland' is like seeing your dad drunk for the first time.
Read an Excerpt from Moby's Page-Turning Rave Memoir 'Porcelain'
Read a chronicle about Moby miming his British television debut.
A Brief History of Footballers in Pop Music
What did the best players of the '80s and '90s do when they got bored? Forged brief and strange pop music careers, of course.
A Potted History of Dance Music on British Television: Disco Ducks and Acid Explosions
In the first of a three part series investigating how dance music and club culture invaded living rooms round the UK, Josh Baines charts the journey from disco to acid house on the small screen.
Eiffel 65 Are the Fathers to Your Style Even If You're Too Much of a Dick to Admit It
The dude who wrote "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" explains why having one hit is better than having none hits.
Pop Will Rewrite Itself: Why No One Is Celebrating Top Of The Pops's 50th Birthday
And if we're allowed to edit and screw with the past, we have to ask who's doing the editing.