Hal HewlettApr 176 minClassics Revisited: The Clash - 'Sandinista!'Hal Hewlett revisits Sandinista! by The Clash for The Mic's Classics Revisited series. Picture me, age 15, on the floor of Fresh Cuts...
Jake LonghurstMar 224 minClassics Revisited: Iron Maiden - 'The Number Of The Beast'As albums go, it’s tough to come with a much higher pedigree than that of The Number Of The Beast, according to The Mic's Jake Longhurst....
Maia GibbsFeb 286 minClassics Revisited: Fleetwood Mac - 'Rumours'Fleetwood Mac’s album Rumours famous for many things, from pop-rock and soft-rock concoctions, introspective lyricism, but most could be...
Gemma CockrellJan 182 minClassics Revisited: Mayday Parade - 'Mayday Parade'With the anniversary tour for Mayday Parade’s 2011 self-titled album scheduled for May, Gemma Cockrell looks back at why the album became...
Jake LonghurstJan 69 min(Modern) Classics Revisited: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - 'End Of Suffering'As an album that has only just reached two years old, this is not a traditional ‘classic’ by any means, and may not be considered as such...
Maia GibbsNov 19, 20213 minClassics Revisited: George Harrison - 'Thirty Three & 1/3'It’s the 45th anniversary of the George Harrison album you wish an Irish person would pronounce, Thirty Three & 1/3, so it seemed like...
James PuseyNov 15, 20213 minClassics Revisited: Beastie Boys - 'License To Ill'35 years ago, a trio of teens dropped an album on a relatively new record company with a producer whose name was relatively obscure....
Maia GibbsNov 4, 20214 minClassics Revisited: Spice Girls - 'Spice'“Tell me what you want, what you really, really want” might not seem like a pioneering or innovative lyric on the surface, however when...
Jake LonghurstNov 2, 20217 minClassics Revisited: Slayer - 'Reign In Blood'On 7th October 1986, the metal world changed forever. Slayer, the underground thrash band, had released their third album Reign In Blood,...
Tom LiversidgeOct 30, 20213 minClassics Revisited: Pink Floyd - 'Meddle'On its 50th anniversary, Tom Liversidge revisits Pink Floyd's sixth studio album Meddle. Anytime I happen to listen to Meddle, or hear...
Gemma CockrellOct 23, 20213 minClassics Revisited: My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade'If I told you that The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance turns 15 years old today, I doubt you’d believe me, because it feels like our...
Alex Duke Oct 19, 20213 minClassics Revisited: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'Free from the Britpop constraints of Oasis, Noel Gallagher’s debut record with the High Flying Birds allowed the Mancunian rocker to...
Nieve O'DonnellOct 13, 20212 minClassics Revisited: Prince - 'Controversy'Prince’s conceptually sound 1981 album Controversy - named after the titular track - is an under-valued classic. Whilst Prince’s...
Gemma CockrellOct 3, 20213 minClassics Revisited: You Me At Six - 'Sinners Never Sleep'You Me At Six released their third album Sinners Never Sleep on 3rd October 2011 – exactly ten years ago to the day. So, Gemma Cockrell...
Amrit VirdiSep 13, 20212 minClassics Revisited: The Fray - 'How To Save A Life'An emphatic debut album from American alternative-rock band The Fray, How To Save A Life celebrates its 16th anniversary today. Amrit...
Owen WhiteAug 30, 20215 minClassics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Sunflower'With The Beach Boys' recent release of Feel Flows, a major box-set compilation centred partly around their 1970 album Sunflower, Owen...
Owen WhiteAug 29, 20217 minClassics Revisited: The Beach Boys - 'Surf's Up'Surf’s Up remains the darkest and most difficult artefact of The Beach Boys’ long and storied career. A year into the 70s, it was clear...
Gemma CockrellAug 26, 20213 minClassics Revisited: The Strokes - 'Is This It'Concise, intense and self-confident, The Stroke's debut album pleased critics and thrilled fans. On the day of its 20th anniversary,...
Grace Dalaigh-TaylorDec 2, 20204 minClassics Revisited: Pearl Jam – ‘Ten’A sharp, incendiary album in a decade considered to be the pinnacle of the Grunge era, Pearl Jam’s Ten (1991) is no less than a testament...
Roisin Hickey Nov 18, 20205 minClassics Revisited: Fleetwood Mac - ‘Rumours’Driven by equal parts angelic guitar chords, heartbreak and cocaine, the story of emotional turbulence which provides its backdrop, is...