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The Charlatans head out on their 30th anniversary best of tour in support of album A Head Full Of Ideas with a date at Cambridge Corn Exchange in December.

When The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess was spending time looking through the band's back catalogue for ideas to mark their 30th anniversary, a gem was unearthed in the unlikely setting of his mum's CD collection.

So, what do we have to say for the number 52? Apart from the weeks of the year, the number of cards in a deck and the code for international direct-dial phone calls to Mexico, there isnt a whole lot going on with it. It wont always be plain sailing as you can see, but youre only here for the music quiz, and for that, we thank you. The only number that really matters here, is the number of questions you get right out of 15 in total. This week, we have questions on Kodaline, Jay-Z and Queens of t...

Inside Track: Steps ‘What The Future Holds’ Secrets Of The Mix Engineer: Pete Hofmann Steps. As if being in charge of the largest studio group in the world wasn’t enough, Miloco director Pete Hofmann also found time to mix the latest album from the UK’s biggest dance‑pop group, Steps. “I wear lots of different hats,” explains Pete Hofmann. “I am one of the owners of Miloco, the largest studio group in the world. I’m Operations Director of the group and I oversee both ...

Including Releases from Prince, Cocteau Twins, The Divine Comedy, The Charlatans, and More Dec 24, 2020 By Mark Redfern Web Exclusive For the ninth installment of our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide we offer up a few music reissues and box sets (we are a music magazine and website after all). This guide is a little lighter than in previous years as some notable reissue labels didn’t have product to easily send out due to COVID-19 challenges. So there are many other titles you could also conside...