Released 20 years ago today (24th May 1999), the single ‘ LAY DOWN ’ was a few weeks ahead of a new album ‘Manage The Damage’. For Jimmy, to sample the song ‘Contact’ was to pay tribute to its author, Serge Gainsbourg, who was a true genius. "LAY DOWN"...

20th May 1984, so just 35 years ago! SMALLTOWN BOY by Bronski Beat " a touching lyric about leaving home,a remarkably agile but controlled vocal and a good song that recalls Yazoo or Eurythmics in its effective use of electronic simplicity " Smash Hits,...

"Formed a year agowith only a dozen concerts to his credit, Bronski Beat was on NME front cover 19 May 1984." So just 35 years ago!