Rick Astley

Alex Ridha, aka Boys Noize, is putting the finishing touches to his latest EP ‘Go Hard’, a racy solo six-tracker coming out on his self-named label. He recently celebrated its 100th release with remixes of BNR100 by the Chemical Brothers and Justice. And by the time you read this he’ll have performed at this summer’s Glastonbury festival — twice.

As Daft Punk mania continues to grip all and sundry, every man and his dog wants a slice of French funk from those retro-future robo-rockers...