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Rik Flynn
Rik Flynn has been Executive Editor of both Vintage Rock magazine and Classic Pop magazine and has written for numerous other publications including NME, Arena, Guitar, Long Live Vinyl and Music Tech. He is also currently a lead lecturer in Music Journalism, has toured the world with his band – and had two Top 40 UK hits.
Top 40 Madonna songs: Classic Pop and a team of devotees review the Queen of Pop’s back catalogue to decide on her all-time greatest tracks Madonna’s desire to endlessly shapeshift,…
Album Insight: Madonna – MDNA
Newly divorced and with a fresh multi-million dollar deal, Madonna left the director’s chair in high spirits – but for many, the MDNA buzz just wasn’t enough… Given the triple-entendred…
Martika interview
She started out on US TV show Kids Inc. and found worldwide stardom while still a teenager, but when the pressures of fame took hold in the early 90s, Martika…
Making Laurie Anderson: Big Science
A New York performance artist with no interest in becoming a pop star, Laurie Anderson is the unlikeliest of one-hit wonders, but that didn’t prevent her from delivering one of…
Making Depeche Mode – Songs Of Faith And Devotion
Following up the enormous success of Violator almost broke Depeche Mode. But despite Dave Gahan’s heroin addiction and inter-band fighting, with Songs Of Faith And Devotion they eventually created a…
40 of the best Duran Duran songs – year by year
Our (chronological) rundown of the very best Duran Duran songs, from their 40-plus-year recording career (1981 – 2015) In all honesty, this is a list that almost writes itself. Duran…
Classic Album: Steve McQueen – Prefab Sprout
A new lease of life for songs lost to the bedroom, two brothers with Michael Jackson-sized ambitions, and a synth-pop pioneer at the controls – these were the ingredients necessary…