In the 40 years since Too Shy became a smash, Nick Beggs has played with ABC, Belinda Carlisle and Howard Jones, as well as being a distinctive bass presence in…
Thompson Twins / Tom Bailey – album by album
We look back on the albums of Thompson Twins and their frontman Tom Bailey… A Product Of… (Participation), 1981 The Thompson Twins were never two. Once they were four, now they…
The story of ZTT
Radio bans, terrorists and girls dressed in leather… As record labels go, ZTT was anything but boring. In this feature from the CP archives, we spoke to the major…
Classic Album: Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
Talking Heads finally completed their transition to pure funk, and reach commercial peaks with one of their most expansive, fully-realised and danceable records – Speaking In Tongues Fans of Scooby…
The rise of Madonna
Before 1983 few people in America – let alone the world – had heard of Madonna Ciccone. but that was soon to change… On 9 January 1983 Madonna Louise Ciccone…
OMD interview: “It’s the best job in the world”
In 2013, OMD were enjoying renewed success with the old line-up of the band, but then tragedy struck. Four years after that, in 2017, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys talked…
Top 20 double A-side singles
Since the dawn of pop and rock, the double A-sided single has provided great value for both record buyers and radio DJs… By Barry Page Double A-sided 7” singles were…
a-ha interview: “Diplomacy doesn’t really work in a-ha”
Seemingly on the verge of splitting for the third time when last year’s documentary a-ha: The Movie brought their simmering tensions to the boil, with typical contrariness the band are…
The Lowdown – INXS
It began in the drinking dens down under at the tail end of the 70s, and ended tragically 20 years later in a Sydney hotel room. Yet for a time…
Simple Minds interview: “We wanted to be underground and alternative but we just couldn’t help ourselves”
Despite being forged from personal loss amidst a global pandemic, Simple Minds’ latest album, Direction Of The Heart, aims to shine a positive light in dark times – AND It…