After sailing their way to superstardom with rio, Duran Duran’s Seven And The Ragged Tiger saw them threatened with becoming victims of their own success. In danger of being overexposed,…
Bananarama – Pop Life
Bananarama: Pop Life was meant to be a new start for the band after the departure of Siobhan Fahey, except the group’s fifth album failed to crack the Top 40……
Gary Numan Superfan – Frank Hentschke
When did you become a Superfan of Gary Numan and why do you like him? I became a superfan in around 1993 when Gary was on a creative low. I…
Forget Me Nots: Susanna Hoffs’ When You’re A Boy
Jon O’Brien remembers Susanna Hoffs’ When You’re A Boy from 1991 Having topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with 1989’s Eternal Flame, The Bangles looked set to…
a-ha: The Movie director Thomas Robsahm interview
Since their formation 39 years ago a-ha have established themselves as the most famous and successful Norwegian pop band of all time. Now, their story is to be told in…
Depeche Mode – covers for the masses
Depeche Mode’s cover art is among the most imaginative and visually arresting in music. Andrew Dineley revisits some of their very best designs… Depeche Mode‘s 1981 debut single set an…
Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside interview
One of pop’s most elusive collectives, Scritti Politti didn’t play live for 26 years and have released just five albums since forming in 1977. In this Green Gartside interview he…
Top 20 reunion albums
Rekindling the creative chemistry of old isn’t easy, but here are 20 examples of when it DID work… Reunion albums can, by their nature, be hit and miss. It really…
Q+A: Boy Meets Girl
The Whitney Houston hitmakers enjoyed a worldwide smash in 1988 with Waiting For A Star To Fall. Now they’re back. Though most famous as songwriters, having penned two of Whitney…
Top 20 80s Collaborations
The pull of star power can be undeniable so it’s no surprise that some dream team hook-ups have made a major splash in the charts over the years. By Jon…