They were the Aussie gang who could have ended up as petrol pump attendants. Instead, INXS conquered the world and became embroiled in a saga of drugs, ghosts, undiagnosed mental…
Q+A: Mark Rogers
What has the lead singer of Hollywood Beyond been up to these past three decades? Will Simpson finds out… One of the most memorable one-off hits of the mid-1980s, What’s…
Rise Of The Machines: Pioneering music devices of the 80s
Introducing the pioneering devices that shaped 80s pop. Members of The Human League and Landscape reveal the true story behind the electro revolution, from blowing up drum machines to prank-calling…
Denise Pearson Interview: ‘The music in the 80s is an era to be reckoned with’
Family conflict is nothing new in pop music. When The Everly Brothers imploded in the mid-70s, brothers Don and Phil didn’t speak to each other for a decade, and only…
Martin and Shirlie Kemp Interview: ‘For us, the words actually mean something’
Eighties pop royalty Martin and Shirlie Kemp have joined forces for an unexpected album of jazz covers. The couple talk to John Earls about their feelgood record, dinners with George…
Annabella Lwin Interview
In this Annabella Lwin interview, the singer recalls the bullying, lack of respect and her ultimate triumph as she explains how she’s managed to thrive despite a lack of support……
Q+A: 2 Unlimited
Their songs were club mainstays in the early 90s. Now 2 Unlimited are back in the UK, as rapper Ray Slijngaard explains to Rudy Bolly… Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard was…
Q+A: Debbie Harry
The Blondie singer talks Hollywood biopics, Extinction Rebellion, Glastonbury Festival and tramp art with Rudy Bolly… Cultural icon, feminist pin-up, Andy Warhol’s muse and, of course, Blondie singer, Debbie Harry…
Belinda Carlisle: Album by Album
Taking the road less travelled through melodic punk, juggernaut pop success and an LP inspired by Kundalini yoga. Here look at the solo career of Belinda Carlisle, album by album,…
Ultravox Interview: ‘We were only two narcissists down but we still had three left’
Wildly inventive, fearlessly experimental and ahead of their time, the first three Ultravox albums cleared a trail that many others would follow. Four of those who were there – John…