A quick review of Just A Gigolo: The Original Soundtrack by David Bowie And Marlene Dietrich Dietrich’s first film for 17 years saw her playing the madam to a troupe…
Reviews: Books & DVDs – 24 January
Another week, another collection of in-depth reviews. This week we’re looking at two brilliant live DVDs and a book of Bowie’s favourites… Kylie – Golden: Live In Concert 10/10 Rounding…
Releases & Reissues: 17 January
In this week’s roundup of releases and reissues, we’ve mixed the old with the new, with an album that hits the shelves today and some reissues we hope you haven’t…
Book & Film Reviews: Issue #59
Mark Lindores has scoured the shelves to bring you the very best books and films on classic pop… Before We Was We Madness Written to mark their 40th anniversary as…
New Releases and Reissues: 9 January
Another day, another dollar, and another weekly roundup of everything new in the world of classic pop… Harry Styles – Fine Line 8/10 Harry Styles’ debut solo single Sign Of The…
New Albums and Reissues
While we’re beyond excited to start talking about all the wonderful new releases 2020 has to offer, we’d be seriously failing you if we didn’t recommend these gems that came…
Review: The Who – Who
The fact that a song called Rockin’ In Rage starts with piano and acoustic guitars indicates where The Who find themselves on their 12th album. Not that it fails to…
Review: Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul
From the moment Simply Red’s 12th album opens, with staccato horns blaring and “Baby” hollered as if by an overexcited James Brown, it’s clear Mick Hucknall’s not messing around with…
Review: Anna Of The North – Dream Girl
If Anna Lotterud’s 2017 debut lacked distinction, that was partly down to the number of other Scandinavian women operating in similarly frosty fields. Lovers fetishised the 80s effectively, but lacked…
Review: Magne Furuholmen – White Xmas Lies
Given he’s helped write some of the biggest songs by Norway’s biggest band, you’d think A-ha’s Magne Furuholmen would be happy. That his third solo album is a Christmas collection…