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Things that dreams are made of: The birth of synth-pop
Kraftwerk may have gotten there first, but it was the British groups of the late 70s and early 80s who picked up the electronic baton and ran with it. The…
(CLOSED) Win a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1979 in all three formats!
NOW Music is back with another Yearbook! This time, diving into the musical treasure trove of 1979 – NOW Yearbook 1979 🤩. ✨Kicking off with Queen’s iconic ‘Don’t Stop Me…
Imagination Featuring Leee John announce major boxset retrospective
A new 17CD boxset celebrating the career of Imagination and their lead singer Leee John has been announced. Imagination Featuring Leee John “40 Years” is a career-encompassing retrospective of the…
Q+A – Owen Paul
We talk to My Favourite Waste Of Time hitmaker Owen Paul about now being a TWO-hit wonder… Owen Paul is best known for his 1986 single My Favourite Waste Of…
The phenomenon of Swedish pop
Following in the wake of ABBA, Swedish bands and artists have increasingly made their way to the international pop stage… By Jonathan Wright It’s easy to define the moment that…
Classic Album: OMD – Architecture & Morality
Merging the machinations of German electronica with warm Merseyside melodies and otherworldly choral samples, on their third album, Architecture & Morality, OMD struck the perfect balance between experimentalism and commercial…
Top 20 compilation albums
In this veritable best of the best Best Ofs, we select 20 of the finest pop artist compilation albums… By Barry Page As the high sales of compilation albums would…
Being Human – Karl Bartos interview
Classically trained musician Karl Bartos was a member of Kraftwerk on a staggering run of albums from Radio-Activity to Electric Café. Having previously stayed silent about his former band, his…
Can you believe your ears? Stars that weren’t what they seemed
For decades, pop has been littered with acts whose performances or recordings received a little help behind the scenes. From Boney M. to Milli Vanilli and Black Box to Technotronic,…
John Hughes movie soundtrack collection set for release
Demon Music group have announced the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, curated by Hughes’ music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, covering the classic period…