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Duran Duran: Future Past interview
As their recent single Anniversary hinted, it’s 40 years since Duran Duran first beamed on to planet Earth. Rather than celebrate with a hits tour, they’ve released a stunning new album, where…
UB40 founding member Astro dies after short illness
Founding member of UB40 Astro has died aged 64. The vocalist, whose real name was Terence Wilson, passed away after a short illness, it’s been confirmed. “We are absolutely devastated…
ABBA Voyage – New album review
ABBA VOYAGE Polydor 7/10 Do they have it in them…? Well, that was the main concern when ABBA announced they’d reconvened and were back in the studio recording songs that…
Making The La’s
A timeless classic that inspired a thousand imitators but left its creator claiming it sounds like “a snake with a broken back”, The La’s is a much-mythologised debut album. We…
Making Madonna – Like A Virgin
The Like A Virgin album turned Madonna from a New York club queen to the most famous female artist in the world… As New York’s achingly hip art set gathered…
Making The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses rescued indie rock from shambling student bands and fired Manchester into a bright new musical future. Michael Leonard charts the making of a one-off album that, according…
Tony Hadley interview: “With Spandau it ceased to be fun anymore”
In this Tony Hadley interview from 2021, the former Spandau Ballet man belatedly toasts four decades of music with a mammoth 36-date UK tour featuring The Fabulous TH Band in…
Review: How To Be A Rock Star by Shaun Ryder
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Few have lived the (literally) high life of rock stardom with more fervour than Shaun Ryder – tales of debauchery are as synonymous with the Happy…
New Tom Petty documentary to arrive in cinemas next month
A new Tom Petty documentary is to be released in cinemas next month, focusing on the making of his seminal 1994 album Wildflowers. Directed by Mary Wharton (who helmed the…
The Story Of ABBA: Mamma Mia!
Adored the world over, the global reach of ABBA now extends to a box office record-breaking musical and movie. Classic Pop looks at the twin phenomenon that is Mamma Mia!…