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1981
The music of 1981 unfolded with an explosion of creativity. synths took over the hit parade, the New Romantics enjoyed their last hurrah, funk, rap and retro opened new territory.…
Top pop songs of 1981
1981 was one of the great years for pop singles. Here, we look at the best of the best from that vintage year… Re-living such a mind-blowing year for pop…
Making Depeche Mode: Speak And Spell
Depeche Mode: Speak And Spell announced the arrival of one of the most important synth-pop bands of the 1980s. We look back on its making… It would have been hard…
Making Duran Duran: Duran Duran
Before the silk suits, yachts and blockbuster videos sailed into view, Duran Duran’s debut album saw them at their most experimental – an innate pop sensibility melded with art-school synths,…