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Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys: BPI Awards: Middle-age Spread

Report by Jon Savage, The Observer, 15 February 1987

JON SAVAGE takes a sceptical look at the BPI Awards ...

Mel & Kim, Pet Shop Boys: Phil Harding and Ian Curnow: Production Lines

Interview by Paul Mathur, Melody Maker, 4 February 1989

PAUL MATHUR TALKS TO PHIL HARDING AND IAN CURNOW, KEYWORKERS IN THE SAW HIT FACTORY ...

Lily Allen: It's Not Me, It's You (Regal Recordings)

Review by Alex Ogg, The Quietus, 30 January 2009

LILY COPS A LOT OF STICK, doesn't she? A lot of people really don't like her. Especially rock hacks, I gather. ...

Cinderella: Heartbreak Station  

Review by Chuck Eddy, Rolling Stone, 10 January 1991

LIKE TOO MANY hard-rock albums in the last year or so, the latest by the mall-metal stalwarts in Cinderella is a blatant bid for the ...

Pulp, Saint Etienne: St Etienne, Pulp: Mayfair, Glasgow

Live Review by Terry Staunton, NME, 6 March 1993

A MIRRORBALL of confusion spins and sparkles over the hall. Blank faces stare at the stage where Pulp are playing. Is this pop? ...

EMF: The Marquee, London

Live Review by Ian Watson, Melody Maker, 5 January 1991

TRUE BELIEVERS ...

Garbage: Wembley Arena, London

Live Review by Steven Wells, New Musical Express, 30 January 1999

VERSION INCISION ...

Going Soon: Rockumentaries

Report by Phil Sutcliffe, Q, March 1989

Even the most commercial artists can't be guaranteed to sell cinema tickets. But then history has rarely smiled upon the safe self-edited rock documentary. ...

New Order: The Almighty New Order

Live Review by Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 7 January 1989

New Order: G-Mex Centre, Manchester ...

Seona Dancing: The Day I Met A Sensitive Artiste Called Ricky Gervais…

Retrospective by Beverley Glick, Rock's Backpages, 19 March 2012

IN MAY 1983, when I was assistant editor of Record Mirror, my good friend (the late) Gill Smith asked if I would interview a new ...

Hot Chip: Super Fry Guys: Hot Chip's Made In The Dark (EMI)

Review by John McCready, The Word, February 2008

Hot Chip: Brains from Thunderbirds and his science-block mates create wonderful dance music — that you don't have to dance to. ...

Lady Gaga: Transvision Vamp: Lady Gaga

Comment by Simon Warner, Rock's Backpages, January 2010

THE POWER OF Lady Gaga has been one of the most scintillating features of 2009: three number one UK singles, a sprawling debut album and ...

Hot Chip: One Life Stand ****

Review and Interview by Andrew Mueller, Uncut, March 2010

Beguiling fourth from the impressively unclassifiable London brainiacs. ...

EMF: An Unbelievable Rise To Fame

Profile and Interview by Betty Page, Vox, February 1991

EMF ARE YOUNG, GOOD-LOOKING, LOUD AND HAVE BAD ATTITUDES. THEY ARE ALSO AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL. IS IT DOWN TO HYPE OR TALENT? BETTY PAGE INVESTIGATES. ...

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Interview by Tom Hibbert, Smash Hits, 12 March 1986

"A lot of people are going to hate Sigue Sigue Sputnik," says their bass player and boss Tony James. "Because we're not into being miserable ...

Dusty Springfield: The Invention of Dusty Springfield

Retrospective and Interview by Adam Sweeting, The Independent, 26 March 2006

Mary O'Brien was born with the voice that would make her our greatest female pop singer, but everything else that went to make the icon ...

Al Stewart: A British Eccentric Finds A House In Bel Air — And A Home

Interview by Dave Zimmer, BAM, 10 March 1989

SINGER-SONGWRITER Al Stewart has a theory about why he'll never sell as many records as Lionel Richie or Billy Joel. ...

Suede: Dream On

Interview by Jon Savage, MOJO, January 1994

They were suburban loners who saw the potential for beauty inside the tawdry and extravagant. Together they won attention and success. As Suede step into ...

Cameo's Black-Rock Breakthrough

Profile and Interview by Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone, 15 January 1987

Veteran band goes Top Ten with 'Word Up' ...

Pulp: NEC, Birmingham

Live Review by Everett True, Melody Maker, 2 March 1996

The Good Sex Guy ...


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