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Au Pairs, Girlschool, Mo-dettes, The, Passions, The, Raincoats, The, Slits, The: Women in Rock: Cute, Cute, Cutesy Goodbye

Interview by Deanne Pearson, New Musical Express, 29 March 1980

Exploited for the last two decades as dumb but pretty decorations in rock, some girls now demand and deserve musical respect — but some girls ...

The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones)****

Review by Peter Silverton, Sounds, 28 June 1980

"IMAGE IS so important to rock stars. Mick Jagger is the rock star with the longest running image. He's the one all the young white ...

Rolling Stones, The: The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones Records CUN 3911)

Review by Rosalind Russell, Record Mirror, 28 June 1980

LAUNCH THE LIFEBOATS ...

Girlschool: Back to Schooldays

Interview by Pete Makowski, Sounds, 9 August 1980

Pete Makowski deciphers the scrawl in his exercise book. Mike Laye makes with the paints, crayons and Box Brownie ...

Pink Floyd: The Wall, Earl's Court, London

Live Review by Nick Kent, NME, 16 August 1980

Brick by Brick, Nick Kent demolishes Pink Floyd's The Wall at Earls Court ...

Rolling Stones, The: The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones)

Review by Ariel Swartley, Rolling Stone, 21 August 1980

News from the pantheon — The Rolling Stones: what kind of a Rescue is this? ...

A Certain Ratio: Failed CSE Rock!

Report and Interview by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 6 September 1980

WE LEAVE the grubby Hulme human hutch where some members of A Certain Ratio live. The view from this particular section of hutches is not ...

The Pretenders: Pretending To Be Different

Interview by Sandy Robertson, Sounds, 21 March 1981

I'VE LONGED to say it in print: The Pretenders are, for me, the virtual embodiment of the ideal popular music group. ...

Funky Four + 1, The, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five: The Funky Four + 1: Rap, Rap, Rap

Report and Interview by Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 30 May 1981

Young South Bronx unwraps the rapping revolution ...

Rolling Stones, The: Rolling Stones — An Exclusive

Report and Interview by Chris Welch, Record Mirror, 19 September 1981

Invited as a special guest to the farm in Massachusetts where legendary rock 'n' rollers the ROLLING STONES are rehearsing for their first US tour ...

The Legendary Stardust Cowboy: The Tears of a Clown: The Lives and Loves of the Legendary Stardust Cowboy

Profile and Interview by John Morthland, New York Rocker, January 1982

"THIS NEXT one is called 'Arise'. It's a Western song; not a country song, a Western song. Okay, hit it, boys," commands Norman Odam, a/k/a ...

Culture Club: The Boy's Own Club

Interview by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 1 May 1982

PAUL MORLEY MEETS A BOY CALLED GEORGE — FORMER MODEL, BOW WOW WOW SINGER AND NOW FOUNDER OF A NEW MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, THE CULTURE CLUB. ...

B-52s, The: Do You Dig The B-52s?

Interview by Toby Goldstein, Creem, July 1982

MESOPOTAMIAN ARTIFACTS FOUND ON PARTY BEACH ...

Fun Boy Three: Inside The Asylum

Interview by Richard Grabel, Creem, September 1982

NEW YORK — When the Specials broke up, the group split into two camps. Jerry Dammers, the gap-toothed keyboardist who was usually considered the mastermind ...

Men at Work: La Vie En Mung: Men At Work Do Just That

Report and Interview by Laura Fissinger, Creem, January 1983

MINNEAPOLIS — One day in the (work) life of Colin Hay: ...

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox: Eurythmics' Annie Lennox (1983) [transcript]

Audio transcript of interview by Max Bell, Rock's Backpages transcripts, August 1983

This is a transcript of Max's audio interview with Annie. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...

Duran Duran: That Was The Week That Was

Report and Interview by Neil Tennant, Smash Hits, 4 August 1983

The week when Duran Duran got mobbed, met the Royals and hit the headlines every time they moved. Neil Tennant was never far behind them. ...

Barry Manilow: There's Nose Business Like... Barry Manilnose. The Fairy Prince Holds Court at Blenheim Palace.

Live Review by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 10 September 1983

BARNEY HOSKYNS GOES BARMY OVER THE MUSAK MONSTER AT BLENHEIM. ...