Classic Pop Presents
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It’s been ten years since David Bowie slipped this mortal coil, and there still remains a massive hole where his unique and towering presence once resided. Fearless, subversive and utterly unique, Bowie was much more than a musician and songwriter, a...
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1986 was an eventful year on planet Earth, both hopeful and horrendous in equal measure. And, as ever, the world of music responded to everything that surrounded it. At home, youth unemployment had passed the one million mark under the much-maligned...
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If ever there was evidence that taking big risks results in even bigger rewards, Bohemian Rhapsody is surely the greatest example in music history. Queen’s record label, their radio pluggers, their musical peers, the music press and, well, pretty much...
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HER SENSUAL WORLD
HOUNDS OF LOVE: 40 YEARS ON ï EARLY YEARS ï CLASSIC ALBUMS TOUR OF LIFE ï BEFORE THE DAWN ï VIDEOS + MUCH MORE!
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How on Earth it happened at all is a genuine miracle. Yet, by the time Queen took to the stage for their momentous 20-minute set, Live Aid’s status as the greatest musical event of all time was set in stone. Freddie Mercury, punching the air in iconic...
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TAKING PLANET ON THE
PLUS! EVERY STUDIO ALBUM REVISITED • THE EARLY DAYS • • TOP 40 TRACKS THE MOVIE • STEVE BARRON • LIVE SHOWS + MUCH MORE!
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The course of UK synth-pop could have looked very different indeed had a teenage Gary Numan not stumbled upon a Moog synth left at a studio back in 1979. And perhaps more importantly, said Moog just happened to be left on the perfect setting, “like 10...
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POP RULES THE WORLD
PRINCE TALKING HEADS THE STYLE COUNCIL SIMPLE MINDS SCRITTI POLITTI
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My Duran Duran eureka moment was seeing them on the Top Of The Pops 1984 Christmas special, glued to the screen as they ripped through The Reflex and The Wild Boys – it’s one of my most vivid musical memories, a wide-eyed kid totally immersed in the...
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