synth, new wave, pop music, 1980

Take My Breath Away Top Gun Song by Berlin artwork by The Shortlisted © original pictures to the owners ©

Remember Top Gun’s song “Take My Breath Away” in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin

1st April 2022

Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 film poster As Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel of the 1986 blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise is being released in May 2022, there has never been a better time to remember what the syn...

To the 1980s New Romantic and back: interview with Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman

20th June 2021

Spandau Ballet in the 1980s - © to the owners When in 2019 I put myself in real trouble after writing The day I didn't interview Lord Sugar about my miserable time working for a company of Brexiteers in Londo...

Katrina and the Waves Walking on Sunshine TV 1980s

Remember ‘Walking on Sunshine’? Interview with 1980s music legend Katrina from Katrina and The Waves

26th August 2020

Katrina and the Waves singing Walking on Sunshine on TV in the 1980s © to the owners After interviewing Paul Young, Limahl, UB40, Barry Blue and other 1980s music legends, my journey in new wave, synthpop a...

From Dancin’ on a Saturday Night in 1973 to writing songs for Michael Jackson in the 1980s: interview with Barry Blue

17th August 2020

Barry Blue performing Dancin’ on a Saturday Night in 1973 © to the owners Well-known for a fortunate string of 1970s glam rock and synthpop successes including Do You Wanna Dance?, School Love and the 1973 su...

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Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl

29th May 2020

The Neverending Story: official movie poster One of the most immoral reasons that dragged people like me into the ill-paid and dangerous job of the journalist is the hope to meet, someday, one's childhood her...

40 years in music: interview with pop legend Paul Young

27th May 2020

Paul Young in 1985 It's been with a huge amount of honour that I welcomed the chance to interview one of the most influential UK pop artists of all time, an incredibly versatile musician whose talent as a sin...

Notting Hill, Boyzone and the 1990s: EXCLUSIVE interview with Ronan Keating
1st June 2022
Boyzone in the 1990s © to the owners Love Me For A Reason, No Matter What, You Needed Me, Picture of You, Baby Can I H...
Interview with Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film movie director Bruno Bozzetto
23rd May 2022
Bruno Bozzetto © to the owners The time-consuming and demanding research carried out in April 2022 to put together the...
From the 1997 world hit MMMBop to 30 years in music: interview with Hanson
19th May 2022
MMMBop by Hanson Anyone who's old enough to remember the summer of 1997 will smile at calling up the massive global ph...
EXCLUSIVE interview with George Orwell’s son
12th May 2022
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Nobody who's ever put their hands on George Orwell’s 1949 novel and cautionary t...
La Rosa di Bagdad vs Cinderella, cartoon mystery & similarities: was Walt Disney inspired by an Italian movie you never heard of?
16th April 2022
The Singing Princess / La Rosa di Bagdad film poster First released in 1949 and distributed in English-speaking territ...
Remember Top Gun’s song “Take My Breath Away” in 1986? Exclusive interview with John Crawford of Berlin
1st April 2022
Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 film poster As Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel of the 1986 blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise ...
The man who introduced The Beatles to Brian Epstein: EXCLUSIVE interview with legendary 1960s Mersey Beat founder Bill Harry
8th January 2022
Bill Harry presenting the Beatles with their first-ever award, the Mersey Beat Shield, 1963 © Bill Harry Bill Harry is...
From Elvis Presley to Speedy Gonzales, from Ronald Reagan to cancel culture: the world’s longest interview with 1950s superstar Pat Boone
22nd December 2021
I'm in Love with You by Pat Boone This is not for starters. If you don’t have around three days to finish reading this...
From Trainspotting to the TV series of Crime: the Irvine Welsh interview
19th November 2021
Crime TV series by Irvine Welsh © ITV I may have started this with some punk quotes that only Trainspotting fans would...
The only interview with Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s that is not just about Hey There Delilah
11th November 2021
Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's Hey there, Delilah What's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away ...
Interview with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett
30th September 2021
Steve Hackett in Genesis Revisited – Selling England by the Pound 2020 Tour in Englewood, NJ, USA, by Michael Aarons © ...
The House of the Rising Sun & the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Animals’ John Steel
28th April 2021
The Animals in 1965 © to the owners An interview I recently ran with Imelda May about her new music featuring Ronnie W...
Interview with the queen of 1970s rock ‘n’ roll and Happy Days star Suzi Quatro
8th March 2021
Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) & Fonzie in Happy Days © to the owners The acclaimed role as a bass player Leath...
The Lumineers interview: Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites from planetary success with Ho Hey to solo work
5th February 2021
Piano Piano by Jeremiah Fraites Vignettes by Wesley Schultz A decade after reaching worldwide success with the unf...
Let Her Go… again: interview with Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger
8th January 2021
Mike Rosenberg / Passenger by Mila Austin © Birds That Flew and Ships That Sailed by Passenger A decade following ...
When music and art feel the same: interview with Maxim of The Prodigy
3rd December 2020
Maxim of The Prodigy © to the owners Everybody can tell that Keith Andrew Palmer, better known by his stage name Maxim...
Andrea Bocelli: an EXCLUSIVE interview
16th November 2020
Andrea Bocelli by Giovanni De Sandre © The first time I heard Andrea Bocelli's voice was in the Summer of my thirteent...
50 years from Yellow River, the song from Jeff Christie that sounds like The Beatles: interview
1st November 2020
Christie playing Yellow River in 1970 in London © to the owners Certain songs - including a lot of stuff from The Beat...
The Belgian who enchanted David Bowie: interview with Ozark Henry
18th June 2020
Ozark Henry © to the owners Multi-platinum Belgian musician Piet Goddaer, best known by his stage name Ozark Henry, is...
50 years on the telly: interview with BBC superstar Basil Brush
18th June 2020
Basil Brush in the 1970s © to the owners Ever since the 1960s, Basil Brush the fox has been entertaining millions of c...
Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl
29th May 2020
The Neverending Story: official movie poster One of the most immoral reasons that dragged people like me into the ill-...
40 years in music: interview with pop legend Paul Young
27th May 2020
Paul Young in 1985 It's been with a huge amount of honour that I welcomed the chance to interview one of the most infl...
EXCLUSIVE interview: Dame Vivienne Westwood & Joe Corré in defence of Julian Assange
30th April 2020
This article was first published on April 30th, 2020 and is regularly reviewed. The case saw a lot of other developments...
Interview with The Sex Pistols’ bass guitarist Glen Matlock
2nd February 2020
My sole regret in life is that my life hasn't started as soon as I wanted and that all I know about the most important p...