Synth, new wave, pop music, 1980

Remember Forever Young in 1984? Interview with Alphaville’s Marian Gold

12th September 2022

Forever Young by Alphaville, 1984 The thing about certain songs is that they give you nostalgia for times, places and hairstyles you don't know anything about because you weren't there yet, or else you were j...

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 After the sequel of the 1986 blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise was released in 2022 as Top Gun: Maverick and became one the most-watched movie globally that year, there ...

The day the music died: interview with Don McLean about 50 years of American Pie

4th October 2021

Mr 'American Pie': Don McLean © to the owners There are certain men out there who– as soon as you meet them – they instantly make you want to get a flat tyre on the motorway because you know they would get yo...

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

20th June 2021

Spandau Ballet - © to the owners Steve Norman is one of the five members of the UK band Spandau Ballet that made the history of blue-eyed soul and new wave music in the 1980s, released smashing successes like...

Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) & Fonzie in Happy Days © to the owners

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 Leather Tuscadero in the legendary American sitcom Happy Days, the massive hits Can the Can and D...

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 Nostalgia lovers will never get enough of 1980s music stars - and so, after the interviews with the likes of Spandau Ballet...

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 Known by the public for a fortunate string of glam rock and synthpop successes in the 1970s including Do You Wanna Dance?, School Love...

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Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl

29th May 2020

The Neverending Story, movie poster Christopher Hamill, aka Limahl, is the voice of the timeless hit The NeverEnding Story which soundtracked the movie of the same name in 1984 and is still loved and treasure...

40 years in music: interview with pop legend Paul Young

27th May 2020

Everything Must Change by Paul Young, 1985 Paul Young is one of the most influential UK pop artists of all time and a versatile musician whose talent as a singer and songwriter is second to none; in a career ...

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From Kingston Town to singing for Nelson Mandela in 1988: interview with UB40

14th April 2020

UB40's Robin Campbell by Reflex Recordings © Grammy-nominated music group UB40 are one the most successful British bands that made the history of reggae. Formed in Birmingham in 1978 and named after a UK gov...

Interview with Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov
20th March 2023
The legendary Nintendo Game Boy Tetris on a Game Boy The story of this world-famous video game is unbelievable in ...
Interview with The Sex Pistols’ bass player Glen Matlock
8th March 2023
Sex Pistols Live 2 CD If you were born in the 1980s and have not bought into the following generation's despicable rap...
EXCLUSIVE interview with Monica Bellucci
15th January 2023
Monica Bellucci by Manfred Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0 © She walked the catwalk for Dolce & Gabbana and made Vogue covers...
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 hearing the tune MMMBop by Hanso...
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 After the sequel of the 1986 blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise was released in ...
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, so if you don’t have like three days to finish reading thi...
Exclusive interview with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh
19th November 2021
Crime TV series by Irvine Welsh by ITV © This may have started with some hardcore punk quotes that only Trainspotting ...
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 The Offspring: Dexter and Noodles talk punk again
7th November 2021
The Offspring by Daveed Benito © One of the bands that made the history of American punk-rock in the 1990s alongside G...
The Cavern Club, The Beatles and the 1960s British Invasion: interview with The Merseybeats’ Tony Crane
28th September 2021
The Merseybeats in 1964 © to the owners The Merseybeats were a Liverpool band formed in the late 1950s by today's inte...
Interview with electronic music legend Moby which is way too short but I’m happy anyway
28th May 2021
Moby by Travis Schneider © I'm not a fan of press conferences. It must come down to the fact that I'm not a fan of the...
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 duets with Ronnie Wood of Th...
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 Leather...
Why The NeverEnding Story will never end: interview with Limahl
29th May 2020
The Neverending Story, movie poster Christopher Hamill, aka Limahl, is the voice of the timeless hit The NeverEnding S...
EXCLUSIVE interview: Dame Vivienne Westwood & Joe Corré in defence of Julian Assange
30th April 2020
Dame Vivienne Westwood died in December 2022, aged 81. Shortly before she passed away, she said: "Julian Assange is a h...
Interview with Prince’s musical director Morris Hayes
26th November 2019
Prince by The Prince Estate © Any human with a passion for music will remember with great sadness the bastard leap yea...
The day I didn’t interview Lord Sugar
20th June 2019
We both stand behind his office door in silence, waiting for him to let us in. We don't even bother acknowledging each...

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