Frankie Goes To Hollywood
‘War’: Edwin Starr’s Powerful Motown Message Wins Him A Grammy Award
‘War’ was deemed a little too forthright to be a Temptations single, but Edwin made it a powerful message song and a huge hit.
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In-Depth4 months agoHow LGBTQ Musicians Broke Barriers To The Mainstream
LGBTQ musicians haven’t always benefitted from today’s attitudes towards sexuality, but many pioneers fought for LGBTQ rights in the mainstream.
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Features4 months ago
Promised You A Miracle: When 80s Pop Music Ruled The World
It’s an era that has been unfairly maligned in the past, but these days it’s clear: during a flamboyant decade, 80s pop ruled the world.
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Features5 months ago
Search And Destroy: 11 Rare Singles From Great Lost Punks
To celebrate punk’s singularly DIY spirit, we present 11 unsung rare punk singles from short-lived bands who stuck it to the man in style.
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Features6 months ago
The Greatest Debut 45 Records In History
The medium may change from analog to digital, but there’s always something magical about a great single, a record that can change your life in four minutes or less.
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Features7 months ago
The Toppermost Of The TOTPoppermost: 20 Classic Performances
Just a few of the classic live performances from Britain’s longest-running and best-loved pop show.
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Features8 months ago
Best Frankie Goes To Hollywood Songs: 80s Pop Masterpieces
Frankie Goes To Hollywood were the epitome of 80s excess, the singular sound of a band trying to push the sound of pop music into the future.
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Features10 months ago‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’: Band Aid’s Era-Defining Call To Action
On November 25, 1984, an entire studio of British pop stars came together in London. They came to be known as Band Aid.
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News11 months ago
Three Landmark Frankie Goes To Hollywood Albums Set For Reissue
'Welcome To The Pleasuredome', 'Liverpool' and greatest hits collection, 'Bang!' are set to return on both CD and vinyl.
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Features1 year ago
Banned And Censored Songs: 10 Tunes That Shocked The World
Were the censors right? These banned songs caused controversy at the time, but they ultimately beat the authorities, earning their place in music history.
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In-Depth1 year ago
45 45s That Changed The World
Great songs are a compelling soundtrack to our inner worlds, and any list of key singles will be personal rather than definitive, but the 45 45s in our playlist still inspire and...
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Artists2 years ago
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Few bands get to enjoy the impact in an entire career that Frankie Goes To Hollywood managed to achieve in just their first few months.
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News3 years ago
New Poll Rates The Rolling Stones Logo As The Most Iconic Design Of All Time
The logo beat off competition from the well-known silhouette of Che Guevara, which came in second, and the Hard Rock Cafe logo in third.
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News4 years ago
10cc’s Kevin Godley Tells Fans: ‘Send Me Your Songs, I’ll Sing Them’
10CC's Kevin Godley has asked fans to 'send me your songs, I'll sing them' as he writes and records the songs for his debut solo album due in 2018
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Features6 years ago
Eddie The Eagle Crew Soar In London
Howard Jones and OMD’s Andy McCluskey discuss working on the ‘Fly’ soundtrack, and perform at the London launch party, on 18 March 2016.
