Displaying items by tag: Pop Music
The Screaming Never Ended- Luke Goss Chats with ZANI
Matt and Luke Goss of Bros, with their battle cry of ‘When Will I Be Famous’ certainly came true in November 1987, when this song became their breakthrough single, peaking at number two in the British Hit Parade. By the start of 1988, Bros mania was spreading across, not just the UK, but the world.
Lulu – A Brief Profile on ZANI
Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was born in 1948 in Lennox Castle, Lennoxtown, Scotland, the daughter of a butcher. Marie grew up in Dennistoun, Glasgow, where she attended Thomson Street Primary School and Onslow Drive Junior School.
A Brief History of British Music Shows
The BBC2 television music show ran from 1971 to 1987. Unlike other contemporary music programs OGWT featured non chart music with a preference for serious rock music and album songs.
Diamond Geezer – Barry Cain Recalls Spandau Ballet
It was April 1980 and punk was dying.
Dig the new breed who were still pretty much the old breed with the occasional knob on. The Jam, the Clash and the Stranglers were no longer punk bands in any sense of the word. They’d ‘progressed’. A straight punk band wasn’t cool any more. Ska had wrestled the scene away from punkified London and carried it off to a ghost town in the bleak midwest for a bleak midwinter. It wouldn’t survive.
Breaking Glass with Hazel O’Connor
© Words Barry Cain
I stopped listening to ‘pop’ music in the mid ’80s. I simply heard it. It had become a means to an end, a way to make good, quick money. The musical notes had turned into £ signs as I cashed in on any new kid in pop town by publishing one shot poster magazines.
Marcus Reeves Mistaken Identity
I knew Marcus Reeves was talented, and could pen a song. In addition I had the pleasure of meeting him last year, and what a sharp, intelligent, focused and witty man he is. Furthermore, his understanding of music and songwriting was overwhelming, as we discussed these subjects at a bar in Denmark Street London WC1. So, when I received his latest offering, I did not hesitate for a second before hitting the play button, and the track I heard increased my already high opinion of Marcus Reeves.
Cyndi Lauper - All Hail Queen of Queens

George Michael Alan McGee – He is a Pop Genius

Barely a week goes by without an album getting the legacy-edition treatment. Usually I'm against the money-grabbing mentality of major labels, but I've been enjoying these reissues. Featuring rare demos, live footage and extra tracks from huge talents like John Martyn, Dennis Wilson and Johnny Cash, they're great historical documents.