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After John Grant had spent the best part of ten years with his first band, The Czars, it got to the point where five out of six of them all left in the space of a few months in 2004. This left the Reykjavík based singer songwriter by himself performing under that name. Taking some […]
almost 12 years ago
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Following the publication of his new book 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer, Ian Wade offers up a guide to ten key tracks from the era's gay dancefloors
8 months ago
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It’s December 1984. I’ve come down to breakfast, dressed and ready for school. I’m a fourth year student obsessed with pop music, and the television is on. The new singles chart is being counted down, with videos of the Top Five records. I’m a little sulky that Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘The Power Of Love’ […]
4 months ago