The Eighties is the decade most of us remember fondly
The original Now That’s What I Call Music album. Sunday, December 25, 1983. Christmas Day. That’s when I officially fell in love with the Eighties. I sat in my bedroom marvelling at my brand new copy...
View ArticleForget downloads: I remember when music still mattered
The government has announced a major shake-up of copyright laws. Finally, the Digital Econony Act will make it legal to copy music and films to a computer, iPod or similar device. It won’t affect me...
View ArticleHeaven knows what my top 10 says about me…
They reckon you can tell a lot about someone by the music they listen to. That being the case, heaven knows what my vinyl says about me. This week’s eagerly anticipated reunion of The Stone Roses had...
View ArticleRemember me? Pudgy lad with the bowl-head hair…
Cast your mind back to 1983. The comedy genius of Blackadder has just been unleashed on the nation. The novelty of people asking Bob Holness for a P on the gameshow Blockbusters hasn’t yet worn off....
View ArticleThe perfect man to tell us why the Eighties remains so popular
Few names scream the Eighties like Mike Read. The evergreen DJ and presenter became a household name during the decade of decadence – long before the uncomfortable viewing of his time in the jungle...
View ArticleThe day Live Aid rocked our world
Thirteen was a pretty good age to be when the biggest concert in the history of the world was staged. I had discovered music two years before when I was given my first record player for Christmas and...
View ArticleNow that’s what you call an 80s phenomenon…
The 80s was, of course, a decade of fads – shoulder pads, boomboxes and neon spandex included – but there’s one particular trend has never gone away. In fact, the ‘Now That’s What I call Music!’...
View ArticleEurovision: Always terrible but at least it used to have a novelty value
Bucks Fizz in 1981. Eurovision: A party political broadcast on behalf of Euro-sceptics if ever there was one. Anyone wishing to persuade their compatriots that Britain really should leave the European...
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