This month in pop november 1983

WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN DR HOOK(CAPITOL) If, like Alan Partridge, you were confused as to whether Dr Hook was a fully qualified medical practitioner then note that you wouldn’t call

03 M/A/R/R/S score a No.1 in the UK Singles Chart with Pump Up The Volume. Replacing Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up at the top, the house classic would be the group’s only-ever single. 09 Bruce

...to hear about Silents Synced, a new cinema experience that pairs classic silent films with epic rock music to give audiences a unique big screen experience. First up in this ground-breaking genre i

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The accessibility, affordability and portability of synthesizers in the late 70s had a profound effect on popular music, particularly in the UK, where the likes of Ultravox!, Gary Numan and OMD reshap

In April 1985, when Prince released his seventh album, Around The World In A Day, his star was already riding high. The rock-oriented Purple Rain – for many still his crowning artistic achievement – h