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Mark Lindores
Raised on a diet of Smash Hits and Number One mags (literally, he used to save his school lunch money to buy them), Mark Lindores never entertained the idea of doing anything other than writing as a career. After writing for publications including the British and Australian editions of Vogue, Mixmag, Attitude, Total Film, Clash, Notion and Metro, he chanced upon the launch issue of Classic Pop in 2012 and, thrilled with the discovery of a magazine that featured his favourite artists, pitched an idea for issue 2 and has written for the magazine (and Classic Pop Presents) ever since.
Quickly transcending their new romantic roots, Duran Duran helped define the 80s sound and across 40 years have evolved into one of the most important pop bands of all time……
Classic Album: Madonna – Erotica
Misunderstood and overshadowed by her own marketing machine, Madonna’s fifth album Erotica stands out as one of her most daring and rewarding endeavours Prior to The Immaculate Collection, Madonna’s decade-defining…
Album By Album – Madonna
We put the immaculate career of Madonna under the Classic Pop microscope… Madonna, 1983 The ‘Disco Sucks’ movement’s culmination with a ceremonial burning of records in 1979 may have been…
Album By Album – Kylie Minogue
We look back over the albums of Kylie Minogue, from her very first to her very latest… Kylie, 1988 Back in 1987, soap stars weren’t exactly renowned purveyors of quality…
The Lowdown – Peter Gabriel
In our latest Lowdown feature we look at the essential albums and singles of Peter Gabriel… When Peter Gabriel, the overtly theatrical prince of prog rock announced he was leaving…
The Lowdown – The Cure
In our latest Lowdown, we look back on the albums and singles of The Cure… Of all the bands that emerged in the aftermath of punk in the late-Seventies, few…
Classic Album: Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby saw the singer hyped as one of the 80s brightest stars. However, any potential he had was lost when he appeared to…
Classic Album: XTC – Skylarking
With 1986’s Skylarking, XTC proved that even the most tempestuous recording process can produce magical results… Having already experimented with spiky new-wave, psychedelia and sonically-diverse soundscapes in their first decade…
Making Michael Jackson’s Bad
Five years after Thriller took the world by storm, Michael Jackson was back from breaking records to making them. However, following up his best-selling album came with an enormous amount…
Album By Album – Whitney Houston
Whitney’s powerful pipes and model looks saw her become a true music icon… Whitney Houston, 1985 When you consider that Whitney Houston’s discography contains some of the greatest love songs of all…