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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.
The albums of Bananarama have spanned from post-punk to shiny pop… Deep Sea Skiving, 1983 As introductions go, few made an impression as indelible as Bananarama’s March 1983 debut album,…
Remembering Madonna: Truth Or Dare
In 1991, Madonna invited cameras backstage, into her dressing room and even her bed for Truth Or Dare, which lifted the lid on what went on behind the scenes of…
Remembering Manchester’s Haçienda nightclub
Manchester was primed for an era-defining mecca of music by the time the Haçienda nightclub opened in 1982. For the next 15 years its pills-and-thrills fuelled hedonism spawned a legacy…
Making Roxy Music: Avalon
With Avalon, Roxy Music regrouped to record a mature album far removed from the sleazy glam of their early work… In the 10 years since their breakthrough, Roxy Music had…
Causing a commotion: the videos of Madonna
Madonna was one of the first to create a visual identity as significant to her legacy as her music – with over 70 music videos to her name, the Material…
Making Tina Turner: Private Dancer
Clawing her way back from obscurity, the rebirth of Tina Turner in the 80s saw the iconic singer defy music industry prejudices based on age, gender and race to produce…
Making Primal Scream: Screamadelica
With Screamadelica, Primal Scream led their generation towards the new era of dance by combining celebratory beats with rock swagger. Tactical and perfectly timed, it succeeded brilliantly. but there was…
Making Electronic by Electronic
With Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner shook off the shackles of being at the forefront of two of the most significant bands of the 80s and aimed straight for…
Making Tears For Fears’ Songs From The Big Chair
After making major waves with their debut The Hurting in 1983, Tears For Fears returned with a new sound two years later with Songs From The Big Chair… Having achieved a level of…
Making KLF: The White Room
Subsidised with the proceeds of an 80s novelty hit, the eccentricities, the vision and ambition of KLF, combined with their taste for acid house and anarchy, resulted in The White…