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Steve Harnell
Steve Harnell is the Editor of Classic Pop and Vintage Rock magazines. Over the past 25 years he’s written about music for magazines and newspapers such as Long Live Vinyl, Record Collector, Total Guitar, Country, Guitar, the Bristol Post and Western Daily Press. During that time, he’s interviewed an array of major names including Al Green, John Lydon, Massive Attack and Ian Brown. Apart from his regular work at the helm of Classic Pop and Vintage Rock, he's also edited various special editions of their sister titles, Classic Pop Presents and Vintage Rock Presents.
Before the silk suits, yachts and blockbuster videos sailed into view, Duran Duran’s debut album saw them at their most experimental – an innate pop sensibility melded with art-school synths,……
Duran Duran: The Side Projects
If there’s a schism that exists within the ranks of Duran Duran, it was most obviously visible in their wildly differing splinter groups, The Power Station and Arcadia. Classic Pop……
Album By Album – New Order
New Order albums – From 1981’s Movement to 2015’s Music Complete, this is your definitive guide… New Order Albums: Movement Released 1981 Label Factory Chart Position UK No.30 US –……
ABBA Albums: The complete guide
All of the ABBA albums are worth a place in every pop fan’s record collection. Here we take a trip through every record the quartet ever made… ABBA Albums: Ring……
Nick Heyward Albums: The Complete Guide
Nick Heyward albums have, over the decades, embraced pop, soul, funk and folk… By Steve Harnell Nick Heyward Albums: Pelican West Released 1982 Label Arista Records Producer Bob Sargeant Just……
Album By Album: Sade
Shifting an astonishing 75 million albums worldwide, over the past four decades Sade have finessed their ‘quiet storm’ sound for the masses. By Steve Harnell Diamond Life Released 1984 Label……
Nik Kershaw – Album by Album
Schooled in jazz fusion, Nik Kershaw became a teen idol before temporarily turning his back on the pop game and penning hits for others. Let’s take an in-depth look at……
INXS Interview: ‘We were all part of a brotherhood’
They were the Aussie gang who could have ended up as petrol pump attendants. Instead, INXS conquered the world and became embroiled in a saga of drugs, ghosts, undiagnosed mental……
Belinda Carlisle: Album by Album
Taking the road less travelled through melodic punk, juggernaut pop success and an LP inspired by Kundalini yoga. Here look at the solo career of Belinda Carlisle, album by album,……
Album By Album: Eurythmics
Over the years, Eurythmics have moved from post-punk to a soulful synth-pop sound that thrilled millions. Steve Harnell takes an in-depth look at their studio long-players… In The Garden Released: October……