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Steve O'Brien
Steve O’Brien is a writer who specialises in music, film and TV. He has written for magazines and websites such as SFX, The Guardian, Radio Times, Esquire, The New Statesman, Digital Spy, Empire, Yours Retro, The New Statesman and MusicRadar. He’s written books about Doctor Who and Buffy The Vampire Slayer and has even featured on a BBC4 documentary about Bergerac. Apart from his work on Classic Pop, he also edits CP’s sister magazine, Vintage Rock Presents.
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Despite inter-band tiffs played out in the press and personal demons coming to the fore, Depeche’s 11th album Playing The Angel drew praise from all quarters… Prior to Playing The…
Win a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1988 in all three formats!
Enter your details below to be in with a chance of winning a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1988 in each format! NOW – Yearbook 1988 celebrates an eclectic year in Pop with…
Album Insight: Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward
Depeche Mode’s non-conformist fourth album, Some Great Reward, joined the rich lineage of German-recorded pop classics – and finally broke the band in the States… Many artists have found their…
Popscene – Smooth Soul
Into the eye of the quiet storm with the finest artists the genre had to offer… What is it? Soul is a genre with many tentacles, from the salty R&B…
My Pop Life – Gary Davies
The Radio 2 DJ and former Top Of The Pops presenter on his musical passions… Who were your musical heroes while growing up? Early days, I guess it would have…
Album Insight: Madonna – Hard Candy
After the commercial and critical hit of her previous LP and with fresh horizons in view, Madonna’s final album with Warners, Hard Candy, fell short of expectations – even if…
Spotlight: Desperately Seeking Susan
In 1985, after the release of her breakthrough album Like A Virgin, Madonna made her big screen debut in Desperately Seeking Susan, a movie that, almost 40 years on, is…
Album Insight: New Order – Waiting For The Sirens’ Call
New Order’s eighth LP, Waiting For The Sirens’ Call, would be the band’s first record without Gillian Gilbert and while critics were left mostly unmoved, it hit the spot with…
Popscene – Acid Jazz
A funky stew of jazz, hip-hop and good-time vibes… What is it? Few music subgenres have ever burned as brightly and possessed such a thoroughgoing joie de vivre as acid…
Stephen Duffy interview: “I had a dysfunctional relationship with touring”
As The Lilac Time release their latest album, Dance Till All The Stars Come Down, frontman Stephen Duffy reflects on his reinvention as a folk troubadour… For a man who…