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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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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…
My Pop Life – Mark Millar
The comic book writer – and creator of Kick-Ass and Kingsman – reflects on his music obsessions… Who were your musical heroes growing up? Undoubtedly Queen. I’m the youngest of…
My Pop Life – Eggsy
The podcaster and Goldie Lookin’ Chain rapper reflects on his musical obsessions… What was the first song you remember loving? When I was a kid I wasn’t into pop music…
Album Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Delta Machine
With echoes of both Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion, the mode’s 13th studio album, Delta Machine, would be considered by fans as a late-period classic, even if the…
Album Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Ultra
That the ninth album by Depeche Mode, Ultra, exists is somewhat of a miracle given the strife that surrounded its making but the result was one of the band’s best……