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Madness
No longer a nostalgia band, Madness have spent the past two decades assembling “new universes” of music to showcase their impeccable knack of knowing what makes people tick. In 2016,…
Madness announce 2023 live dates
Following on from sold-out Forest Live 2022 performances, Madness have announced dates for 2023 as part of the annual concert series presented by Forestry England. Forest Live is a major…
Top 20 80s pop instrumentals
We count down our top 20 80s pop instrumentals… While the vocal power, stage presence and charisma of a good frontperson is always handy when making a career in pop,…
13 of the best Madness songs
We look back over four decades of top-tier 7″s for our list of the best Madness songs… Madness have been national treasures in Britain for well over 40 years. Often…
Making Madness – The Rise & Fall
Buoyed by having their first No.1 hit, the fourth studio album by Madness, The Rise & Fall, marked the transition between knockabout Nutty Boys and reflective men who’d become hard-bitten…
Madness team up with Squeeze for winter 2021 tour
Ska legends Madness have announced details of a UK and Ireland arena tour for later this year, which will see them being supported by Squeeze. The Ladykillers Tour kicks off…
Book & Film Reviews: Issue #59
Mark Lindores has scoured the shelves to bring you the very best books and films on classic pop… Before We Was We Madness Written to mark their 40th anniversary as…
Review: Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music 3
Let’s party like it’s 1984. A first-time release on cd for the greatest now… Series comp of them all… Arriving on CD for the first time to mark its 35th…
2 Tone Records Interview: 40 Years of 2 Tone Records
With its message of unity, 2 Tone burned bright as the embers of punk faded and offered hope to a generation lost. Forty years on from its inception, Classic Pop…