Springsteen impressions and Angie Bowie’s coke dealer: ‘Absolute Beginners’
❉ The story behind David Bowie’s #2 hit single ‘Absolute Beginners’, released 35 years ago this month.
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Flash Back: ‘Life After Flash’
❉ It could have been so easy to poke fun at such a camp, OTT movie but this film treats its subject with respect and love.
Doin’ Alright: Tim Staffell Talks
❉ As the former singer and bassist in Smile, last year’s Queen biopic has led to renewed interest in Tim’s music.
Queen: ‘A Day At The Races’ Revisited
❉ Eoghan Lyng reassesses Queen V, a sequel to the vaudevillian ‘Opera’ in name only.
Dana Gillespie: ‘What Memories We Make’
❉ Dana’s MainMan recordings are a real treat and the results are here for all to enjoy.
Requiem For The Laughing Gnome
❉ Oh, no, not him – Bowie’s first alter ego never lost control, writes Ken Shinn.
Mike Moran: The ‘Barcelona’ Interview
❉ Producer Mike Moran on the greatest solo project a Queen member has yet released, which now doubles as a tribute to Caballé, one of the great soprano singers of all time.
Aura(l) Pleasures – Queen’s ‘Flash Gordon’ Soundtrack
❉ Queen’s music is a fundamental part of the texture of Flash Gordon, an artful fusion of sound and vision, writes Don Klees.
Our Friends Eclectic: 10cc – ‘Sheet Music’
❉ We Are Cult’s Eoghan Lyng waxes lyrical about Stockport’s finest and the esoteric, inventive pop of their never-bettered second album.
Lost In Space: Jim Lea Talks
❉ Legendary Slade bassist and co-writer chats with We Are Cult about his first release in over a decade and his life in music.