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POP-UP
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IAN PEEL’S A TO Z OF POP
RAP IS EVERYWHERE, IT’S UBIQUITOUS. BUT IT WASN’T ALWAYS THAT WAY. WHAT STARTED OFF AS THE SOUND OF THE STREETS IN THE UNITED STATES HAD TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE UK PUBLIC’S CONSCIOUSNESS THOUGH SOME SURPRISING CHANNELS…
THIS MONTH IN… POP JULY 1985
IN OUR ROUND-UP OF JULY 1985’S BIGGEST MOMENTS IN POP, MADONNA STRIPS OFF, EURYTHMICS TEAM UP WITH STEVIE WONDER AND LIVE AID ROCKS LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA
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DEVOTED FANS SHOW US THEIR COLLECTIONS AND POP MEMORABILIA
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SISTER ACT 2
RETURNING AFTER 26 YEARS, THE REUNION OF SHAKESPEARS SISTER IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO CHEER: THE STORY OF HOW SIOBHAN FAHEY AND MARCELLA DETROIT BECAME BITTER ENEMIES BY ACCIDENT AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE WAY BACK FOR SO, SO LONG. WHAT HAPPENED? THE PAIR EXPLAIN HOW AN UNINTENDED MEGA HIT, JUMPING THE FENCE AT GLASTONBURY, YOGA, THE KGB AND FRUSTRATIONS WITH BANANARAMA HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR A BRILLIANT NEW CHAPTER.
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Lloyd Cole’s new album Guesswork sees him marry his recent experiments with synthesisers to his lifelong gift for erudition and smart melodies. It’s a classic record – but it very nearly didn’t happen at all. Lloyd tells Classic Pop why it gets harder to contemplate making music, reviving lost Commotions demos and why he’ll never be a passionate man.
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