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Q+A DEAN HONER (I MONSTER)

AS WELL AS BEING ONE HALF OF ELECTRONIC DUO I MONSTER, SHEFFIELD’S GO-TO PRODUCER DEAN HONER HAS A LONG-RUNNING AND AMICABLE ASSOCIATION WITH THE HUMAN LEAGUE JOHN EARLS
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ALBUM INSIGHT TRAVELOGUE
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LEAGUE LEADERS
CONDUCTED BACK IN 2016 TO MARK THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST CAREER-SPANNING BOXSET, THIS CLASSIC POP ARCHIVE INTERVIEW SEES THE BAND REFLECT ON THEIR EARLY DAYS, THE GLOBAL SUCCESS OF DARE AND THE LIFE BEYOND…
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ALBUM INSIGHT HYSTERIA
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ALBUM INSIGHT CRASH
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Q+A JIMMY JAM
AFTER THE LACKLUSTRE PERFORMANCE OF HYSTERIA, THE HUMAN LEAGUE ENLISTED THE HELP OF SUPER PRODUCERS JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS, BUT THE TEAM-UP WASN’T WITHOUT ITS COMPLICATIONS
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