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MAY 1980 

NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY

TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY DECLARED 1987’S I NTRODUCING THE HARDLINE... “THE GREATEST ALBUM SINCE SGT. PEPPER’S”, BUT HIS 1989 FOLLOW-UP, NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH, FARED LESS WELL, PROMPTING LEGENDARY CRITIC CHARLES SHAAR MURRAY TO SUGGEST “TERENCE IS THE WALRUS”. HIS BIZARRELY FLAMBOYANT SECOND LP NONETHELESS REWARDS REINVESTIGATION.

TOP TEN

WEEK ENDING 14 MAY 1983

BLITZ FELT LIKE A DUTY.

LONG SEEN AS THE CLUB THAT INVENTED BRITAIN , S CULTURAL LIFE IN THE 80S, BLITZ WAS THE EPICENTRE OF BOTH MUSIC AND FASHION. SO WHY WAS IT CREATED AT A DODGY WORLD WAR II−THEMED WINE BAR? BLITZ DJ RUSTY EGAN, BOY GEORGE, GARY KEMP, MIDGE URE, PHILIP SALLON AND SUE SCADDING DELVE INTO THE MADNESS OF THE ICONIC CLUB THAT SPAWNED THE NEW ROMANTIC MOVEMENT.

COAT CHECK BOY

It’s typical of the extraordinary folklore of the

FUTURIST FISTICUFFS

One of the most bizarre moments at Blitz

ULTIMATE PLAYLIST

Alongside the official 4CD/4LP physical release of Rusty

TOUCH EURYTHMICS

ANNIE LENNOX AND DAVE STEWART’S THIRD ALBUM PROVED THEY WERE NO FLASH IN THE PAN. TOUCH WAS A RICH AND EXPANSIVE COLLECTION OF TRACKS, AT VARIOUS POINTS MAJESTIC OR DOWNRIGHT FUNKY, THAT HELPED TO CEMENT THEIR PLACE IN POP HISTORY.

THE SONGS

Touch was reissued in 2005 with bonus tracks

THE PL AYERS

ANNIE LENNOX The soulful diva with the huge

THE VIDEOS

HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN What is it

DEFYING GRAVITY

CROWDED HOUSE’S NEW ALBUM, GRAVITY STAIRS, IS A L ATE- CAREER TRIUMPH. BUT MAKING MUSIC SOUND SO EFFORTLESS REQUIRES AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF EFFORT NEIL FINN AND NICK SEYMOUR TELL CLASSIC POP.

INXS

FRONTED BY THE HUGELY CHARISMATIC MICHAEL HUTCHENCE, AUSTRALIAN SIX-PIECE INXS ROSE TO WORLD DOMINATION WITH A PUNCHY BLEND OF NEW WAVE, FUNK AND DANCE-ROCK THAT WAS TAILOR-MADE FOR STADIUMS

“I’M GOING TO GRAB YOUR BALLS AND TAKE THEM FOR A SQUEEZE!”

Over 20 years since he last played in the UK, Sananda Maitreya is making his live return to the country where he rose to fame 37 years ago. It coincides with his primary-coloured 13th album. The singer-songwriter reveals why Britain is an emotionally troubled place to visit, how kids’ TV has influenced his own work and why he’s repulsed by trumpet players...

POPARAZZI

READERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE PHOTOS AS THEY GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN PLANET POP 

BANDS WON’T PLAY NO MORE

IN THIS EXTRACT FROM HIS BOOK TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG – THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY, DANIEL RACHEL TRACES THE STORY OF THE SPECIALS’ SEMINAL NO.1 SINGLE GHOST TOWN

New Jack Swing

THE URBAN SOUND THAT FUSED FUNK AND SOUL WITH HIP-HOP AND JAZZ TO REVOLUTIONISE AMERICAN R&B

TOP 2O COME BACK SINGLES

GREAT COMEBACKS AREN’T JUST RESERVED FOR SPORTING HEROES, THEY’RE ALSO THE STUFF OF LEGEND IN THE POP MUSIC WORLD

Listen to her......heart ♥

IT’S BEEN 31 YEARS SINCE GABRIELLE HIT BIG WITH THE RECORD -BREAKING DREAMS. NOW SHE’S BACK WITH A MANY-FLAVOURED NEW ALBUM, AND A FRESH ARENA TOUR FOR 2025...

REVIEWS

Stunning compilation Rusty Egan Presents BLITZED! gets a

THE HOT LIST

NEW RELEASES THAT NEED TO BE ON YOUR CULTUR ALRADAR

PET SHOP BOYS NONETHELESS

PARLOPHONE

PAUL WELLER

66 POLYDOR ★★★★☆ By Paul Weller’s prolific standards,

MARK KNOPFLER

ONE DEEP RIVER

CROWDED HOUSE

GRAVITY STAIRS

SHAZNAY LEWIS

PAGES 1.9.7.5 ★★★★☆ Six years after All Saints’

SANANDA MAITREYA

THE PEGASUS PROJECT: PEGASUS & THE SWAN

GABRIELLE

A PLACE IN YOUR HEART

THE WOODENTOPS

FRUITS OF THE DEEP

THE BLOW MONKEYS

TOGETHER/ALONE

THE ZUTONS

THE BIG DECIDER

RICHARD HAWLEY

IN THIS CITY THEY CALL YOU LOVE

LENNY KRAVITZ

BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT

PARAORCHESTRA

DEATH SONGBOOK

A CERTAIN RATIO

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS

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THE NEW NORMAL

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WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBOURS SAY?

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NO. 1 IN HEAVEN / IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN DANCING?

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HOPES AND FEARS

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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT

FLOWERED UP

A LIFE WITH BRIAN

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CHINA GREATNESS

BELINDA CARLISLE

DECADES VOLUME 3: CORNUCOPIA

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THE EARLY SINGLES

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BLEED LIKE ME

ABC & THE SOUTHBANK SINFONIA

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LUST FOR LIFE

O2 ACADEMY BIRMINGHAM

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GATESHEAD GLASSHOUSE ICM

ABBA ON RECORD: PACKAGED, PROMOTED, REVIEWED

CARL MAGNUS PALM

SPRINGSTEEN: ALBUM BY ALBUM

RYAN WHITE

THE REJECTS: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC

JAMIE COLLINSON

BOWIE ODYSSEY 74

SIMON GODDARD

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