R.E.M. – Sitting Still
1981: a fresh faced young man from the west coast arrives in New York city and heads straight for the nearest record shop.
Japan – The Art of Parties
1981. There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?
The Boomtown Rats – Never in a Million Years
No more champagne and the fireworks are through - the holiday season may be over, but Stewart can still spare a thought for a song that was lost in the Christmas rush 34 years ago.
Foreigner – Urgent
I’ve never been what anyone could even remotely describe as a ‘Classic Rock’ fan. All that posturing and ‘axe grinding’ never really appealed to my predominately pop-orientated palate. Okay, I […]
Carly Simon – I Get Along Without You Very Well
The standards album has become an emergency career rescue stand-by in recent years, but when Carly Simon released Torch in 1981 it was something that hadn’t really been done by […]
The Human League – Boys and Girls
The rivalry and tensions which had been long-brewing within the ranks of The Human League came to a head towards the end of 1980. Founder members Phil Oakey and Martyn Ware enjoyed […]
ABBA – When All is Said and Done
Knowing when to leave a party is a trick that not many pop stars have learned – realising that the lights are about to come up and making a dignified […]
