The thrill of the TDK C120 cassette tape!
C120 cassette tapes were infuriating even though they could record two hours of music they were prone to snarling up and then breaking
2011
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Ghost Town – The Specials and the 1981 riots
The Specials number one song Ghost Town brilliantly summed up the mood of Britain as it embarked on a summer of riots in 1981
Rush – Permanent Waves in 1980
Tony McMahon saw Rush on the Permanent Waves tour in 1980s and a brief crush on the band that was a very guilty pleasure
Yes and the Buggles in disastrous merger
In 1980 prog rock group Yes and New Wave electro band The Buggles merged in one of the oddest musical marriages of all time
80s bands that toyed with Nazi references
Some pop bands in the 80s liked to play with Nazi imagery and terminology but in reality they were playing with fire
Top pop hits in the first half of 1981
1981 is seen by some as the best year for British pop ever so what did the NME think were the pop hits of the first half of 1981?
NME pop music quiz from 1981
1981 is often heralded as one of the greatest years for British pop music but how good is your knowledge of that year?
King’s Road Chelsea in 1981
In the early 1980s, the King’s Road in Chelsea was still a magnet for hipsters and partygoers before it lost its cool
Siouxsie Sioux says pop is rubbish…
Siouxsie Sioux of the Banshees declared in 1982 that pop was over in terms of its excitement and daring compared to the 1960s
Toyah – the tail end of punk
Tony McMahon never quite got Toyah and among punk female singers preferred X Ray Spex and Siouxsie Sioux but she was successful