1987 was the year The Smiths disbanded. It garnered a lot of attention, particularly in the English press. A (partial) overview.
Sep 11 2022
Paisley Park Studios 1988/1990
Videos/impressions of Paisley Park Studios from 1988 to 1990, in honour of its opening on September 11, 1987.
Aug 13 2022
Crass – A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums
Subarticle that contains the full first article from the pamphlet ‘A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums’, which was part of Crass’s fourth album Christ – The Album.
Jul 09 2022
Frank Ocean – Tumblr blog 07/04/2012
Sub article that contains the full text published by Frank Ocean on July 4th, 2012, on his own Tumblr blog, prior to the release of channel ORANGE.
Jun 15 2022
Roxy Music – Debut album – The Reviews
Roxy Music’s debut album was reviewed a lot, especially considering the band was virtually unknown at the time. Many were enthused!
Nov 12 2021
Prince – Controversy – Press
Controversy, the album and the tour, were met with great enthusiasm in the press, as was the case with its predecessor Dirty Mind. However, attention in Europe was minimal. A collection of press clippings.
Nov 10 2021
Prince and The Rolling Stones, 1981
In 1981 Prince played two shows as support act to The Rolling Stones. How did the crowd react to the crossing of new wave and funk?
Jul 21 2021
Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music – The reviews
Roxy Music’s Viva! was the band’s first live album. It got some rave reviews at the time, some of which are assembled here.
Jul 10 2021
Prince – North Sea Jazz festival 2011 – The reviews
This article contains the summations of the Dutch reviews of the three North Sea Jazz festival 2011 shows by Prince.
Jul 08 2021
Prince – Chaos And Disorder – The reviews
A vast collection of reviews of the Prince album Chaos And Disorder. The press was divided about the album.
Jul 07 2021
Prince – Chaos And Disorder – The website
In 1996 Warner Bros. Records launched a website for the Prince album Chaos And Disorder. See the look and feel now of that site then!
Jul 06 2021
Prince – Chaos And Disorder – The interviews
Prince gave a few television performances and a couple of interviews following the release of the Chaos And Disorder album. Included here are two interviews.
Jun 24 2021
Joni Mitchell – #Blue50 Twitter message
Joni Mitchell personally addresses the attention Blue has received for the 50th anniversary of that masterpiece.
Apr 24 2021
Prince – The 5 least favorite albums!
When compiling the top 15 best Prince albums the A Pop Life panel also looked into their 5 least favorite albums. Here are the results!
Apr 21 2021
Madison Square Garden 04/21/2021
A great tribute by Madison Square Garden, the world renowned New York City venue, where Prince performed numerous times.
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