Steve Harnell
Editor at Classic Pop
Senior Editor @ClassicPopMag & @VintageRockMag. Freelance music journalist. Taff. Vinyl collector. Pun enthusiast. Liverpool, Wrexham + James Bond fan.
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2 months ago |
classicpopmag.com | Steve Harnell
Over five studio albums, Talk Talk ventured into evermore experimental sonic territory to pursue their uncompromising artistic vision…Released July 1982Recorded 1981-1982Label EMIChart Position UK No.21 and US No.132For the majority of their extraordinary, ground-breaking career, Talk Talk’s music was timeless and visionary – free of the shackles of faddish genres and living in a rarefied weightless realm of its own making.
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Nov 21, 2024 |
vintagerockmag.com | Steve Harnell
Review – Elvis Presley: The Complete 1950’s Studio Masters +The Complete RCA Studio Masters 1960-62 ★★★★☆Words By Steve HarnellAs a comprehensive deep dive into the King’s opening half-decade as a recording artist, plus his first two years post-Army, these latest releases from MRS are pretty irresistible – particularly at the price point. RCA’s 1992 five-disc boxset The King Of Rock’n’Roll covered similar ground, but here that material is re-presented as a 4CD set.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
classicpopmag.com | Steve Harnell
Kate Bush has written and directed the short animated film Little Shrew (Snowflake), which is now available to watch on www.katebush.comThe music for the short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the track Snowflake, which originally appeared on Bush’s 2011 album 50 Words For Snow. The film, just over four minutes long, depicts a little shrew searching for hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city.
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Oct 9, 2024 |
classicpopmag.com | Steve Harnell
In the latest issue of Classic Pop we have a world exclusive cover feature interview with The Human League as the group look back with us on their storied life as synth-pop icons. Elsewhere, ahead of their reissue of landmark album Into The Gap, we have an exclusive interview with all three Thompson Twins including Joe Leeway who hasn’t spoken about his time in the band for the past 38 years. And the exclusives just keep on coming.
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Sep 11, 2024 |
vintagerockmag.com | Steve Harnell
In our latest issue, as Stray Cats celebrate 45 years in music, we speak exclusively to drummer Slim Jim Phantom about the band’s incredible story as rockabilly revolutionaries. Elsewhere, we meet Stax legend Steve Cropper as he returns with a brand new star-packed studio album and talk to Marshall Chess about the far-reaching legacy of rock’n’roll and blues label Chess Records.
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