May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
David Bowie, who was playing an ad man called Vendice Partners [in “Absolute Beginners”], only said hello and goodbye to me, but then one day he came into the makeup room, picked up a brush and started doing my hair – it was the most erotic experience I’d ever had. Patsy Kensit. Note to young…
The Breakfast Club was released 30 years ago today and there is still nothing like that feeling you get at the end of The Breakfast Club when Simple Mind is playing and Nelson’s fist is in the air. John Hughes: A Life in Film tells the story of acquiring the song and the band that…
While family members have long provided songwriters with a rich source of inspiration, the trickiest relationship to encompass in lyrical form has been that of a musician with his or her mother. Mother knows best: The best (and worst) pop songs inspired by mum