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1985

Genesis - Phill Collins - Band - 1986

The 1985 Genesis album Phil Collins called their peak: “It opened up a whole new world”

A band in their absolute prime.

Tim Coffman
Jun 3, 2026
STING - 1990s - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

The 1985 album that pushed Sting to breaking point: “Completely and utterly mad”

Suffering for his art.

Tim Coffman
Jun 2, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1989

“A great vocal”: the 1985 song Stevie Nicks knew she couldn’t compete with

No need for improvement.

Tim Coffman
May 31, 2026
Phil Collins - 1989

The charity single that ruined Phil Collins’ seven-week run at number one

Removed from the throne.

Lauren Hunter
May 31, 2026
Al Pacino - 2020 - Actor

‘Platoon’: The Oscar-winning classic that almost starred Al Pacino

Fate had other plans.

Jacob Simmons
May 28, 2026
Kate Bush - 1985 - Musician - Hounds of Love - Publicity Photo - Guido Harari

The 1985 album Kate Bush worried she would never finish: “A lot of work”

The opus of maximum effort.

Lauren Hunter
May 25, 2026
What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The anti-war oddity that dominated the charts in the spring of 1985

A mouthpiece to the masses.

Lauren Hunter
May 23, 2026
Can a bulldozer be a musical instrument? The legacy of noise music in Japan

Smashed walls and Molotov cocktails: When a Japanese noise band destroyed a venue with an excavator

“Nobody got hurt…”

Tom Phelan
May 19, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Singer - 1983

The 1985 lyric that defined Stevie Nicks: “That’s kind of what my life is”

Hugely personal.

Reuben Cross
May 19, 2026
Tom Hanks - 2020

“I loved my character”: the 1985 movie that even Tom Hanks couldn’t save

Not his finest work.

Aimee Ferrier
May 13, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1989

The 1985 lyrics Stevie Nicks couldn’t read without crying: “We all choked up”

“We all choked up”.

Kelly Murphy
May 12, 2026
Axl Rose - Singer - Guns N’ Roses

“You could relate”: The revolutionary song Guns N’ Roses wrote in a basement in 1985

Small start, big dreams.

Lauren Hunter
May 4, 2026

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