by Darren Bowen | Sep 9, 2023 | Issue Three, Madzine
Madness: Dave Robinson Co-Founder of Stiff Records Dave Robinson, Co-Founder of Stiff Records It’s hard to imagine where we’d be without Stiff Records. This label, founded by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera in 1976, brought us some of the most iconic...
by Darren Bowen | Sep 8, 2023 | Issue Four, Madzine
Madness: Missing Number as the Crosswords Nearly Done… Missing Number as the Crosswords Nearly Done… The song “Cardiac Arrest” by Madness gained significant popularity in the UK charts back in 1982, which demonstrated the band’s already...
by Darren Bowen | Sep 8, 2023 | Issue Three, Madzine
Madness: I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side Record Store Day: I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side Since its launch in 2008, Record Store Day has promoted and supported local independent record stores while celebrating vinyl records and music culture. This event has...
by Darren Bowen | Sep 8, 2023 | Issue Five, Madzine
Madness: Shut Up – Long, Short and Single This song, “Shut Up,” has a catchy opening chord that brings to mind The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night.” As the song progresses, the piano joins in and creates a fun pub-pop sound. The...
by Paul Lane | Sep 6, 2023 | Issue One, Madzine
Madness: Ladykillers Tour Review Photo: Matt Stanton Bournemouth International Centre – Monday 6th December 2021 Like everyone during that post-Covid period of weirdness last year, I was really looking forward to getting out and doing the things I loved again. ...
