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White lines (don't do it...)
Rewind Part 43: While pop develops a conscience, I carry on partying with a silver-tongued charmer who delivers small packages to the gigolos of…
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Rubber goddesses and rock star shenanigans
Reveal Part 7: The next instalment of my occasional reflections on the past few Rewind posts, featuring more behind-the-scenes fun and fresh insights…
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The big disease with a little name
Rewind Part 42: In 84, it was still a mystery but AIDS would soon convulse the music industry. But first, I interviewed Divine, partied with Sylvester…
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When the rubber meets the road...
Rewind Part 41: While modelling my latex becomes an art, I enrol Radio 1 DJ Janice Long to help me in my pursuit of Dik before jetting to NY to…
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Intercontinental ballistic freeloaders
Reveal Part 40: Never mind the Cold War – the hot place to be was on Virgin Atlantic's maiden flight to NY or at the Thompson Twins' mind-bogglingly…
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Eighties pop enters its photo approval stage
Rewind Part 39: All the bands I helped to break are getting bigger and more demanding – and Record Mirror finds it hard to keep up in a competitive…
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A tale of two Pauls: Weller has a pop at pop and Rutherford has a pop at leather...
Rewind Part 38: In between interviews with the Style Council supremo and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's flamboyant singer-dancer, I become a fully fledged…
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Relax, don't do it? Nope, I went and did it...
Rewind Part 3X: It was all getting a bit hot and sweaty in 1984, what with Frankie and Skin Two and even Morrissey appearing bare-chested on Top of the…
Feb 20
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When Rewind gets a bit more revealing...
Reveal Part 6: In which I share my reflections on my recent Rewind posts, including the story of Skin Two and my entry into the world of fetish fashion.
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How I became a Fashion victim
Rewind Part 36: As my fetish wardrobe expanded, my long-term relationship contracted. And then one fateful, stormy night, a mad drummer made his move...
Feb 13
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Say hello, then wave goodbye...
Rewind Part 35: My New York adventure continues with a secret rendezvous with my idol Debbie Harry, before witnessing one of Soft Cell's final 80s gigs
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Hellfire and damnation in New York
Rewind Part 34: Things take a hardcore turn when Betty and Tony return to Manhattan with Soft Cell. Warning: this post is not for those of a nervous…
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