― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 02:16 (nineteen years ago) link
first UK interview with Madonna!
― kit brash (kit brash), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 10:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Before he worked at Smash Hits, he also edited 'The Unigate Bumper Book of Household Hints for Housewives'*.
* May not be actual title.
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link
It's not Smash Hits' fault the stuff around now is not as vibrant/visible.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 10:15 (nineteen years ago) link
EMAP published a paperback anthology Best of Smash Hits in the late 80s. Includes classic NT interviews with Kajagoogoo, The Police and more. Also features the work of Dave Rimmer, Tom Hibbert, etc.
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Palomino (Palomino), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― OleM (OleM), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:26 (nineteen years ago) link
Feel free to flash back and judge for yourself.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 February 2010 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Wow! Thanx a lot for the link, Ned! I could only find these sporadically in the States and those were well after the Tennant years.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 1 February 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Every copy of Smash Hits (apparently) -
http://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 10:25 (thirteen years ago) link
good lord
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
WS early 80s Terry Hall
― Nulty By Nature (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 10:45 (thirteen years ago) link
"calling billy idol and cliff Sir William of Idol and Sir Cliffard of Richard"Also Lord Freddie of Mercurydom
also Freddie Mercury = Lord Lucan
― communist kickball (m coleman), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
oh wow
I have a couple books that have lots of Smash Hits covers and articles in them but this is sort of incredible.
― ENBB, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Following on from that earlier blog link, the whole 1983 yearbook
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51106326@N00/sets/72157632080126607/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 March 2013 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
omg I had that book
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 15 March 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
surprisingly little colour.
― piscesx, Friday, 15 March 2013 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
here's a look back at the v early days of Smash Hits' US "cousin" (or stepchild) Star Hits. much more to come!
https://markwrite57.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/new-pop-prelude/
― busy bee starski (m coleman), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link