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Not Forgotten: Sparks – No.1 in Heaven

Career reinventions don’t come much more well executed than Sparks’ recently reissued 1979 album, No.1 in Heaven. While brothers Ronald and Russell Mael had found an enthusiastic audience for their…

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Album Review: Sparks – Hippopotamus

When Sparks roared back to relevance with 2002‘s Lil’ Beethoven, it was treated as a glorious return to form. How long that form would last was another matter. Was it…

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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Lil’ Beethoven

Having comprehensively out smarted Roxy Music with their art pop in the mid-70s, and proved you could be an influential synth pioneer and still have a sense of fun by…

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News: Universal to release Sparks box set – The Island Years

Aside from being (approximately) half of pop supergroup F.F.S. it shouldn’t be forgotten that Sparks, aka Ron and Russell Meal, were a rather brilliant group before their latest collaboration. For…

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Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls

One of the great things about Sparks down the decades has been their innate ability to innovate and inspire those that follow in their wake. The fact that those that…

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Live Review: Glastonbury Festival – Sunday 28th June 2015

After Saturday’s packed line up, there was no let up on the third and final day of live music. The Pyramid Stage has a reputation to open each day with…

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Album Review: FFS – FFS

FFS are a supergroup in the purest sense. Two musical acts, seperated by a generation, combining to release an album which will hopefully combine the best bits of their respective…

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Not Forgotten: Sparks – No.1 in Heaven

Album Review: Sparks – Hippopotamus

Not Forgotten: Sparks – Lil’ Beethoven

News: Universal to release Sparks box set – The Island Years

Not Forgotten: Sparks – Balls

Live Review: Glastonbury Festival – Sunday 28th June 2015

Album Review: FFS – FFS

Playlist: Sparks’ Dieter Meier picks out some of his favourite music videos for Backseat Mafia

Not Forgotten – Sparks – Exotic Creatures of the Deep

NOT FORGOTTEN – SPARKS – HELLO YOUNG LOVERS