Sheila Chandra of Monsoon, interviewed by Betty Page. Pic by Steve Rapport. Sounds music paper, 13 March 1982. Beverley Glick

I billed my Substack as a drip-feed of my 80s memoir, and yet it has taken six instalments to reach 1980! But here we are, and I am a brand new staff writer on Sounds. Let the games begin! Please consider subscribing - it’s free.

Best music of 1981, by the writers from Sounds music paper, 2 January 1982. Beverley Glick

Hard to believe this pivotal moment in my career happened 45 years ago. This is how the New Romantics were born. Subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com - it’s free.

Here’s a teaser for this Friday’s instalment of my 80s memoir. Turns out the Nutty Boys weren’t always nutty in a nice way… If you haven’t subscribed yet, go to beverleyglick.substack.com - it’s free.

Ok 80s music nerds Beverley Glick or as you may know her Betty Page is sharing stories from her time as a music journalist on Substack. A brilliant window into such a vibrant and diverse time. Her latest piece on the time she met Madness is incredible substack.com/@beverleyglick…

For 80s music nerds and New Romantic fans - here’s my latest Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/beverleygl…

Here’s what’s coming on my Substack this Friday - the inside story of how and why I got the first big interview with Duran Duran, including key quotes from our conversation. Watch out for the miniature jingle bell at the end…

I know nostalgia is huge at the moment, but I resisted it for a long time. Then I was persuaded to attend the Rewind festival… In praise of Soft Cell and Peter Cox 💙 Read my report at Beverleyglick.substack.com

A teaser for you in anticipation of my Substack post on Friday - yet more radical teenagers changing the world with their electronic pop sensibilities! Subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com

Teaser time: coming on Friday, the story of my first interview with Soft Cell in 1981, before they went global with Tainted Love. Also featuring a Substack exclusive: the first known SC biography, handwritten by Marc Almond! Subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com

In Friday’s post, I have another encounter with Spandau Ballet and meet the new-look Human League. Not sure how drafting two schoolgirls into a pop band would go down these days, but Phil Oakey got away with it… Subscribe at beverleyglick,substack.com

Published 45 years ago today - my interview with Spandau Ballet, which launched the New Romantics. Still feels strangely cutting edge.

On my Substack this Friday: Spandau Ballet take New York by storm while I squash into the back of a limo between the Kemp brothers. Free to subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com

Coming on Friday: Gary Kemp goes all socialist, Boy George disrupts Steve Strange’s birthday party and I get to witness Prince Rogers Nelson’s first ever UK gig (and things get steamy…) Subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com

Out now on Rewind: a reunion with a confident Depeche Mode, a few harsh words from Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes, and a hateful attack on Sounds by a national newspaper… subscribe at beverleyglick.substack.com

Little did I know that when I saw Soft Cell at Rewind in August that I would be waving goodbye to Dave Ball. I’m glad that he has received the tributes he deserved. He was a towering figure in electronic music, a lovely man and a partner in several 80s adventures.

Now on Rewind: celebrating Soft Cell’s Tainted success and a rematch with Duran Duran. Plenty of 80s fun over at beverleyglick.substack.com - free to subscribe.

A tribute to Soft Cell supremo Dave Ball, by me and Tony Mitchell open.substack.com/pub/beverleygl…

Boy George was always a stellar interviewee - brutally honest and hilarious. Read more in my latest Substack post: beverleyglick.substack.com