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Nov 8, 2019 · Interview: MICK WILSON from FRONTM3N and 10cc. FRONTM3N are a trio you’re going to love. Consisting of Mick Wilson, Pete Lincoln and Peter Howarth, the lead singers of legendary bands 10cc, Sweet, and The Hollies (respectively), who have combined their musical talents to take you on a nostalgic journey in a show that is jam packed with the ...
Nov 3, 2019 · The songs of The Hollies, 10cc & The Sweet have been played countless times across the world & over the years on various radio stations, TV shows as well as live and three of the vocalists that have been part of that musical history are heading to Australia for the very first time for a short run of acoustic shows to share these momentous tracks that we all know & love.
- Madonna: Material Girl
- Pat Benatar: Love Is A Battlefield
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
- The Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
- David Bowie & Mick Jagger: Dancing in The Street
- Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
- Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
- Propaganda: Dr. Mabuse
- Herbie Hancock: Rockit
Madonna channeled Marilyn Monroe in the iconic video to “Material Girl,” the Nile Rodgers’ produced song that crowned her the queen of pop in 1984. Taking its inspiration from the famous scene in the 1953 movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondeswhere Monroe sings “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend,” the video’s storyline depicts Madonna being pursued by a fi...
Brooklyn-born Pat Benatar’s feisty rock anthem “Love Is A Battlefield” inspired a Bob Giraldi video whose theme was empowerment and seeking liberation from oppressive forces. It shows Benatar leaving home after an angry confrontation with her controlling father and journeying to a big city where she ends up as a taxi dancer in a seedy club where wo...
The representation of reality and fantasy by the contrasting use of monochrome and color film is a cinematic trick that was popularized by the 1939 movie, The Wizard Of Oz. Director Brian Grant used the technique to good effect in his dazzling video for this Whitney Houston Grammy-winning hit, which contrasts the singer’s lonely life as a performer...
Before he became an influential record producer, Trevor Horn was one half of the British duo The Buggles, whose debut single “Video Killed The Radio Star” came out in late 1979 and was accompanied by a groundbreaking video which set the tone for how pop was visually represented in the next decade. It was shot by Australian director Russell Mulcahy,...
Martha & The Vandellas’ evergreen 60s Motown hit “Dancing In The Street” was revived as a duet by British rock titans Bowie and Jagger as a charity single to raise funds for Live Aid. They shot a no-frills video under the direction of David Mallet in London which sizzles with a manic energy, mainly thanks to a mullet-sporting Jagger, who jumps arou...
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s synth-pop classic about the complex nature of human desire put Eurythmics on the map as an international act; their fame was accelerated by the song’s accompanying Chris Ashbrook-directed video, which was an MTV staple in the pioneering music channel’s early days. The video was famous for Lennox’s striking androgynou...
One of the big blockbuster movies of the 80s, the supernatural comedy Ghostbustersboasted a title song from R&B musician, Ray Parker Jr., whose catchy number haunted pop charts and dance floors around the world. In the tune’s spooky video, director Ivan Reitman depicted Parker as a spectral figure and used footage from the actual movie alongside CG...
Liverpool’s Frankie Goes To Hollywood caused a furor in the UK with their debut single, “Relax,” which was banned by the BBC for its purported sexual content. Their second single, a febrile hymn to nuclear Armageddon called “Two Tribes,” stoked controversy with its Cold War-inspired video, which depicted the US President Ronald Reagan and his USSR ...
This 80s music video feels more like a 1920s music video. A nefarious criminal mastermind with hypnotic powers, Dr. Mabuse was a fictional character who inspired German film director Fritz Lang to make three movies about him. He also influenced German synth pop group Propaganda’s debut single, “Dr. Mabuse,” whose dramatic video filmed at night by t...
As a musician, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock has always embraced technological innovation so it was no surprise when “Rockit,” his groundbreaking hip-hop-meets-techno-funk single launched perhaps the most futuristic 80s music video. The main focus of the video isn’t Hancock – whose head and hands are occasionally glimpsed on a TV set – but a manic ar...
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Bio. Mick Wilson was born on 30th November 1962. His Mother agreed to the name Michael only on the condition that he was never to be called Mick (go figure!), which is something she has never done. His love for music started when his parents bought him a guitar for Christmas in 1969 and, far from being the 5-minute wonder that was anticipated ...
DJ Mag. Mick Wilson is a writer, music producer, DJ, and electronic music commentator based in Ibiza. With a deep passion for electronic music, he has been involved in the dance music scene for over 30 years and was part of the original dance music movement as a DJ/producer that swept through the UK and globally during the late ‘80s.
Mick Wilson. Mike Stevens. Website. 10cc .world. 10cc are a British rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured two songwriting teams. Many regard Stewart and Gouldman ...
