Parasocial relationships are one-sided infatuations, and is a term often used to describe an obsession of a fan for a celebrity. The fan believes they have a personal relationship or connection with ...

To say that this decade is off to a rocky start is insulting to rocks. The 2020s collapsed out of the gate, as Australia literally caught on fire right before a once-in-a-century pandemic shuttered ...

It is with the greatest excitement that we announce that Rose McDowall will be releasing a brand new album very soon. The Glaswegian singer-songwriter, who found fame with new-wave pop group ...

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In 1985, Glasgow-based new wave duo Strawberry Switchblade released their eponymous debut full-length, their first and only studio record; by 1986, Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson had gone their ...

IT’S to their eternal credit that Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall managed to smile through gritted teeth. For even by the low expectations of breakfast television, Mike Smith’s line of questioning still ...

On the 20th anniversary of its release, Eden Tizard looks back at Coil's 'Musick To Play In The Dark' and finds an album steeped in the landscape of the West Country Ben Graham talks to the Strawberry ...

Disclaimer: This is an archived article dated before Saturday 1 January 2022. As such, images and embedded content may be missing. The former Strawberry Switchblade frontwoman looks to future projects ...

I was playing Trivial Pursuit the other night. Not the standard general knowledge edition, but the jewel in my games crown '“ 80s Triv. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can ...