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Luke Edwards

Luke is a freelance music journalist and the founder of the British Music History YouTube channel and website. Formerly Head Of Music at De Montfort University’s student radio station, Demon FM, he has been sharing his passion for music for many years, writing for numerous online publications ever since contributing to the NME Student Guide in 2008. While much of his career has been spent working as a professional marketer and content-marketing strategist, his long-term goal is to use his writing as a springboard to establishing himself as a music historian.

Articles by Luke Edwards

‘24K Magic’: How Bruno Mars Struck Gold With His Third Album

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‘24K Magic’: How Bruno Mars Struck Gold With His Third Album

Mining his love of 90s R&B and G-funk, Bruno Mars’ third album, ‘24K Magic’, sparked a gold rush with a clutch of feel-good party bangers.

Best 80s Music Videos: 20 Essential Clips From MTV’s Golden Era

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Best 80s Music Videos: 20 Essential Clips From MTV’s Golden Era

From the bombshell antics of Madonna to the censors-baiting mischief of Prince, the best 80s music videos set pop music aglow in the MTV era.

‘Electric Café’: How Kraftwerk Took On ‘Techno Pop’

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‘Electric Café’: How Kraftwerk Took On ‘Techno Pop’

With their position as electro-pop godfathers beyond doubt, Kraftwerk’s ‘Electric Café’ album saw the group respond to the rise of dance music.

Best Bernard Edwards Basslines: 10 Disco Classics From Chic And More

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Best Bernard Edwards Basslines: 10 Disco Classics From Chic And More

From epic disco rhythms for Chic to sophisti-funk session work, the best Bernard Edwards basslines prove why he’s a master of funky grooves.

Best Guitar Solos: 40 Face-Melting Fretwork Performances

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Best Guitar Solos: 40 Face-Melting Fretwork Performances

From rip-roaring metal bends to soul-stirring vibrato, the best guitar solos push guitarists to the edge with earth-shattering consequences.

‘Radio-Activity’: How Kraftwerk Went Nuclear With Their Fifth Album

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‘Radio-Activity’: How Kraftwerk Went Nuclear With Their Fifth Album

Veering off the autobahn, Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’ album turned their electro-pop dial to radio communication and nuclear power.

Best Yes Songs: 20 Prog-Rock Classics You Can’t Refuse

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Best Yes Songs: 20 Prog-Rock Classics You Can’t Refuse

From prog-rock masterworks to art-pop reinvention, the best Yes songs prove why the virtuoso British legends are so genre-defyingly original.

Best Bruno Mars Songs: 20 Hits From The Uptown Funk Master

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Best Bruno Mars Songs: 20 Hits From The Uptown Funk Master

From retro-soul party anthems to come-to-bed ballads, the best Bruno Mars songs prove he’s a master of crafting unbeatably catchy pop hits.

Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah): Chic’s Debut Disco Detonator

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Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah): Chic’s Debut Disco Detonator

A pure blast of floor-filling panache, Chic’s debut single, Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah), subverted disco’s escapism.

‘The 2nd Law’: Behind Muse’s Thermodynamic Sixth Album

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‘The 2nd Law’: Behind Muse’s Thermodynamic Sixth Album

Amid the gloom of the banking crisis and the jubilation of the London 2012 Olympics, Muse’s sixth album, ‘The 2nd Law’, saw them go for gold.