Electronic duo OMD sold millions of records but ‘we were skint’ Pop group rose to fame in the Eighties but were permanently in debt to their record label, duo say The Independent UK · Jun 11
“I was always uneasy about the fact that it was a bright, perky pop song about a nuclear holocaust, but it was insanely catchy”: How OMD recorded one of the best anti-war songs ever made And it’s pretty much the only song about a nuclear bomb you can get away with playing at a wedding MusicRadar · Apr 15
“I said, ‘To be honest, our first single was a fast, punky version of your song.’ They all chorused, ‘Yes, we know!’”: How Kraftwerk influenced a band who influenced a whole era of British music An undersold concert by the German icons in 1975 led a young duo to adopt electronic instruments. Their first song launched a clutch of cutting-edge genres Louder · Mar 21
“People never believe me that Kraftwerk created Atomic Kitten”: OMD’s Andy McCluskey says that it was an electronic music legend who advised him to form the ‘00s girlband who would hit number 1 with Whole Again “He took me by surprise that he actually did it!,” said the Kraftwerk member in 2022 MusicRadar · Mar 16
‘Pictures unite!’: how pop music fell in love with socialist infographics When Austrian philosopher Otto Neurath invented the visual language of Isotypes, it was to democratise education. As a new exhibition shows, it ended up influencing pop art, graphic design and electronic musicians from Kraftwerk to OMD The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
“We treated them like a bunch of hairy blues wankers… I wish we’d had the sales Eliminator had!” How British synth-pop duo OMD unwittingly set ZZ Top on the path to mega-stardom It may seem unlikely, but Billy Gibbons and co. learned their best moves from electro-pop duo OMD Louder · Jan 13, 2024
Full EuroVillage line-up includes global stars, past winners, and 2023 performers The entire EuroVillage lineup is finally here Liverpool Echo · May 3, 2023
The power of music in John Hughes films: ‘When you hear those songs you see those moments’ The director’s movies provided an intense emotive soundtrack to teenagers’ lives. A new box set collects tracks from his best-loved films, by artists such as Simple Minds, the Smiths and OMD The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022
Singer Nik Kershaw vows to stick to music after being badly stung in Irish property deal Exclusive: 'It was a bit of a sickener at the time alright' Irish Mirror · Jul 10, 2022
Unassuming telephone box people travel across the world to see Once destined for the red phone box graveyard, campaigners fought to save this piece of Merseyside history Liverpool Echo · Jul 8, 2022
Celebrities you might not know have links to Wirral You may be surprised that some of these celebs hail from the peninsula Liverpool Echo · Apr 23, 2022
‘Nobody can even find a photograph of him. He’s quite mysterious’ – OMD’s Andy McCluskey on Maurice Wade The Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark founder fell in love with the British painter’s empty landscapes – and convinced Robbie Williams to buy one. He explains their melancholic beauty The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022