Results tagged “Band Aid”

Sticking plasters and adhesive tape are close relations.

At the beginning of the 20th century Citoplast, produced by Beiersdorf as one of the first adhesive bandages, was sold for the dual purposes of treating minor injuries and repairing defective bicycle tyres.

They had some of the biggest hits of the 1980s, played at Live Aid then fell out over songwriting royalties but Spandau Ballet are the best of friends again.

The reformed band bring their greatest hits tour to The O2 in October and The Wharf spoke to saxophone player Steve Norman about what it means to him to have reunited.

Giles Broadbent is sold on the upside-down world of advertising

There's an advert on TV. You know the one. The advert for adverts from ad selling agency ThinkBox. With the guy in the chair singing some of the classics of the genre ("Just one Cornetto"; "Tell 'em about the hunny mummy"; "Accrington Stanley").