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Classic Pop
Classic Pop magazine is the ultimate celebration of great pop and chart music across the decades with in-depth interviews with top artists, features, news and reviews. From pop to indie and new wave to electronic music – it's all here...
After the fanfare of the reissue of two CD and four vinyl Kate Bush Remastered boxsets last November, as well as separate remastered versions of every album, Kate Bush now…
Reissue review: New Order – Movement (Definitive Edition)
It’s oddly moving to see a slick, ‘definitive’ version of an album that was so raw, so ragged and unready. When Movement was released in November 1981 it was greeted…
Album review: Bananarama – In Stereo
No one expected Bananarama to reinvent themselves. Most likely, no one wanted them to either. One thing’s for sure, though: Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward aren’t going to mess with…
Issue 52 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 52 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Issue 51 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 51 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Exclusive Premiere: Unreleased Erasure Track – Listen Now
Listen now to an exclusive premiere of previously unreleased Erasure track How Many Times (Alternative Mix). How Many Times (Alternative Mix) was only discovered when work began on the upcoming Wild! album, its…
Bananarama release new single, Stuff Like That
Bananarama have announced that their latest single from upcoming album In Stereo will be disco stomper Stuff Like That. Bananarama have revealed that the first single taken from their forthcoming studio album, In…
Reigning in Manchester: Paul Heaton interview
There’s pop royalty, and then there’s Paul Heaton. He might not have sold as many records as others but, as his first compilation showcasing everything from The Housemartins onwards demonstates,…
The Godfathers of Pop: Steve Bronski interview
David Burke meets Steve Bronski, namesake and keyboardist to synth-pop group Bronski Beat. Synth-pop outfit Bronski Beat – Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek – became a mouthpiece for…
Trevor Horn announces UK tour this summer
Following the release of Trevor Horn Reimagines The Eighties, a UK summer tour has been announced. Trevor Horn has today announced a headline UK tour for July 2019. The tour will…