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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...
That Simple Minds trade in instantly familiar methodology has, at times, left them sounding predictable. Though 2014’s Big Music – with its great, big, you-can’t- miss-it signpost of a title…
The Fall: Singles 1978-2016 review
The Fall are one of the few bands to have emerged during punk and still be a fully-functioning, regularly recording and touring unit. Maybe because they never fit in or…
Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending review
Franz Ferdinand seem terrified of repeating themselves. “There’s more to life than disco-beat guitar music”, said bassist Bob Hardy before their second album, while singer Alex Kapranos predicted their third…
Issue 39 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WH Smith, Tesco, independent newsagents, Waitrose and Eason, in Issue 39 of Classic Pop we have a world exclusive with Eurythmics’ duo Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. For this ultimate interview with the legendary…
Classic Album: Depeche Mode – Violator
In the late 80s, Depeche Mode were huge Stateside. Appearances would cause riots and they could easily wow 70,000 people in a single sitting. But after six varied and successful…
The Godfathers of Pop – Michael McDonald interview
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Michael McDonald has been a member of Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, sang with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle,…
Q&A with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie
Classic Pop catches up with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie You call your music ‘northern dark pop’. Tell us more about that… Pop is such a wide and expensive…
Issue 38 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WH Smith, Tesco, independent newsagents, Waitrose and Eason, in Issue 38 of Classic Pop we have an exclusive and unmissable chat with Lisa Stansfield as she returns with her…
Soft Cell reunite for one final live show in London
Synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell will reunite for one last time at London’s The O2 on Sunday 30th September – their first UK show for 15 years. Marc Almond and…
Exclusive: Bee Gees DVD sneak peek
Classic Pop has an exclusive sneak peak of the Bee Gee’s, You Should Be Dancing – recorded live in Melbourne, Australia in November 1989, taken from the bands ‘One for…