Posts by author
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...
Simply Red will celebrate their new studio album with a special one-off launch show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 5th – their most intimate London show since…
Paul Cattermole (1977-2023)
Paul Cattermole, who has died aged 46, was a member of S Club 7 from their formation in 1998 until he quit the band in 2002. At the time of…
Peter Gabriel shares new single i/o
On the full moon, Thursday 6 April, Peter Gabriel releases the Bright-Side Mix of the title track from his forthcoming album, i/o. Written and produced by Peter Gabriel, i/o was…
Dexys share new album details and latest single
Dexys have released a new single, I’m Going To Get Free, as well as details about their first new album since 2012, The Feminine Divine, due out 28 July. You…
Focus On: Bristol
It may have a reputation for being the laid-back home of trip-hop, but punk had a profound effect on Bristol, a city where seeing a Pop Group could be an…
The House That Jack Built
When Jack Your Body by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley reached No.1 in 1986, it opened the floodgates for a musical revolution. Josh Gray turns house historian for a look at its…
Dannii Minogue to release 20th anniversary edition of Neon Nights
Today, on the anniversary of its original release date, London Records have announced new 20th anniversary editions of Dannii Minogue‘s Top 10 album Neon Nights, set for release on 16th…
Rick Astley to release remastered deluxe edition of Hold Me In Your Arms
Rick Astley is to release a deluxe version of his 1988 second album, Hold Me In Your Arms. The 25th anniversary edition is out 12 May and is available to…
Boy George teams up with The Lottery Winners for new track Let Me Down
The Lottery Winners have released the new single and video for their collaboration with pop icon Boy George. Let Me Down is taken from their upcoming album Anxiety Replacement Therapy,…
Alannah Currie interview: “For a couple of years the three of us had a real laugh”
In this archive interview from 2017, Thompson Twins’ Alannah Currie remembers the band’s early days… By Jenny Valentish Behind the imposing doorway of the Sisters HQ in Borough, south London,…