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Cooking Vinyl, in conjunction with Landscape Music Ltd, have announced details of a major boxset celebrating the work of Landscape. Landscape A Go-Go: The Story Of Landscape 1977-83 is a…
Carol Decker interview: “That song was a hand grenade being thrown into the middle of us”
It’s 36 years since T’Pau stormed the charts with China In Your Hand and sold a million of their debut album, Bridge Of Spies. In 2017, on the eve of a…
Ruby Turner – jewel in the crown
Ruby Turner has enjoyed success at home and across the Atlantic, sung with Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood and Mick Jagger, and was part of Culture Club at the height of…
Take That Wonderland interview
They’ve suffered more break-ups and make-ups than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, but Take That remain one of Britain’s most enduring bands. In 2017, Classic Pop met the group on…
Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense to return to cinemas
In 1983, Talking Heads joined forces with director Jonathan Demme for the groundbreaking concert film Stop Making Sense. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the concerts filmed for Stop Making…
Debbie Harry to release deluxe edition of her 1981 solo album KooKoo
On 5 May Chrysalis Records will release a special vinyl edition of the 1981 debut solo album from Debbie Harry, KooKoo. You can pre-order it here. KooKoo was recorded whilst…
Belinda Carlisle shares new single Big Big Love
Belinda Carlisle has shared a brand new single, Big Big Love, which marks the singer’s first new English language studio recording since 1997 and the reunion with songwriter Diane Warren.…
Goldfrapp interview: “I think most bands are too scared to try something different…”
In 2017 Goldfrapp released their seventh – and latest to date – album, Silver Eye. That year, Rudy Bolly caught up with them for Classic Pop… Few bands manage to…
Blondie interview: “Everybody we knew was put off by The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt”
In this interview from 2017, Blondie talked to Classic Pop’s Paul Lester about their 11th studio album, Pollinator Chris Stein is sitting comfortably, with his legs up on the couch,…
Sheena Easton interview: “I had a part in picking the hits. But I’m also guilty of picking the ones that were rubbish!”
Sheena Easton may have invented the concept of the reality TV pop star, but how many of them went on to work with legends like Prince and Nile Rodgers? In…