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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...
Gaz Coombes has matured from the scamp with the sideburns in Supergrass to thoughtful solo artist. For his new solo album, he tells us why he’s looking forwards, not backwards.…
Barry Gibb interview: “I have no self-image. The only way I can shout is to sing”
In 2016, Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees released his first solo album in 30 years. That year, at his favourite curry house, he sat down with Rudy Bolly… One…
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Spotlight: Prince – Batman
A conciliatory gesture to his label Warner Bros? Sell-out or heartfelt? A spiritually-motivated artistic statement? Either way, Prince rounded off an extraordinary 1980s with arguably his final masterpiece, 1989’s Batman……
David Bowie’s vast archive donated to V&A
The V&A has announced it will secure the archive of David Bowie for the nation – revealing the creative processes of one of the most pioneering and influential figures in…
Into the valleys: the sounds of Wales
The music of Wales can draw on a rich and rootsy heritage when it needs to reinvent itself… By Jonathan Wright The figure dressed in black has tangled hair and…
Boy George & Culture Club set for one day only cinema event
Boy George & Culture Club are to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their triple-platinum Colour By Numbers album with a special one-day-only event for their fans. For the first time…
Saint Etienne interview: “I certainly wouldn’t be embarrassed if someone called us a 90s band”
With their melancholic disco singles and album statements, Saint Etienne were one of the most underrated bands of the 90s. We spoke to them in 2017 as they released their…
Pop Art – Rob O’Connor
Rob O’Connor’s Stylorouge creative studio can arguably boast the largest pop portfolio of clients we’ve ever explored in Classic Pop magazine. From Meatloaf to Morrissey and Bowie to Barlow, we…
Omar interview: fighting his corner
Omar has been at the forefront of British soul since the early-90s after his hit single There’s Nothing Like This. David Burke met the soul survivor in 2017… He was a…