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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...
We talk to My Favourite Waste Of Time hitmaker Owen Paul about now being a TWO-hit wonder… Owen Paul is best known for his 1986 single My Favourite Waste Of…
Q+A – Howard Jones
In 2020, the synth-pop icon discussed his then-recent lockdown concert, the progress on his latest studio album and the reissue of underrated fourth long-player, Cross That Line… By Felix Rowe…
Natalie Imbruglia announces Left Of The Middle re-release and tour
Natalie Imbruglia is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her debut album Left Of The Middle with a special limited edition blue vinyl on November 18. Imbruglia took the music world…
Human League announce new Virgin Years boxset
Between 1981 and 1990, The Human League released four studio albums and one extended EP on Virgin Records. Those albums and that extended play have been collected in a special…
New David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream now on release
The David Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream is now on general release. The movie is directed by Brett Morgan (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Crossfire Hurricane, Kurt Cobain: Montage of…
The phenomenon of Swedish pop
Following in the wake of ABBA, Swedish bands and artists have increasingly made their way to the international pop stage… By Jonathan Wright It’s easy to define the moment that…
a-ha unveil new single You Have What It Takes
a-ha return to share their new single You Have What It Takes, which acts as the latest taster for their forthcoming album True North, out October 21st, 2022. You Have…
ABBA release special 30th anniversary edition of ABBA Gold
One of the most popular pop compilations of all time, ABBA Gold was first released on 21 September, 1992. To date, the album has gained more than 32 million sales…
Making Stray Cats
In 1980 the British rockabilly revival was primed, ready and waiting for somebody to light the touchpaper – and Stray Cats fitted the bill. Classic Pop pays tribute to the…
Rick Astley interview: “I’m not going to listen to that little voice saying ‘you’ve got freckles and you’re not that tall'”
He famously retired at 27 but Rick Astley was never seriously gonna give pop up. In 2016, Lancashire’s favourite son returned to toast a milestone birthday with an album simply…