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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...
Back in 2017 Classic Pop packed its dictaphone and headed off to enjoy extended chats with Martin Gore and Dave Gahan on the occasion of the launch of the then-latest…
Shakin’ Stevens interview: “We were releasing singles like bullets”
In 2020, Shakin’ Stevens talked us through his incredible career, from his early days with the Sunsets to a decade-long run of 80s hit singles, via a starring role as…
Shakespears Sister announce 30th anniversary edition of Hormonally Yours
To celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Shakespears Sister’s seminal album Hormonally Yours, London Records have announced a special edition release across multiple formats. A double platinum and Top 3 UK…
Billy Idol announces revised tour dates for 2022
Billy Idol has rescheduled The Roadside Tour 2022 with new dates now set for October 2022. All existing tickets are still valid for the revised dates. Says Billy Idol: “As many of you know, this…
Dire Straits reissue classic greatest hits collection
On 17 June UMC/EMI will reissue Money For Nothing, the first Dire Straits greatest hits collection (featuring songs from the band’s first five albums), which was originally released in October 1988.…
Belinda Carlisle announces 2023 tour dates
Belinda Carlisle is heading out on tour in 2023 and she has some very special guests in tow. The Christians will be joining the Go-Go’s singer for her Decades Tour…
ABBA unveil their digital avatars
With one month to go until ABBA’s long-awaited reunion concerts kick off, check out these four brand-new images of Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid’s digital avatars. ABBA Voyage opens on…
Making The Cure: Wish
Following the release of Disintegration, The Cure survived a turbulent three years to return with possibly the most Cure-like record in their discography – Wish… By Dan Biggane Hidden within…
Spotlight: Thomas Dolby – Aliens Ate My Buick
We remember the third studio album by Thomas Dolby, 1988’s Aliens Ate My Buick… My Matt Phillips Thomas Dolby has never played it safe. And, true to form, in April…
Inside London’s Ministry Of Sound
Rave culture may have been dead at the hands of the Tory government in the early 90s, but a series of superclubs, spearheaded by the mighty Ministry Of Sound, were…