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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...
Timeless synth-pop nuggets, stunning ambient textures, soaring, life-affirming singles and album cuts – all these, and more, have earned their place in our round-up of the best Vince Clarke songs……
The Story Of Now That’s What I Call Music
Now That’s What I Call Music! was many people’s introduction to chart music when they were young. Classic Pop traces the story of the big daddy of all compilation series……
Primal Scream announce Screamadelica tour dates
Primal Scream have announced that they are to return to live show with a series of sets celebrating their classic Screamadelica album. The band will play three dates in July…
Queen to launch pop-up shop on Carnaby Street
In celebration of five decades in music, the mighty Queen will feature in a dedicated pop-up shop on Carnaby Street opening later this month. The shop, named Queen The Greatest…
Rick Astley and Blossoms set for Smiths tribute live shows
Rick Astley and indie five-piece Blossoms have announced they are teaming up for two special live shows celebrating the music of The Smiths. The announcement comes just a few days…
Making ABBA: The Album
What ABBA: The Album lacked in an imaginative title, it made up for with great songwriting, ambitious musicianship and record-breaking sales By the time of this, their fifth studio album,…
Making Erasure: The Innocents
Erasure: The Innocents was the biggie for Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the one where melodies and lyrics coalesced to form one of the finest pop albums of the 80s.…
Top 40 synth-pop songs
In our list of the greatest synth-pop songs of all time, we count down from 40 to 1. The plan? To decide upon the greatest synth-pop singles of all time.…
Making David Bowie: Let’s Dance
Widely scorned by long-term fans, David Bowie: Let’s Dance would become the singer’s bestselling record and one of the archetypal albums of the 1980s… By Andy Price Though originally conceived…
Making ABBA: Waterloo
Its title track stands as a pop masterpiece, and the ratio of killer to filler has improved, but ABBA: Waterloo is still as preposterous as it is pleasing… By Wyndham…