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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...
In this Kim Wilde interview, the pop legend talks to Classic Pop about a brand new audiovisual Greatest Hits package. By Lois Wilson Kim Wilde is the most-charted British female…
Top 20 greatest foreign-language singles of the 80s
Our run-down of the best foreign-language singles of the 1980s… By Jon O’Brien As a whole, the UK’s record buyers have been stubbornly resistant to anything outside their native tongue.…
Making Talking Heads: Remain In Light
Talking Heads’ Remain In Light remains the art-rock quartet’s signature album. By Gary Tipp During the early part of their career Talking Heads were inextricably linked to the Ramones. Admittedly,…
Primal Scream mark 30th anniversary of Screamadelica with new releases
Sony are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Primal Scream’s classic album Screamadelica with three special releases. The Screamadelica 12” Singles Box (out September 17th) features nine replicas of the singles…
Vangelis to release Juno To Jupiter this September
Decca Records have announced the release of Vangelis’ new album Juno To Jupiter on 24 September. The LP will be available on CD and digital formats, with vinyl and a…
Two Japan books to be released
Two books are about to be released about one of the 1970s and 80s’ most beguiling bands, Japan. Anthony Reynolds’ Japan: A Foreign Place 1974-1984 was originally published in 2016…
‘Lost’ Donna Summer song drops ahead of new remix album
A lost song from the late Donna Summer is to be released ahead of a ‘new’ album. The song, You To Me (Oliver Nelson Remix), is the second single to be…
James Blake announces new album Friends That Break Your Heart
Mercury Music Prize and Grammy Award-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist, James Blake has announced his fifth studio album, Friends That Break Your Heart, due out 10th September 2021, via Polydor Records.…
Happiness Not Included: Soft Cell announce new album
Soft Cell have shared details of their brand new album, Happiness Not Included, set for release in Spring 2022. The LP will be the first from Marc Almond and Dave…
Gorillaz free show announced for NHS workers
Gorillaz have confirmed their return to the live stage with a free show for NHS workers and their families on Tuesday 10th August at London’s The O2 arena. This special…