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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...
Duran Duran: Rio epitomised the 80s with its aspirational glamour. But it wasn’t all style – the record itself was packed with classic songwriting… By Mark Lindores When Duran Duran…
Making Pet Shop Boys: Yes
Released in March 2009 Pet Shop Boys’ Yes found the duo teaming up with Brian Higgins and Xenomania, the UK’s top pop producers of the 2000s… By Ian Ravendale Pet…
Making Duran Duran: Seven And The Ragged Tiger
After sailing their way to superstardom with rio, Duran Duran’s Seven And The Ragged Tiger saw them threatened with becoming victims of their own success. In danger of being overexposed,…
Bananarama – Pop Life
Bananarama: Pop Life was meant to be a new start for the band after the departure of Siobhan Fahey, except the group’s fifth album failed to crack the Top 40……
Kajagoogoo’s Nick Beggs unveils new song
Kajagoogoo’s Nick Beggs’ new band Trifecta have unveiled a new song, Have You Seen What The Neighbors Are Doing. The track follows the announcement of their debut album Fragments and…
Annie teams up with Jake Shears for new song Neon Lights
Norwegian singer-songwriter Annie has shared the first single from her forthcoming EP, Neon Lights. The song, also called Neon Lights, sees the Chewing Gum singer team up with forcer Scissor…
New album review: Gizelle Smith – Revealing
Gizelle Smith Revealing Jalapeno Records 8/10 Gizelle Smith’s sonic palette is broadened for her third studio album – rock, pop and electronica influences are now woven into the mix alongside the…
Natalie Imbruglia shares new album details
Natalie Imbruglia has announced details of her new album, Firebird, her first since 2015’s Male. Firebird is set for release on 24 September via BMG, with its lead single, Build…
Gary Numan Superfan – Frank Hentschke
When did you become a Superfan of Gary Numan and why do you like him? I became a superfan in around 1993 when Gary was on a creative low. I…
Forget Me Nots: Susanna Hoffs’ When You’re A Boy
Jon O’Brien remembers Susanna Hoffs’ When You’re A Boy from 1991 Having topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with 1989’s Eternal Flame, The Bangles looked set to…