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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...
Fancy owning a bit of music history? Well, here’s your chance, as Stagehand in partnership with Crowdfunder, have launched #ILoveLive, a prize draw campaign organised to raise funds for the…
The Beautiful South’s Dave Hemingway shares new song
The Beautiful South’s Dave Hemingway has unveiled the first track from his new band Sunbirds’ debut album Cool To Be Kind. Meet You On The Northside sets the scene…
Lost & Found: Siouxsie And The Banshees – Tinderbox
Siouxsie and the Banshees were post-punk’s greatest exponents. Tinderbox allowed them to maintain the energy of their heyday while prove conclusively that times had changed. Their seventh LP had…
Classic Pop Q&A: Hazell Dean
The Hi-NRG icon Hazell Dean talks Stock Aitken Waterman, A Song For Europe and being a disco diva… By Douglas McPherson Nicknamed ‘The Queen Of Hi-NRG’ and ‘The Duchess Of…
Run-DMC team up with 12on12 for new limited edition vinyl
Following their acclaimed project with rapper Travis Scott and fashion house Saint Laurent, super-hip record label 12on12 have announced their latest collaboration with hip-hop legends Run-DMC. The pioneering New York…
Elton John joins Dua Lipa at Studio 2054
Elton John is set to join an illustrious set of musical heavyweights who will be appearing with Dua Lipa at Studio 2054 this Friday, 27 November. “It’s my absolute…
Interview – Gary Crowley: Lost In Music
One of the most well-connected men in the music industry, Gary Crowley raids his photo archive to look back on some of his personal highlights from the 80s… by Steve…
80s icons team up with The Avalanches for new album
Dance outfit The Avalanches have revealed details of their new album, and it features an impressive array of 80s and 90s pop icons, including Johnny Marr, Neneh Cherry, Sananda Maitreya…
Limahl gets festive with new song One Wish For Christmas
Christmas is definitely on the horizon, and Limahl’s in the festive mood, as he releases his brand new song, One Wish For Christmas. Filmed in Watford, in the town’s…
Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore new song Mandrill
Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore has unveiled a new song, Mandrill, taken from the forthcoming five-track instrumental EP The Third Chimpanzee, out 29 January 2021. The song was produced and written…