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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...
The Blondie singer talks Hollywood biopics, Extinction Rebellion, Glastonbury Festival and tramp art with Rudy Bolly… Cultural icon, feminist pin-up, Andy Warhol’s muse and, of course, Blondie singer, Debbie Harry…
Ultravox Interview: ‘We were only two narcissists down but we still had three left’
Wildly inventive, fearlessly experimental and ahead of their time, the first three Ultravox albums cleared a trail that many others would follow. Four of those who were there – John…
New EP of rare David Bowie ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ released
Parlophone Records has proudly announced that David Bowie Is It Any Wonder? — a six track EP of unreleased and rare tracks — is to be released over the next six…
New Albums and Reissues
While we’re beyond excited to start talking about all the wonderful new releases 2020 has to offer, we’d be seriously failing you if we didn’t recommend these gems that came…
Q+A: Midge Ure
John Earls talks to Midge Ure about his 2020 touring plans and new boxset that covers the former Ultravox frontman’s entire career… Midge Ure is celebrating his past with new…
Classic Pop issue 60 on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop, our cover star is Louise. The singer bares her soul in our must-read interview as she relaunches her pop career after more than…
Review: The Who – Who
The fact that a song called Rockin’ In Rage starts with piano and acoustic guitars indicates where The Who find themselves on their 12th album. Not that it fails to…
Review: Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul
From the moment Simply Red’s 12th album opens, with staccato horns blaring and “Baby” hollered as if by an overexcited James Brown, it’s clear Mick Hucknall’s not messing around with…
Review: Anna Of The North – Dream Girl
If Anna Lotterud’s 2017 debut lacked distinction, that was partly down to the number of other Scandinavian women operating in similarly frosty fields. Lovers fetishised the 80s effectively, but lacked…
Review: Magne Furuholmen – White Xmas Lies
Given he’s helped write some of the biggest songs by Norway’s biggest band, you’d think A-ha’s Magne Furuholmen would be happy. That his third solo album is a Christmas collection…