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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...
Who knows why it’s taken Sweden’s Snoh Aalegra so long to be noticed by the general public. She was first signed at the age of 14 in 2001, and though…
Review: Leo Sayer – Selfie
Apparently the first album ever performed, produced, arranged and (mostly) written by Leo Sayer, Selfie still sounds pretty much as you might expect. The 71-year-old singer’s hogged the middle of…
National Space Centre to celebrate David Bowie with immersive 360° show
The National Space Centre is working with DAVID LIVE to host the very first live performance of the music of David Bowie in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. What do…
Review: Iggy Pop – Free
It’s a shame Iggy Pop already employed Post Pop Depression for his last album’s title, because if ever an LP demanded it, it’s his 18th, Free. SHOP FOR YOUR COPY…
Review: Charli XCX – Charli
In seeking to have so many other talents on her first album for five years, Charli XCX often makes everyone sound the same… For someone so ubiquitous, it’s remarkable that…
New Soho song features 80s pop legends
The song was inspired by the Save Soho campaign that song writer Tim Arnold created with Stephen Fry in 2015… Pop icons Boy George, Marc Almond and Chrisse Hynde have…
Review: Belinda Carlisle – Gold/Runaway Horses (Boxset Edition)
The most comprehensive compilation of Belinda Carlisle’s singles joins an excellent overhaul of her 1989 classic album… If you’re reading this, you may well already own a Belinda Carlisle compilation.…
Classic Pop issue 59 is on sale now!
In the latest issue, our cover stars are The Police – discover the truth behind their notorious history of inter-band strife with our must-read interview. We also hear from George…
Review: New Model Army – From Here
There’s always been a degree of snobbery directed towards Bradford’s New Model Army, who seemed to spend the late 80s and early 90s performing mid-afternoon slots at Reading Festival to…
Review: Hanne Hukkelberg – Birthmark
Fifteen years after beginning her solo career with typewriters and bicycles as instruments, Norway’s Hanne Hukkelberg is still employing found sounds as her work’s foundation, though rarely so accessibly. It…