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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 track, which was recorded during the final George Michael studio sessions, is his first original material to be shared for seven years… Virgin EMI / Universal Music Group (UMG)…
Review: Friendly Fires – Inflorescent
Just how long will Friendly Fires take to update their Wikipedia page following this third album? A full eight years after 2011’s Pala, the band are still referred to as…
Will Young Interview: Make It Easy On Yourself
Renaissance man Will Young touches down once again on planet pop with a brand new studio album helmed by Richard X and a fresh anxiety-free approach… Two years ago Will…
a-ha ‘Take On Me’ Documentary Coming To Youtube
Appearing on a-ha’s official YouTube channel, the three-part series revisits the popular song and its iconic music video with new interview and vintage footage… The story behind a-ha’s multi-platinum hit…
Issue 58 of Classic Pop is on sale now
In the latest issue, we have an exclusive interview with synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark as they celebrate 40 years of marrying art with pop. Elsewhere, we welcome…
Transvision Vamp: Wendy James Interview
In this Transvision Vamp: Wendy James interview, the singer tells Oliver Hurley how her new double album is inspired by The Stooges, The Shangri-Las and, er, Steve Martin… Wendy James…
Review: Shura – Forevher
Alexandra Denton’s second album, Forevher, centres around her relationship with someone she began dating after the release of her 2016 debut, Nothing’s Real. Her intent’s perfectly captured by its opener,…
Review: The Lightning Seeds – Jollification
A rare classic pop album from Britpop shows why, 25 years on, we need Ian Broudie more than ever… Considering its name, there weren’t exactly that many great pop acts…
Review: Bonnie Tyler – The RCA Years
Compiling Tyler’s first four albums from 1977-81, Lost In France and It’s A Heartache are the big tunes on a thoroughly-researched 4CD-set. Tyler had been singing in clubs for seven…
Review: Thom Yorke – Anima
“Goddamned machinery,” Thom Yorke fulminates on The Axe, after nearly two minutes of synths so dizzying they’re almost nauseating, “Why don’t you speak to me? One day I’m gonna take…