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The China Crisis singer’s solo debut is an unexpected, understated gem that also serves to remind us how neglected his band’s been in some quarters… It’s the quiet ones you’ve…
Pet Shop Boys: Closer To Heaven and MUSIK
Twenty years after their first venture into musical theatre with Closer To Heaven, Pet Shop Boys reunite with playwright Jonathan Harvey and actress Frances Barber for MUSIK at the Edinburgh…
Q+A: Nick Lowe
Pop’s premier silver fox talks to Helen Jerome about being a reluctant producer and collaborating with Los Straitjackets… Nick Lowe turned 70 this year and remains one of the best-connected…
Adam Ant Interview: ‘You need the time away from the spotlight as well as the time when you’re involved with it.’
Having toured his hits for a couple of years, Adam Ant is now ready to revisit one of his most challenging albums. Friend Or Foe marked the end of The Ants and…
Whitney Houston has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album. A final decision will be made in 2020… Whitney Houston…
INXS Set To Release ‘Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium’ The Soundtrack
On 13 Saturday July 1991 INXS, one of the world’s most revered and iconic bands, delivered the gig of their lives at London’s Wembley Stadium to 74,000 ecstatic fans. After…
Shaun Ryder interview: “I was the class clown”
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? In this Shaun Ryder interview the Happy Mondays frontman tells Classic Pop about…
The Lowdown: Deacon Blue
A former school teacher from Dundee relocated to Glasgow and formed a band whose name referenced a Steely Dan song. Deacon Blue clocked up five top 10 albums and 16…
New Video Released For Lloyd Cole’s ‘The Over Under’
Lloyd Cole’s new single The Over Under is taken from Lloyd’s sensational new album Guesswork, which was released in July… After the release of Guesswork in late July, Lloyd Cole approached respected contemporary…
Classic Fleetwood Mac Reissues Coming To Coloured Vinyl
Five of the group’s most legendary albums – Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, And Tango In The Night – will be pressed on limited edition, coloured vinyl… Fleetwood Mac released…