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Ian Wade
Ian Wade is a freelance writer and sub editor who has written for a variety of Classic Pop specials, Quietus, MusicOMH, Official Charts and Guardian, as well as doing time for Smash Hits and The Face many years ago. He’s also DJed at Spiritland, BFLF and Soho Radio, and is currently writing a book about 1984.
Review: Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent 40th Anniversary Reissue (London) ★★★★★ Perfect political disco remaining regrettably relevant 40 years on, Bronski Beat’s defining statement gets the comprehensive reissue…
Classic Album: Pet Shop Boys – Introspective
Neil and Chris were dancefloor-bound for album number three, Pet Shop Boys’ Introspective, an expansive set that housed some of their best-loved tracks and remains one of their best-selling collections……
Top 40 Kate Bush Songs
For our Top 40 list of the best Kate Bush songs we looked back over the singer’s 40-plus-year career… 4o Ken, 1990 Few people would expect to find a Kate Bush deep…
Top 20 Kylie deep cuts
Beyond the big hits and dancefloor fillers there are plenty of hidden delights to be found in Kylie’s diverse back catalogue. This is Classic Pop’s pick of the best of…
Top 40 New Order songs – ranked!
For over four decades, New Order have given us some of the most thrilling and genre-busting tracks ever recorded. Here’s our rundown of their very best… Over 40-plus years now,…
Classic Album – Madonna: Confessions On A Dance Floor
We take a look back at Madonna’s 10th album, the 2005 classic, Confessions On A Dance Floor “ABBA on drugs”. That, supposedly, was Madonna’s brief for what would become album…
Classic Album: New Order – Brotherhood
New Order’s fourth studio album would see the band split their rock and electro-pop influences over the LP’s two sides. the resulting record, while not being exactly a fan favourite,…
10 of the best albums on Mute Records
With nearly 500 albums to choose from, there’s debate ahoy here, but here’s our selection of some of the key releases from the mighty Mute Records… Upstairs At Eric’s Yazoo…
Sam Brown interview: “I don’t want to criticise anyone who wants to look like a doll”
How Sam Brown came back from the silence (with a little help from ukuleles)… Back in 1989, Sam Brown whisked her way to the top with the anthemic single Stop!…
Classic Album: The Police – Synchronicity
Releasing a worldwide smash and becoming the biggest band on the planet would bring instant gratification to most artists, but for Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, aka The Police,…