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Artist Features & Interviews
Duran Duran have announced details of their European Tour 2025. The band will play two dates in Ireland ahead of previously announced concerts in Exeter and Chelmsford. The Irish shows…
Wendy James – The Shape Of History Interview
As she released her landmark 10th album, The Shape Of History, Wendy James reflected on her journey from Transvision Vamp to a songwriter with some hard-won wisdom to share. “I’ve…
Top 20 Duran Duran Collaborations
We countdown the Top 20 Duran Duran Collaborations across their 40-plus years in the business… Duran Duran have always been receptive towards outside input, aligning themselves with the best and…
Into The Gap – Thompson Twins interview
In our exclusive Thompson Twins interview, Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway share their story together after nearly 40 years… Pioneers who were a riot of colour and mischief,…
The Human League Interview
When Classic Pop met for its Human League interview in autumn 2024, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley offered a remarkably candid insight into their usually private world… It’s…
A Lexicon Of Life – Martin Fry Interview
More than 40 years since becoming a star, Martin Fry tells his life story in A Lexicon Of Life. Alongside his battles with cancer and alcoholism, Martin reveals to Classic…
The Other Two – Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert interview
Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert’s accidental pop career away from New Order as The Other Two has been an adventure they have never quite controlled… Here the husband-and-wife duo reflect…
Album Insight – Pet Shop Boys’ Super
Described by Neil Tennant as “the most ‘up’ record” the duo have ever released, Pet Shop Boys’ Super embraces house music… By the 2010s, most bands that had been together…
Breaking the fourth wall with Thomas Dolby
In the 80s Thomas Dolby was the mad professor of synth, now turned actual professor. Classic Pop joins one of music’s most cerebral artists to talk academia, AI, musical resurrections…
Alison Moyet – Key Interview
To mark Alison Moyet’s 40th anniversary as a solo artist, she’s revisiting old songs for her new album, Key. The record is also an excuse to tour – and to…