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When did you first become a Superfan of Simple Minds and why do you like them? I knew of them for many years but only became a superfan in 2014,…
Kylie Minogue Superfan – Owen Lambourn
When did you first become a Superfan of your favourite artist and why do you like them? I wasn’t allowed to watch Neighbours growing up, so I became a fan…
Duran Duran Superfan – Vicky Papa
When did you first become a Superfan of your favourite artist and why do you like them? I became interested in Duran Duran in about 1982 and have followed them…
Madonna Superfan – Anna-Clare Mumby
Devoted fans show us their collections and pop memorabilia When did you first become a Superfan of your favourite artist and why do you like them? My first memory of…
Propaganda: Do You Want To Know A Secret?
In this article from 2017 we traced the extraordinary story of the debut album by Propaganda, A Secret Wish, a perfectly indulgent record that, despite nearly destroying the band, is…
John Foxx: Howling Into The Void
In 1980, John Foxx predicted a terrifying dystopian future with his incredible synthetic masterpiece Metamatic. The future he predicted is now here, and it’s worse – far worse –…
Thomas Dolby: Faster Than Sound
Here’s some news for you: Thomas Dolby never really was that crazy boffin you thought he was back in the 80s, but since then he’s been that and a whole…
Sparks: Brothers Of Invention
We delve into the Classic Pop archives for this 2020 interview with Russell and Ron Mael, as they talked about their then-latest album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip… For a…
The Pod Squad: Track By Track
We talk to presenters Dan Bull & Will Warren… What’s your podcast about? Each week we take a brilliant pop album and talk about it, yep, track by track. We…
Shakespears Sister: History In The Making
They were the idiosyncratic duo that threw glam rock, goth, B-movie kitsch, electro and art-pop into the blender to form an intoxicating stew. Now, as Shakespears Sister get the deluxe…