A funky stew of jazz, hip-hop and good-time vibes… What is it? Few music subgenres have ever burned as brightly and possessed such a thoroughgoing joie de vivre as acid……
Classic Album: Madonna – Erotica
Misunderstood and overshadowed by her own marketing machine, Madonna’s fifth album Erotica stands out as one of her most daring and rewarding endeavours Prior to The Immaculate Collection, Madonna’s decade-defining……
Rick Astley: This Charming Man
Singer, songwriter, meme, icon… Rick Astley sits down with Classic Pop to talk road trips, Glastonbury, The Smiths and the remarkable afterlife of THAT song… The year is 1987, and……
Stephen Duffy interview: “I had a dysfunctional relationship with touring”
As The Lilac Time release their latest album, Dance Till All The Stars Come Down, frontman Stephen Duffy reflects on his reinvention as a folk troubadour… For a man who……
Andy Taylor interview: “I’ve got more music to make – and I’m going nowhere until I get it done”
Refusing to be dragged under by his terminal cancer diagnosis, Andy Taylor has not only been playing guitar on a new Duran Duran album but also making his first solo……
My Pop Life – Mark Millar
The comic book writer – and creator of Kick-Ass and Kingsman – reflects on his music obsessions… Who were your musical heroes growing up? Undoubtedly Queen. I’m the youngest of……
My Pop Life – Eggsy
The podcaster and Goldie Lookin’ Chain rapper reflects on his musical obsessions… What was the first song you remember loving? When I was a kid I wasn’t into pop music……
Album By Album – Madonna
We put the immaculate career of Madonna under the Classic Pop microscope… Madonna, 1983 The ‘Disco Sucks’ movement’s culmination with a ceremonial burning of records in 1979 may have been……
Q&A – Chris Difford: “As you get older, things kind of become slightly more complicated”
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE We talk to songwriter and long-time Squeeze member Chris Difford about food banks, autobiographies, TED Talks and his band’s upcoming 50th anniversary… By Dave Freak It’s 50 years……
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,……