In 2017, Eileen Shapiro caught up with the mighty Adam Ant to talk about his extraordinary career… (and his landmark album Kings Of The Wild Frontier) Outrageously daring and devilishly…
Carol Decker interview: “That song was a hand grenade being thrown into the middle of us”
It’s 36 years since T’Pau stormed the charts with China In Your Hand and sold a million of their debut album, Bridge Of Spies. In 2017, on the eve of a…
Ruby Turner – jewel in the crown
Ruby Turner has enjoyed success at home and across the Atlantic, sung with Bryan Ferry, Steve Winwood and Mick Jagger, and was part of Culture Club at the height of…
Take That Wonderland interview
They’ve suffered more break-ups and make-ups than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, but Take That remain one of Britain’s most enduring bands. In 2017, Classic Pop met the group on…
Classic Album: Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan goes solo and pre-empts the sound of the next decade with a No.1 record that remains a compelling document of its time and continues to inspire great pop…
Seal interview: “Wherever it is we go to in the ether, I’ll look back with zero regrets”
A beautiful singer with the looks to match, Seal always seemed destined for stardom. But a new reissue of his self-titled debut album is time to remember that stardom once…
Goldfrapp interview: “I think most bands are too scared to try something different…”
In 2017 Goldfrapp released their seventh – and latest to date – album, Silver Eye. That year, Rudy Bolly caught up with them for Classic Pop… Few bands manage to…
Ultravox – album by album
We take a look through the albums of Ultravox, from their earliest days with John Foxx, to their last record – to date – from 2012… Ultravox!, 1977 First coming…
Blondie interview: “Everybody we knew was put off by The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt”
In this interview from 2017, Blondie talked to Classic Pop’s Paul Lester about their 11th studio album, Pollinator Chris Stein is sitting comfortably, with his legs up on the couch,…
Sheena Easton interview: “I had a part in picking the hits. But I’m also guilty of picking the ones that were rubbish!”
Sheena Easton may have invented the concept of the reality TV pop star, but how many of them went on to work with legends like Prince and Nile Rodgers? In…