With the first anniversary of their celebrated album Danse Macabre approaching, Duran Duran announce Danse Macabre De Luxe; a revamped version of the original, set for digital release on 11 October…
Pet Shop Boys release Nonetheless ‘expanded edition’
Pet Shop Boys release Nonetheless ‘expanded edition’ featuring four bonus tracks and demos of all the album songs. Following their headline show at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in…
Top 20 cover versions of the 80s
Breathing fresh life into old classics or radically reinventing them, we celebrate 20 of the finest 80s cover versions The hit cover version is something of a rarity in today’s…
Marc Almond – I’m Not Anyone interview
Marc Almond tells Classic Pop how his move from London to Portugal has reignited his passion for music and led to the new covers album, I’m Not Anyone… Although Marc…
Make It Big: The Story Of 1984
The Story Of 1984: It was a year of decisive statements and feeding the world, of technological advances and solo beginnings. Amidst political tension, the Olympic Games and the…
Album insight: Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual
PSB were in full Latin flow for their sixth studio album… while it might not have spawned the poppiest music, Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual certainly gave us some fantastic pop…
Top 40 80s pop artists
It’s the ultimate face-off as we count down our favourite 80s pop artists… It is, of course, the impossible task: distil music’s most creative and varied decade down to a…
Interview – Fairground Attraction
After a 35-year hiatus, Fairground Attraction are back – and finally ready to make that long overdue second album. In a Classic Pop exclusive, Eddi Reader and Mark Nevin share…
Review: Duran Duran re-release first five albums
Duran Duran re-release the first five albums has them sounding (mostly) shiny again… Duran Duran ★★★★★ Rio ★★★★★ Seven And The Ragged Tiger ★★★☆☆ Notorious ★★★★☆ Big Thing ★★★★☆ More…
Sound of the Suburbs – Depeche Mode in the 80s
The rise of Depeche Mode in the 80s… They came from commuterville, schlepping their synthesisers on the train to the big city’s bright lights. But soon they would be airborne…