We spoke to De La Soul in 2019 about their life in hip-hop… It’s rightly been celebrated recently that De La Soul’s groundbreaking debut album 3 Feet High And Rising…
Bonnie Tyler – Tyler the creator
In this interview from 2021, Bonnie Tyler told Classic Pop how she spent the lockdowns of 2020, the key to keeping her voice in check and her eagerness to get…
Making Depeche Mode – Black Celebration
Recorded, like much of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy, in the shadow of the wall, the fifth album by Depeche Mode, Black Celebration might not be their very best, but few would…
ABBA Voyage – first review and setlist
ABBA VOYAGE – ABBA ARENA, LONDON Rating: 10/10 It’s hard to believe, but ABBA only ever played a handful of live gigs in Britain – and less than double figures…
The best 80s album covers of all time
From Talking Heads to The Stone Roses to Duran Duran, here are the 20 best 80s album covers of all time… 20. The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me Okay,…
13 of the best and most iconic band logos
In our list of the best band logos we look at some of the most snazzy, most original and most memorable mastheads out there… Logos are integral to the music…
Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (2022 Remaster) OUT NOW
SPONSORED POST To mark its 35th Anniversary, @rickastley is reissuing his classic debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. Remastered at Abbey Road, it’s out today on CD, 2CD Deluxe and…
Interview: Tim Finn talks Split Enz, Forenzics
The co-founder of Split Enz, one half of Finn Brothers, and co-writer of Crowded House’s most successful studio album, Tim Finn discusses 50 years in the business and his new…
Conquering planet Earth – Duran Duran in the 80s
From dingy pub back rooms to tropical climes, the glamour and excess of the Duran Duran success story defined the 80s. However, becoming the biggest band in the world came…
Bernard Sumner: “There’s only one place to go once you hit Everest, and that’s down”
Perhaps one of pop’s most reluctant stars, Bernard Sumner of New Order has been behind some of the finest songs of the past 40-plus years. A couple of years back,…