In this Tony Hadley interview from 2021, the former Spandau Ballet man belatedly toasts four decades of music with a mammoth 36-date UK tour featuring The Fabulous TH Band in…
Top 20: Ones That Got Away
We lift the lid on an alternate pop universe to tell the story of how these Top 20 hits could have turned out very differently if fate hadn’t intervened… Creating…
Top 20 Greatest Singles by 80s Actors
Not content with fame in movies and TV, many 80s actors tried their hand at making pop songs… Actors moonlighting as pop stars wasn’t strictly an 80s development. Who can…
The Story Of ABBA: Mamma Mia!
Adored the world over, the global reach of ABBA now extends to a box office record-breaking musical and movie. Classic Pop looks at the twin phenomenon that is Mamma Mia!…
The best Pet Shop Boys cover art
For this feature on the best Pet Shop Boys cover art, we’ve selected key examples of design excellence from the duo’s remarkable oeuvre… By Andrew Dineley With backgrounds respectively in…
Remembering ABBA: The Movie
Shot across six weeks in 1977 on their seminal Australian 10-day tour, ABBA: The Movie remains the band’s definitive in-concert document… According to one review critic: “[ABBA: The Movie] was…
Andy Bell Talks Erasure: ABBA-esque
Erasure: ABBA-esque was a 1992 EP of ABBA cover versions that helped revitalise the Swedes’ fortunes ahead of Mamma Mia! et al. Erasure’s Andy Bell talks frankly about the ABBA…
David Bowie In The 90s
After a decade that saw him miscast as a mainstream pop performer, during which he paradoxically enjoyed major success, Bowie found his creative feet again in the 90s. Releasing a…
Top 40 Vince Clarke Songs
Timeless synth-pop nuggets, stunning ambient textures, soaring, life-affirming singles and album cuts – all these, and more, have earned their place in our round-up of the best Vince Clarke songs……
The Story Of Now That’s What I Call Music
Now That’s What I Call Music! was many people’s introduction to chart music when they were young. Classic Pop traces the story of the big daddy of all compilation series……