John Earls talks to Midge Ure about his 2020 touring plans and new boxset that covers the former Ultravox frontman’s entire career… Midge Ure is celebrating his past with new…
Patience Is A Virtue: James Jackman Interview
George Michael’s working methods have always been a source of mystery. Just how much music did he make in addition to his five solo albums? How much of it will…
The Revolution Interview: Prince 1999 reissue
It wasn’t until the fifth Prince album – 1999 – in 1982 that the world really began to take notice of the High Priest of Pop. In 2019 we spoke…
Psychedelic Furs Interview: ‘We were a very argumentative band, especially after a few beers’
With the band about to release their first new studio album in 29 years, we raid the Classic Pop archive for an interview with Psychedelic Furs’ Tim Butler who tells…
Making Neneh Cherry’s Raw Like Sushi
Raised on the peripheries of jazz and punk, Neneh Cherry began her career with a pledge that she would always dance to the beat of her own drum and with…
Kim Wilde Interview: Going Live
Kim Wilde has rarely taken a conventional approach to the business of being a pop star. But now, a mere 38 years after her chart debut, she’s finally ready to…
Q+A: Bernard Sumner Interview
The New Order frontman Bernard Sumner talks Electronic, dentists and lifetime achievement songwriting awards with Rudy Bolly… Perhaps one of pop’s most reluctant stars, Bernard Sumner has been behind some…
Gary Numan Interview: ‘It’d be arrogant not to do the nostalgia thing once in a while’
It’s been 40 years since Gary Numan dissolved Tubeway Army and immediately had solo success with Cars. It’s just as significant that it’s 25 years since the electronic music innovator rescued his…
Duran Duran – 2019: A Space Odyssey
Even by Duran Duran standards, flying 300 drones in formation above Nasa while performing to astronauts in front of a moon rocket is quite something. It’s been a tale of…
Joe Mount Interview: Metronomy Forever
Fresh from celebrating the 10th anniversary of their landmark album Nights Out and producing Robyn’s emotional comeback LP Honey, Metronomy leader Joe Mount is a man on a mission – how to mark…