We heard a rumour…turns out it’s true! Bananarama are back in their original incarnation after 30 years apart. How did that happen? Classic Pop finds out… Welcome back from suspended…
Lost & Found: Trans – Neil Young
Even in the wildly disparate back catalogue of Neil Young, 1982’s Trans stands out like an electronic sore thumb. It was hugely controversial among his fans, as the Canadian singer-songwriter’s…
Always A Player – Wendy James Interview
Even when she was fronting Transvision Vamp, Wendy James was the star of her own movie, but these days she handpicks her leading men… Once upon a perve, it was…
Godfathers of Pop – Mark White interview
Mark White has recently stepped back into the limelight in his guise as part of Vice Versa, the band he co-founded in 1977 and who are today, alongside Clock DVA,…
Annabella Lwin interview: “I’m evolving as an artist”
In this Annabella Lwin interview, the former Bow Wow Wow singer tells her turbulent story… How do you look back on the “naked” controversy over the cover of Bow Wow…
Godfathers of Pop – Bruce Foxton interview
How did From The Jam’s Smash The Clock become such a celebratory-sounding album? It’s just what we do, really. It took a bit of time to get going, because From…
Viva La Vega – Suzanne Vega Interview
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega meets Dave Steinfeld in the Big Apple to look back on her acclaimed career and explain how she’s regained some control over her back catalogue… Considering that…
The Myth Factory: The Stories Behind Stock Aitken Waterman
Welcome to The Myth Factory, where we’ll be digging deeper into the stories behind the trio’s production history and debunking some very popular myths. Let’s begin… 1. Pete Waterman was…
One Hit Wonders: Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
There are one-hit wonders, and then there are No. 1-hit wonders – and Althea & Donna are in that very rarefied latter category. Jamaican singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid…
One Hit Wonders: The Normal – Warm Leatherette (1978)
The Normal was, of course, the alias of Mute Records founder Daniel Miller. Their sole single nominally featured TVOD as its A-side, but it was the blank robotic chill of…