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A new Luther Vandross documentary film, Luther: Never Too Much, is to be screened in UK cinemas for one night only. The feature, from award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of…
Noel Gallagher joins Mantra Of The Cosmos for new single
Noel Gallagher joins Mantra Of The Cosmos, featuring Zak Starkey, Shaun Ryder, Bez and Andy Bell, on the collective’s new psychedelic single Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous). Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous)…
The Waterboys announce details of their 16th studio album
The Waterboys announce details of their 16th studio album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper. Out on Sun Records this April, it promises to be the most audacious Waterboys album yet…
Album By Album – Madness
Camden Town’s finest, Madness, helped define the early 80s with their distinctly nutty take on the 2-Tone sound before expanding their musical vision with aplomb for a triumphant second wind…
Becoming Madonna, a new feature documentary, comes to Sky TV
Becoming Madonna, a brand new original feature documentary from Sky Documentaries, charts the star’s rise to pop superstardom. It is an immersive, archive driven film built around a cache of…
Into The Gap – Thompson Twins interview
In our exclusive Thompson Twins interview, Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway share their story together after nearly 40 years… Pioneers who were a riot of colour and mischief,…
Album Insight: Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental
Twenty years on from Please, the Pet Shop Boys went back to their roots by teaming up with the most in-demand producer of the 1980s, Trevor Horn, for Fundamental The…
The Human League Interview
When Classic Pop met for its Human League interview in autumn 2024, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley offered a remarkably candid insight into their usually private world… It’s…
Review: Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent Reissue
Review: Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent 40th Anniversary Reissue (London) ★★★★★ Perfect political disco remaining regrettably relevant 40 years on, Bronski Beat’s defining statement gets the comprehensive reissue…
Wham! land Christmas No.1 2024 with festive favourite
Wham!’s Last Christmas is the Christmas No.1 2024, making it the only song in UK history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years. Around the world, Last Christmas…