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In 1983 Tears For Fears’ The Hurting introduced the world to a band that blended bleak musings on the long-term effects of childhood trauma with a razor-sharp synth-pop instinct. The…
Making a-ha: Hunting High And Low
a-ha: Hunting High And Low is one of the finest synth-pop albums of all time, and one of the most successful debuts ever. Here Classic Pop speaks to the band’s…
National Album Day celebrates women in music
National Album Day returns for its fourth edition on Saturday 16 October, and this year will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the art of…
Making Moby: Play
With Moby: Play, the dance wunderkind finally produced an album that made him a superstar… It seems impossible to believe now, but when Moby’s fifth album hit the shelves on…
Making Sparks: No.1 In Heaven
With Sparks: No.1 In Heaven, Ron and Russell Mael delivered an album which, while not performing well commercially, would prove one of their most influential records… By Mark Lindores A…
Matt Goss to release new single Somewhere To Fall
Bros singer Matt Goss is set to return to the UK after more than a decade in Vegas and he has his eyes set on chart success with new single…
Making Talking Heads: Remain In Light
Talking Heads’ Remain In Light remains the art-rock quartet’s signature album. By Gary Tipp During the early part of their career Talking Heads were inextricably linked to the Ramones. Admittedly,…
Primal Scream mark 30th anniversary of Screamadelica with new releases
Sony are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Primal Scream’s classic album Screamadelica with three special releases. The Screamadelica 12” Singles Box (out September 17th) features nine replicas of the singles…
Vangelis to release Juno To Jupiter this September
Decca Records have announced the release of Vangelis’ new album Juno To Jupiter on 24 September. The LP will be available on CD and digital formats, with vinyl and a…
Two Japan books to be released
Two books are about to be released about one of the 1970s and 80s’ most beguiling bands, Japan. Anthony Reynolds’ Japan: A Foreign Place 1974-1984 was originally published in 2016…