Dexys have announced that they have cancelled the Too Rye Ay As It Should Have Sounded UK tour, which was planned for September and October 2022. In a statement the…
Heaven 17: Glenn Gregory interview
When the Human League Mk.1 disintegrated, so began a race with big, big points at stake. Who would create the best album? Heaven 17’s singer shares his slant on the…
Jam photo book In The Crowd gets 40th anniversary re-release
Following the publication last year of their hugely successful book on The Style Council, Soul Deep (which Paul Weller called “probably the best book on The Style Council in…
Making Primal Scream: Screamadelica
With Screamadelica, Primal Scream led their generation towards the new era of dance by combining celebratory beats with rock swagger. Tactical and perfectly timed, it succeeded brilliantly. but there was…
Making Electronic by Electronic
With Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner shook off the shackles of being at the forefront of two of the most significant bands of the 80s and aimed straight for…
Bomb The Bass Interview: ‘All of a sudden I was in the job that I’d always dreamed about doing’
Tim Simenon, AKA Bomb The Bass, created one of the most important dance singles of the late 80s. Before he knew it, the young London DJ had become an accidental…
The complete guide to The KLF
With The KLF, Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty completely disrupted the musical landscape of the early 90s. And then they vanished, attempting to take all trace of their work with…
Rick Astley interview: ‘Being a pop star is weird’
In this revealing interview from 2020, Rick Astley tells us about his SAW years, forging his own way, the importance of family life and his heavy metal alter ego… Rick…
Album By Album – Blur
Led by the versatile songwriting of Damon Albarn and dynamic guitar skills of Graham Coxon, the albums of Blur offer up an embarrassment of riches. Classic Pop takes a look…
With Strings Attached: Sophie Ellis-Bextor interview
In this Sophie Ellis-Bextor interview from 2018, the ‘Queen of the Kitchen Disco’ reflects on more than two decades of pop stardom… “I didn’t just say: ‘OK, which are the…