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Soft Cell share new single Light Sleepers and 2023 live dates
Soft Cell have released a new double A-sided single, Light Sleepers / Last Chance (Christmas Mix). Taken from their *Happiness Not Included album, the Light Sleepers video features Drag Race…
Howard Jones talks Dialogue
The electro-pop pioneer is back on the road playing sold-out live shows and with a razor-sharp new studio album to boot – and his latest offering Dialogue says we need…
Level 42 albums – the complete guide
Channelling their live prowess into hits was no easy task, but the Britfunk kingpins managed both critical acclaim and chart glory… By Matt Phillips Level 42 Released 1981 Label Polydor…
The Lowdown – Nile Rodgers
Before disco became a dirty word, Nile Rodgers and Chic got the world dancing with their irresistible grooves… then funk’s number one “chucker” evolved into the greatest pop Svengali of…
William Orbit interview: “Imposter syndrome has been with me all along”
The producer of landmark music for Madonna, All Saints, Blur, Pink and Britney Spears, maverick musician William Orbit enjoyed an influential career as an ambient pioneer, classical reinventor and rave mainstay. Then…
The gospel according to Moby
In 2018, Moby released Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, a return to the soulful electronica of the seminal LP Play. That year, he told us what inspired the record,…
The resurrection of Alexander O’Neal
Alexander O’Neal was sacked by Prince, only to find fame and lose it all in an orgy of decadence. But in 2018, he was back with a new album, Resurrected.…
Vince Clarke’s VeryRecords – a very different sort of label
Vince Clarke’s VeryRecords is his bespoke label for releasing top-quality electronic music – but, as he reveals to Classic Pop, it’s also a great way for him to get out…
Kim Wilde interview: Close encounters of the Wilde kind
In 2018, the great Kim Wilde discussed alien lifeforms, Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson and horticulture with us… By David Burke Kim Wilde, together with brother Ricky – her producer, co-writer and…
Bonnie Tyler – total eclipse of the charts
Summer 2017 saw Bonnie Tyler back at No.1 when one of her best-loved hits became the most downloaded song during the solar eclipse. That year, the Welsh diva talked us…