It’s sobering to realise this souvenir of New Order’s cumbersomely titled collaboration with conceptual artist Liam Gillick is their fourth live collection in less than a decade. Recorded in 2017…
Review: Madonna – Madame X
Defiantly eccentric in places, Madonna’s latest album Madame X – partially inspired by her move to Lisbon – offers enough rays of light to shine. The first signs weren’t entirely…
Duran Duran exclusive – Simon Le Bon tells Classic Pop “I wish I could have been in the audience for our Nasa show!”
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon has told Classic Pop he was “overwhelmed” by the band’s special show marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings on Tuesday, when they…
Live review: The Who – Wembley Stadium, London
Live photo: Naomi Dryden-Smith Review: Steve Harnell The Who Wembley Stadium, London 6 July 8/10 “Does anyone need their sink unblocked?” It’s not your usual rock star opening gambit, but…
Issue 54 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 54 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Issue 53 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WHSmith High Street and Travel, Tesco, Tesco Ireland, independent newsagents and Easons, Issue 53 of Classic Pop is on sale now! Get your copy in-store for just £5.99 –…
Godfather of Pop interview: Dr Robert
Bruce Robert Howard was nicknamed Dr Robert, after the Beatles song of that title, while he was still at school in King‘s Lynn. After emigrating to Australia with his family…
Godfather of Pop interview: Junior Giscombe
Junior Giscombe cut his teeth as a backing vocalist with Linx before enjoying success as a solo artist with Mama Used To Say, a 1982 hit on both sides of…
Reissue Review: Stevie Nicks – Stand Back 1981-2017
Think that Stevie Nicks is all about flowing skirts and ethereal vocals? Think again… She was the all-American middle-class girl who became a watchword for narcotic hedonism and rock’n’roll excess;…
Reissue review: Stephen Duffy – I Love My Friends
Stephen Duffy, former Duran Duran vocalist’s much underrated 1996 album debuts on vinyl. You need to own this… Named after a 1996 single by Stephen Duffy, Needle Mythology is a…