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Nile Rodgers interview: The Nile Counsel
Few musicians have successfully navigated popular culture with the skill and bravado of Nile Rodgers. The guitarist’s pioneering band Chic first galloped onto the UK charts in 1977 with Dance,…
The complete guide to The Bee Gees
Inarguably the Isle of Man’s most successful pop act of all time – shifting more than 220 million records worldwide – the Bee Gees first found fame in the 60s,…
Ian McCulloch interview: “I’ve got something that no one else has got”
In 2018, Ian McCulloch, aka Mac The Mouth, spoke to Classic Pop as Echo & The Bunnymen returned with reworked versions of some of the most iconic moments from their…
Stand by your fan – pop stars and their followers
We profile Superfans in every issue of Classic Pop. But what exactly makes them tick? We go behind the phenomenon and meet those whose lives have been altered by their…
All Saints interview: “We don’t conform to the rules”
In 2018, All Saints talked to Classic Pop about their then-new album Testament as well as escaping life in the pop goldfish bowl and learning to deal with the pressures…
The Lowdown – Simply Red
Simply Red emerged from the post-punk scene in Manchester to become a Brit pop-soul sensation, clocking up No.1 singles on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple Brit and Grammy…
Joe Jackson interview – don’t look back in anger
Wrongly pegged as an ‘angry young man’, the ever-restless singer-songwriter Joe Jackson has delved into everything from power pop to jazz and classical. In this archive interview from 2019, he…
When British reggae was king
Reggae may have been born in Jamaica, but it grew up in 80s Britain at a time of evolving multiculturalism, finding an unlikely ally in punk and becoming a mainstay…
The Specials Encore interview: “Being at No.1? That’s bonkers!”
In 2019 we spoke to The Specials as they released their stunning comeback album, Encore. “We could have been as mega as U2,” they tell Classic Pop. “What a crazy…
Squeeze – the stories behind the songs
In 2019, we spoke to Squeeze songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook as they revealed the stories behind some of the band’s mightiest songs… “Glenn and I have a complicated…