The fourth album by Japan, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, was their most assured statement to date. However, there were murmurings of discontent within the group behind the scenes during its recording…
Godfathers of Pop – Howard Jones Interview
Earlier this year, Howard Jones remastered and reissued his late-Eighties/early-Nineties albums One To One, Cross That Line and In The Running as a box set on his own label, dtox,…
Classic Album: Prince – Purple Rain
When, five albums into his career, Prince suggested that he wanted to make a movie, his label scoffed. Four decades on, Purple Rain is widely regarded as the moment the…
The Lowdown – The Human League
Since their formation at the height of punk in late-SEVENTIES Sheffield, The Human League have proven to be one of the country’s most resilient acts. It’s time to take a…
Classic Album: Madonna – Madonna
The debut album by Madonna helped to pioneer a new wave of pop, based on the sound of the New York underground. More importantly, it launched the career of a…
Godmothers of Pop – Kylie Minogue Interview
A quarter of a century since her first single, Locomotion, Kylie is a true Godmother of Pop, having scored 31 Top Ten hits in the UK. We caught up with…
Classic Album: The Lexicon Of Love – ABC
Released in 1982, ABC’S Trevor Horn-Produced debut album The Lexicon Of Love came like a bolt out of the blue, mixing futuristic funk with retro cool. It also marked the…
The Lowdown – Depeche Mode
For more than three decades, Depeche Mode have been quietly conquering the world. Here, we discover how the band came together, before taking a look at their best bits. Since…
Godfathers of Pop – Gary Kemp Interview
When Spandau Ballet guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp received the Ivor Novello award for Outstanding Song Collection in 2012, it was overdue recognition for a stream of words and music that…
Video exclusive – Blancmange lay Paddington bare in new video
Classic Pop is exclusively hosting the video for the new Blancmange single ‘Paddington’ directed by Tone Davies for www.playworks.tv . Released digitally on iTunes on March 9, ‘Paddington’ is the…