Although born on Merseyside, Paul Heaton will forever be associated with Hull, where he formed The Housemartins and enjoyed hits with the jangle pop of Happy Hour and their a…
Lost & Found: Elton John – Leather Jackets
Elton John’s life troughed in the mid-80s, with a delinquent drug habit and a stodgy body of work. His 20th album, supposedly a milestone recording for him, remains the least…
One Hit Wonders: Cock Robin – The Promise You Made
There’s something endearingly sedate and conformist about Cock Robin’s only UK hit, which made the Top 30 in 1986. The vocals from Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio are very precise…
Classic Pop Issue 33 is on sale now!
Issue 33 of Classic Pop magazine is on sale now! Available from WH Smith, Tesco, Waitrose, independent newsagents and Eason, In Issue 33, the cover feature looks at the rise,…
Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife, Release and Fundamental review
Tennant and Lowe kick-start mammoth project featuring expanded reissues of some of their best work… a treasure trove of goodies for PSB fans Parlophone 4/5 These three Pet Shop Boys…
Video premiere: Sananda Maitreya – It’s Been A Long Time
We’ve got the video premiere of a brand new Sananda Maitreya song – It’s Been A Long Time – to share with Classic Pop readers. Formerly known as Terence Trent…
The Godfathers of Pop – Leee John interview
Born in London but partly raised in New York, Leee John rose to fame as the lead singer of smooth 80s soulsters Imagination, via such hits as Body Talk, Changes…
The Godmothers of Pop – Chaka Khan interview
Chicago-born Yvette Marie Stevens joined funk group Rufus in the early-70s, changed her name and inspired Stevie Wonder to write a song for her. Five decades later Chaka Khan’s imperious…
Squeeze announce new album The Knowledge
Squeeze are back – with a new single, album ‘The Knowledge’ and massive UK tour. Trailed by a new single Innocence in Paradise, the band will release The Knowledge on…
One Hit Wonders: Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way
The title of American vocal twosome Sly Fox’s only hit has an obvious sexual connotation, but there was much more to this bombastic, macho single of 1986 than that. Gary…