95 Japan: Ghosts Downbeat, minimalist and bordering on an ambient ballad… it’s almost inconceivable now but, thanks to the open-mindedness of Eighties singles buyers, this beautiful piece of music reached…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 100-96
100 The Smiths: Bigmouth Strikes Again A surprisingly low entry in the Top 100 for what’s possibly the purest of pure indiee-pop, at least in comparison to everything else in…
Grace Jones ‘Nightclubbing’ Deluxe Edition
On April 28th 2014 Island Records / Universal Music Catalogue released a deluxe edition of Grace Jones ‘ classic album ‘Nightclubbing. The reissued 1981 album from Grace Jones is remastered…
Classic Pop Issue 9 On Sale Now!
Issue 9 of Classic Pop is out now! In Issue 9 of Classic Pop we celebrate the anniversary of Frankie Goes To Hollywood‘s arrival on the music scene with the…
Simple Minds Greatest Hits UK Tour
Simple Minds toast the release of their greatest hits album Celebrate – The Greatest Hits, released earlier this year, with a string of live arena shows in November including The O2…
The Pop of Lou Reed
What did Lou Reed mean to pop? We’ve had the heart-wrenching tributes and worthy rock waffle, so we’ll let the music do the talking and celebrate his life with… Orchestral…
Let’s Rock! Announce Line-Up and New 80s Events
Following the success of the Let’s Rock! concerts in 2013 when both Let’s Rock The Moor! and Let’s Rock Bristol! were sell-outs, the organisers have announced more events for next…
Classic Pop Issue 7 is On Sale Now!
Issue 7 of Classic Pop is on sale now! This month we’ve got a whopping ten-page feature that looks at music genius, Boy George. In his most in-depth interview for…
Daft Punk Release an Exclusive Playlist on Spotify
To celebrate the release of their new single ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’, Daft Punk‘s very own Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo has given Spotify an exclusive playlist. It includes some of the…
Erasure to Release Snow Globe: Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
Erasure‘s new album, Snow Globe is out on 11th November, but we’re being treated to a preview in the shape of a trailer created by Martin Meunier (whose credits include…