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Top 20 pop side projects
Some pop side projects were just fleeting dalliances away from the mothership, while others made a lasting impact… Whether they’re borne out of creativity, curiosity or just plain boredom, pop…
One-Hit Wonders – Best Of The 80s
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief. Here’s Classic Pop’s rundown of the greatest one-shots ever to earworm their way into the charts and the public’s…
Thursday Night Fever: Top Of The Pops in the 80s
Top Of The Pops transformed itself into a non-stop party showcase for the 80s pop explosion. In this article from 2018, Martyn Ware and the late Janice Long looked back……
Alison Moyet albums: the complete guide
In a career spanning more than 40 years, the albums of Alison Moyet have run the gamut of pop… ALF Released: 1984 Label: Columbia Chart Positions: UK No.1 and…
The Bowie Years Reissued – Volume I on sale now
Welcome to The Bowie Years, a four-part magazine series dedicated to the life, music and legacy of the one and only David Bowie, newly repackaged in celebration of the icon’s…
Interview: Mike Stock and Matt Aitken – “The only things that got in the way were our fights”
Classic Pop meets Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, the creative heart behind the SAW partnership, to chart their meteoric rise from humble pub rockers to transatlantic hit makers… By Felix…
Making David Bowie: Station To Station
Homesickness, coke and a passion for European electronic music fuelled the emergence of a new Bowie alter-ego, as the Thin White Duke took centre stage for Bowie’s most experimental work…
David Sylvian albums – the complete guide
In a career spanning more than five decades, the albums of David Sylvian have encompassed pop, jazz, ambient and free improvisation… BRILLIANT TREES, 1984 “I was fishing in the dark,”…
Top 40 80s debut albums
We take a look at the best debut albums of the 80s… Debut albums are often the purest example of any artist’s work. It can be the result of years…
15 of the most surprising band name origins in pop
Where do bands get their names from? We investigate the origins of some of the 80s’ most memorable band names… What’s in a name? Sometimes a lot, sometimes, well, not…