Rob O’Connor’s Stylorouge creative studio can arguably boast the largest pop portfolio of clients we’ve ever explored in Classic Pop magazine. From Meatloaf to Morrissey and Bowie to Barlow, we…
Omar interview: fighting his corner
Omar has been at the forefront of British soul since the early-90s after his hit single There’s Nothing Like This. David Burke met the soul survivor in 2017… He was a…
The Art Of Noise remember In Visible Silence
In 2016, The Art Of Noise celebrated the 30th anniversary of the platinum-selling In Visible Silence. That year, the group’s core trio of Anne Dudley, JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan…
Top 40 pop soundtracks – the definitive movie playlist
From thrillers to chillers, sci-fi to rom-coms, cinema would be nothing without its soundtrack… We’ve looked at all eras of classic pop to chart the most important, beguiling and spell-binding…
They Might Be Giants to play Flood in full at new UK dates
Grammy award-winners and alt-rock legends They Might Be Giants are returning to the UK with shows in Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol and London this November. On the heels of 70…
Duran Duran announce support acts for 2023 Future Past tour
Duran Duran have confirmed special guests Jake Shears and LIA LIA will join their Future Past UK and Ireland headline arena tour, taking place through April and May 2023. Renowned…
S Club 7 announce 25th anniversary tour
S Club 7, one of the most popular pop groups of the 2000s, are to reform for a massive reunion tour. The S Club 7 Reunited tour will see all…
The Producers – Mike Howlett
Classic Pop looks at the recording of some of the biggest pop hits of our time by talking to the legendary producers behind them. This time, we meet Mike Howlett,…
Louise Wener interview: “It’s something we want to do for the pure joy of it”
In 2017, Louise Wener performed with her old band Sleeper for the first time in 20 years. Laura K Williams talked to the Britpop veteran about how it felt strapping…
Jesus Jones – keeping up with the Jonses
Jesus Jones’ sampladelica indie-dance was one of the sounds of the early 90s. Via hits such as Real Real Real and Right Here, Right Now, they charted high on both…