Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby saw the singer hyped as one of the 80s brightest stars. However, any potential he had was lost when he appeared to…
My Pop Life – John Thomson
The Fast Show and Cold Feet star shares his lifelong musical obsessions… Who were your musical heroes growing up? I loved John Barry as I’m a big Bond fan. There…
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Yearbook 1986 is OUT NOW 🥳 Enter your details below to be in with a chance of winning one copy of each format! NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment…
Spotlight: Prince – Batman
A conciliatory gesture to his label Warner Bros? Sell-out or heartfelt? A spiritually-motivated artistic statement? Either way, Prince rounded off an extraordinary 1980s with arguably his final masterpiece, 1989’s Batman……
Yello interview: “It’s legitimate to shake our asses”
After more than four decades together, “funny little Swiss boys” Yello are still innovating. In this interview from 2016, they talked to Classic Pop about stagefright, the dangers of success…
David Bowie’s vast archive donated to V&A
The V&A has announced it will secure the archive of David Bowie for the nation – revealing the creative processes of one of the most pioneering and influential figures in…
Issue 80 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop, we meet Haircut 100 for an exclusive interview ahead of their 2023 reunion and the deluxe reissue of debut album Pelican West as…
Into the valleys: the sounds of Wales
The music of Wales can draw on a rich and rootsy heritage when it needs to reinvent itself… By Jonathan Wright The figure dressed in black has tangled hair and…
Boy George & Culture Club set for one day only cinema event
Boy George & Culture Club are to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their triple-platinum Colour By Numbers album with a special one-day-only event for their fans. For the first time…
Classic Album: XTC – Skylarking
With 1986’s Skylarking, XTC proved that even the most tempestuous recording process can produce magical results… Having already experimented with spiky new-wave, psychedelia and sonically-diverse soundscapes in their first decade…