The latest deluxe boxset from Seal is a timely reminder that he remains one of Britain’s premier league pop stars and that producer Trevor Horn is a right raver when…
Album Spotlight – Nik Kershaw: The Works
He was the UK’s most successful solo artist during 1984 and 1985, but by 1989 Nik Kershaw’s star was on the wane. So how did he rally to produce The…
Everything But The Girl share new song Nothing Left To Lose
Everything But The Girl have unveiled their first new song in over 20 years, Nothing Left To Lose. Formed in 1982, The duo, consisting of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn,…
Popscene – baggy
We travel back to 1990 and the moment when dance met indie… What is it? Before baggy, indie and dance were mutually exclusive genres. In the late 80s, few that…
David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane gets 50th anniversary reissue
David Bowie’s landmark album Aladdin Sane is to be reissued on its 50th anniversary. On 14 April 2023, one week before its Golden Jubilee, the album will be released as a…
Public Image Ltd for Eurovision 2023?
Public Image Ltd (PiL) have been confirmed to take part in the competition to represent Ireland at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest. Hawaii is available now for streaming and…
Blancmange interview: Unfurnished Sympathy
Blancmange started with washing machine experimentation and ended with a banned video and a fight with a Radio 1 DJ. In 2017, we sat down with a reunited Stephen Luscombe and…
Classic Album: INXS – Kick
On their sixth album, the Aussies laid their ambitions bare, tapping into the zeitgeist and transforming into global megastars – though the iconic funk-rock hybrid was almost scrapped by their…
The second coming of Betty Boo
In late 2022, 30 years after her last LP, Betty Boo returned with an album of bangers as gloriously floor-filling as anything in her hip-hop heyday, She talked to Classic Pop…
Peter Gabriel unveils new single Panopticom
Peter Gabriel has unveiled the first song from his forthcoming album i/o. Written and produced by Peter Gabriel, Panopticom was recorded at Real World Studios in Wiltshire and The Beehive…