In 2017, Tony Hadley left Spandau Ballet. Less than a year, he was back with a solo album, Talking To The Moon. That year, he talked us through that turbulent…
Gareth Jones interview: Electric Dreams
Music producer Gareth Jones has worked with some of the biggest names in synth-pop, including Erasure, Depeche Mode, Wire and John Foxx. In 2020, he talked us through his stellar…
Human League announce new Virgin Years boxset
Between 1981 and 1990, The Human League released four studio albums and one extended EP on Virgin Records. Those albums and that extended play have been collected in a special…
New David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream now on release
The David Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream is now on general release. The movie is directed by Brett Morgan (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Crossfire Hurricane, Kurt Cobain: Montage of…
The phenomenon of Swedish pop
Following in the wake of ABBA, Swedish bands and artists have increasingly made their way to the international pop stage… By Jonathan Wright It’s easy to define the moment that…
The Producers – Nicky Graham
From The Nolans to PJ & Duncan via the mega-successful Bros, producer and songwriter Nicky Graham certainly knows how to score a chart-topping earworm – Yet there’s much more to…
New Order interview: Power, Corruption & Lies
Power, Corruption & Lies marked the moment when New Order completed the transformation from Joy Division. In 2020, during lockdown, NO members Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert told Classic Pop…
a-ha unveil new single You Have What It Takes
a-ha return to share their new single You Have What It Takes, which acts as the latest taster for their forthcoming album True North, out October 21st, 2022. You Have…
Tears For Fears remember The Seeds Of Love
In 2020, Tears For Fears released a boxset of their 1989 classic, The Seeds Of Love. That year, we caught up with them as they reflected on their last masterpiece…
Nik Kershaw interview: Beautiful nightmare
In 2020, with an eclectic new album on its way, Classic Pop caught up with reluctant star Nik Kershaw to talk writer’s block, making history and his eagerness to return…