Alongside Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome To The Pleasuredome, Propaganda’s A Secret Wish defined the grandeur of ZTT. Their debut album stood alone as a beacon of extravagant synth-pop… until…
Popscene – Dreampop
We lose ourselves in the hazy sonic textures of dreampop, that most painterly of musical genres… What is it? With dreampop the clue is in the word ‘dream’. This is…
Issue 76 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop we have an exclusive interview with Karl Bartos who reveals all about his life in Kraftwerk. We also serve up an exclusive chat…
Classic Pop’s John Earls wins top industry award
Classic Pop’s John Earls has won a coveted industry award for his work on the magazine. John was named as the winner in the Best Writer – Specialist category at…
Betty Boo announces new album Boomerang
Betty Boo has announced details of her long awaited new album – her first in three decades. Boomerang, the press release states, “is an invitation to the best all night…
Depeche Mode remember late bandmate Andy Fletcher
Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode have thanked fans for their “outpouring of love” since the sudden death of founding member Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher last month. “We wanted…
Spotlight: We Are The World – the album
We Are the World hit No.1 across the globe, sold 10 million copies and picked up four Grammy Awards. Yet the album of the same name appears to have been…
Adamski interview: “I nicked Boy George’s moped as we went scrambling in the rain”
Adamski was the child punk prodigy who became one of rave’s first superstars, with his mega-hit Killer. In 2020 he told Classic Pop of tabloid infamy, offending Seal, LSD-fuelled biking…
Fatal Attraction: Del Amitri interviewed
In 2021 Del Amitri returned with Fatal Mistakes – their first new album in 19 years. “If anyone can make a great Del Amitri record, it should be us,” Justin…
Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody review
Celebrating 35 years since the teaboy from Newton-le-Willows went global, at this remove it’s bizarre that Rick Astley was ever doubted. Sure, the perennial patronising of working class northerners in…