Following its appearance on all streaming platforms in December 2020, the Kraftwerk Remixes compilation will be released on vinyl and CD by Parlophone Records on 25 March 2022. Available on…
Ultravox – The Complete Guide
From their origins as art-rock innovators with John Foxx to their seminal success as synth-pop saviours with Midge Ure, Ultravox may have changed their sound and their line-up but their…
ABBA’S Björn switches on the lights to the ABBA Arena
With only four months to go until the opening of ABBA’s highly anticipated ABBA Voyage concert, Björn Ulvaeus today visited the site where the band’s purpose built ABBA Arena is…
EMF announce new album Go Go Sapiens
EMF have announced their first new album since 1995, Go Go Sapiens. Dropping on 1 April, it will be the band’s fourth studio long-player. It will be available on CD…
Duran Duran announce Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination and world-first NFT(rees)
In a world-first, Duran Duran have this week announced a unique project that will connect NFTs to newly-planted, native trees in New Zealand as part of an initiative to start…
Erasure cancel Neon Show tour
Erasure have announced that they have cancelled all future shows on their Neon Show tour. The news comes via an email from the pair’s Erasureinfo website. “We are very sorry…
Prefab Sprout albums – the complete guide
All of the Prefab Sprout albums are worth a place in every pop fan’s record collection. Here we take a trip through the band’s peerless back catalogue… Swoon Released 1984…
Top 20 80s pop instrumentals
We count down our Top 20 80s pop instrumentals… While the vocal power, stage presence and charisma of a good frontperson is always handy when making a career in pop,…
Pop Quiz! Test your pop knowledge!
It’s time to test your knowledge of classic pop music with our quiz! So, what will you be – a pop master or a pop dunce? Good luck! (Answers at the…
Top 20 80s cover versions
Cover versions are sometimes bad, sometimes great. Here’s Classic Pop’s rundown of the very best cover versions of some of the 80s’ very best songs. It’s a testament to the…