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William Orbit interview: “Imposter syndrome has been with me all along”
The producer of landmark music for Madonna, All Saints, Blur, Pink and Britney Spears, maverick musician William Orbit enjoyed an influential career as an ambient pioneer, classical reinventor and rave mainstay. Then…
First we take Manhattan – the second British Invasion
How the Second British Invasion took on the American charts and won. By Paul Lester In the UK, we were at the vanguard of a brand new age,” ABC frontman Martin…
The Producers – Ken Scott
Ken Scott cut his studio teeth with The Beatles, but it was his work with David Bowie that transformed him into an iconic record producer and resulted in four legendary…
Album By Album – Whitney Houston
Whitney’s powerful pipes and model looks saw her become a true music icon… Whitney Houston, 1985 When you consider that Whitney Houston’s discography contains some of the greatest love songs of all…
Prince – the revolution will be televised
Prince owned the airwaves when his 1985 Purple Rain tour was beamed out to millions around the world and its legendary Syracuse show is now being released on Blu-ray and…
Top 20 compilation albums
In this veritable best of the best Best Ofs, we select 20 of the finest pop artist compilation albums… By Barry Page As the high sales of compilation albums would…
Issue 77 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
The iconic Debbie Harry leads the way in our latest issue as she joins bandmates Chris Stein and Clem Burke to reveal all about Blondie’s much-anticipated imperial phase boxset, Against…
The B-52s interview: “We were this unique band, and we had no idea it was going to do what it did”
The B-52s announced in April 2022 that they would embark on a ‘farewell’ tour, contradicting their claims in 2019 that THAT tour would be their final goodbye. That year, we…
Gloria Estefan interview: “We stuck to our guns!”
In 2019, the musical On Your Feet!, about the life and career of Gloria Estefan, arrived in the UK. That year, we talked to the singer about how she became…
Can you believe your ears? Stars that weren’t what they seemed
For decades, pop has been littered with acts whose performances or recordings received a little help behind the scenes. From Boney M. to Milli Vanilli and Black Box to Technotronic,…