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Donna Summer’s The Wanderer to get 40th anniversary reissue
Donna Summer’s iconic album The Wanderer will be re-released on 16 October 2020 to celebrate its 40th anniversary On 20 October 1980, after leaving Casablanca Records to become the first artist signed to new…
Midnight Oil to release first new music in almost 20 years
Midnight Oil are releasing a brand new track called Gadigal Land on 8 August 2020 Midnight Oil fans can look forward to their first new music in almost 20 years, as the…
The Human League announce tour to celebrate 40 years of DARE
The Human League will be performing the classic album in its entirety on the DARE 40 Tour next year The Human League dominated the charts throughout the 1980s and were…
Sing when you’re winning: The Fizz interview
Nothing in the tumultuous saga of The Fizz – in any of its various incarnations – has ever been simple. Yet the story behind their latest studio album Smoke & Mirrors could be the…
Reissue review – Donna Summer: Encore boxset
The complete works of the first Queen of Disco are here. Do you need all 33 CDs? You might not be reading Classic Pop without her influence, so yes. Since her death…
1 Hit Wonder: The Assembly – Never Never
Maybe it’s churlish to describe The Assembly as one-hit wonders, considering the chart hits that two of those who were part of the project were previously and subsequently responsible for,…
Bluedot unveil the line-up for their free-to-view online festival
Bluedot Festival have announced the line-up for their three-day online music event, A Weekend In Outer Space Music, science and culture festival bluedot usually sees Cheshire’s Jodrell Bank Observatory swarming with…
Previously unheard: Prince’s I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Prince’s legendary vault has offered up more treasure. A previously unheard version of I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man from 1979 has been revealed and acts as…
Reissue review: The Human League – Octopus
The Human league’s first album Octopus as a trio gets expanded for its 25th anniversary – but which very different deluxe edition wins out? In the aftermath of the failure…
Courteeners’ Liam Fray: “I’m trying to be a better man… whatever that is”
The chorus of Courteeners’ recent single Better Man summarises singer Liam Fray’s attempts at self-improvement and the imposter syndrome he feels about his band’s status as one of the last rock & roll…