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The Cure to release deluxe 30th anniversary boxset of Wish
The Cure are to release a 30th anniversary deluxe edition boxset of their ninth studio album, Wish. At the time of its release in 1992, Wish became the band’s best-selling…
a-ha’s True North film gets release date
Sony Music Entertainment Premium Content and Trafalgar Releasing have announced the release date for a-ha’s forthcoming film True North, the accompaniment to their new studio album of the same title.…
Ultravox to release deluxe boxset of Rage In Eden
Following the success of 2020’s deluxe reissue of Vienna, on 30 September Chrysalis Records will release a boxset of Utravox’s second album with Midge Ure, Rage In Eden. Originally released in October 1981,…
Ian McCulloch interview: “I’ve got something that no one else has got”
In 2018, Ian McCulloch, aka Mac The Mouth, spoke to Classic Pop as Echo & The Bunnymen returned with reworked versions of some of the most iconic moments from their…
Stand by your fan – pop stars and their followers
We profile Superfans in every issue of Classic Pop. But what exactly makes them tick? We go behind the phenomenon and meet those whose lives have been altered by their…
(CLOSED) Win a Sony sound bar worth £175
To celebrate the release of George Michael Freedom Uncut, we have a Sony HT-SD35 2.1 Wireless Sound Bar worth £175 to give away to one lucky reader. George Michael Freedom…
The Lowdown – Simply Red
Simply Red emerged from the post-punk scene in Manchester to become a Brit pop-soul sensation, clocking up No.1 singles on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple Brit and Grammy…
Joe Jackson interview – don’t look back in anger
Wrongly pegged as an ‘angry young man’, the ever-restless singer-songwriter Joe Jackson has delved into everything from power pop to jazz and classical. In this archive interview from 2019, he…
When British reggae was king
Reggae may have been born in Jamaica, but it grew up in 80s Britain at a time of evolving multiculturalism, finding an unlikely ally in punk and becoming a mainstay…
The Specials Encore interview: “Being at No.1? That’s bonkers!”
In 2019 we spoke to The Specials as they released their stunning comeback album, Encore. “We could have been as mega as U2,” they tell Classic Pop. “What a crazy…