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The Godfathers of Pop: 2-D interview
Ian Peel chats to Gorillaz lead-vocalist 2-D about life in the world’s biggest cartoon band. In a bizarre encounter that takes in drawer slamming, popcorn chicken, virtual pop luminaries the…
Forever Free: Toyah interview
Bringing the punk aesthetic into 80s pop music with her radical sense of style and kinetic personality, Toyah chalked up a succession of memorable hit singles. Four decades on, she’s…
Gears For Fears: The Proclaimers interview
Fresh from celebrating their 30th anniversary, The Proclaimers are back with energetic, politicised new album Angry Cyclist. Classic Pop meets the Reid twins in Edinburgh to hear why it’s important to stay…
The French New Wave: Carpenter Brut interview
At the forefront of the synthwave movement, Carpenter Brut mines 80s influences and concept albums. “I’m not trying to reinvent anything,” he insists. “I just want to make the music…
The Producers: Mark Ronson interview
“The music I make is not a nostalgia trip down memory lane… I want to make music for now.” Rudy Bolly chats to Mark Ronson. Super-producer, DJ, pop star and…
Next-Level Thinking: Level 42 interview
Inspired as a youngster by the jazz greats, Mark King soon reinvented bass playing and took Level 42 into the upper echelons of the pop charts with an irresistibly funky…
The Godmothers of Pop: Candi Staton interview
David Burke chats to Candi Staton as she plans to release her 30th album, Unstoppable, which proves to be a fitting title… Candi Staton is set to release Unstoppable, her 30th…
Stepping Out of the Shadow: Dannii Minogue interview
Fifteen years ago, Dannii Minogue reinvented herself as a club scene icon with Neon Nights, a classic of the genre which bears favourable comparison to big sis Kylie’s Fever and Madonna’s Confessions…
The Godmothers of Pop: Robin S interview
Robin S tells Douglas McPherson all about defining the sound of Diva House with her 1993 hit Show Me Love. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Robin S shot to…
Living the High Life: Heaven 17 interview
Martyn Ware leads us into temptation and beyond as he tells the story of the luxury gap. Written by Jonathan Wright There are songs that somehow get away from their…