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Classic Album: XTC – Skylarking
With 1986’s Skylarking, XTC proved that even the most tempestuous recording process can produce magical results… Having already experimented with spiky new-wave, psychedelia and sonically-diverse soundscapes in their first decade…
Pop Art – Rob O’Connor
Rob O’Connor’s Stylorouge creative studio can arguably boast the largest pop portfolio of clients we’ve ever explored in Classic Pop magazine. From Meatloaf to Morrissey and Bowie to Barlow, we…
The Art Of Noise remember In Visible Silence
In 2016, The Art Of Noise celebrated the 30th anniversary of the platinum-selling In Visible Silence. That year, the group’s core trio of Anne Dudley, JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan…
Duran Duran announce support acts for 2023 Future Past tour
Duran Duran have confirmed special guests Jake Shears and LIA LIA will join their Future Past UK and Ireland headline arena tour, taking place through April and May 2023. Renowned…
The Producers – Mike Howlett
Classic Pop looks at the recording of some of the biggest pop hits of our time by talking to the legendary producers behind them. This time, we meet Mike Howlett,…
Jesus Jones – keeping up with the Jonses
Jesus Jones’ sampladelica indie-dance was one of the sounds of the early 90s. Via hits such as Real Real Real and Right Here, Right Now, they charted high on both…
The story of 1983 in music
In 1983 the charts were alive with some of the most effervescent pop music ever produced. Classic Pop remembers a truly vintage year for music… If you want more on…
Classic Album: The Police – Synchronicity
Releasing a worldwide smash and becoming the biggest band on the planet would bring instant gratification to most artists, but for Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, aka The Police,…
No smoke without fire: The 80s rebirth of David Bowie
After a few years out of the spotlight, a bleached-blond Bowie returned in 1983 with Let’s Dance and achieved greater global fame than ever before. Classic Pop charts the moment…
Life Moves Pretty Fast: The John Hughes Mixtapes boxset review
John Hughes’ legendary 80s films soundtracked a generation, his new boxset Life Moves Pretty Fast combines the hit tracks all in one place. But does it still have the same…