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Duran Duran’s Medazzaland – a look back
Duran Duran’s Medazzaland is the record that could have sunk the band – especially when John Taylor left. But, as Nick Rhodes tells Classic Pop, they continued with a bold…
Stewart Copeland shares 1970s demo and Police book details
Stewart Copeland has posted a previously unheard of demo ahead of the release of a new illustrated hardback book, Stewart Copeland’s Police Diaries 1976-9, which tells the story – as…
Depeche Mode – Playing the Angel: The 12″ Singles review
Could this be the best Depeche Mode 12” boxset since 1990’s Violator? Read our full review of the band’s 10-disc dance triumph… Effectively the last hurrah for multi-format physical singles,…
Louise announces career-spanning Greatest Hits collection
Ex-Eternal singer Louise has announced that she will be releasing a Greatest Hits album on Friday 2 June via Tag 8/ BMG. The album celebrates 30 years of Louise releasing…
Seal: Seal Deluxe Edition Boxset review
The latest deluxe boxset from Seal is a timely reminder that he remains one of Britain’s premier league pop stars and that producer Trevor Horn is a right raver when…
Album Spotlight – Nik Kershaw: The Works
He was the UK’s most successful solo artist during 1984 and 1985, but by 1989 Nik Kershaw’s star was on the wane. So how did he rally to produce The…
Everything But The Girl share new song Nothing Left To Lose
Everything But The Girl have unveiled their first new song in over 20 years, Nothing Left To Lose. Formed in 1982, The duo, consisting of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn,…
Popscene – baggy
We travel back to 1990 and the moment when dance met indie… What is it? Before baggy, indie and dance were mutually exclusive genres. In the late 80s, few that…
Classic Album: INXS – Kick
On their sixth album, the Aussies laid their ambitions bare, tapping into the zeitgeist and transforming into global megastars – though the iconic funk-rock hybrid was almost scrapped by their…
The second coming of Betty Boo
In late 2022, 30 years after her last LP, Betty Boo returned with an album of bangers as gloriously floor-filling as anything in her hip-hop heyday, She talked to Classic Pop…