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Reviewed: Blondie – Against The Odds: 1974 -1982
Blondie’s long-delayed boxset is well worth the wait (and the weight), reaching beyond the golden hits to show how inventive the New Yorkers really were Buy Blondie – Against The…
Some kind of wonderful – the music of John Hughes
The movies of John Hughes featured some of the hippest artists of the 80s. As a boxset is released featuring tracks from many of his big screen classics, we meet…
The Lowdown – Gary Numan
We take a look back on the career of electronic pop transformer Gary Numan, who emerged from the rubble of punk to become the humanoid voice of a dystopian future,…
Issue 79 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop, we meet Seal for a world exclusive interview as he takes us inside his ‘Crazy’ years and lifelong bond with producer Trevor Horn.…
Terry Hall of The Specials dies aged 63
Tributes have been paid to The Specials and former Fun Boy Three frontman, Terry Hall, who has died aged 63. The news was confirmed shortly before 11pm on 19 December.…
Review: Too-Rye-Ay: As It Should Have Sounded
Too-Rye-Ay is now finally living up to Kevin Rowland’s vision, with extras showing the battle to get it right, here’s our review… Buy Too-Rye-Ay: As it should have sounded CD boxset…
The Producers – John Leckie
Star producer John Leckie talks to Andy Jones about working on some of the most important albums of the last four decades There are ‘in-demand’ record producers out there, but…
The story of Rough Trade
As one of the most influential indie labels of all time, Rough Trade helped shape the musical landscape with iconic 80s acts including The Smiths and Scritti Politti up to…
Legendary Birmingham nightclub The Rum Runner gets Blue Plaque
On 16 December the Birmingham Civic Society will be unveiling a Blue Plaque on the site of the legendary Rum Runner Club in Birmingham. The former Broad Street nightclub was…
Making Michael Jackson’s Bad
Five years after Thriller took the world by storm, Michael Jackson was back from breaking records to making them. However, following up his best-selling album came with an enormous amount…