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Making Annie Lennox’s Diva
Classic Pop takes a deep dive into Annie Lennox’s multi-award-winning solo debut, Diva, the 90s album that reaffirmed her status as a soul-pop diva, proving she needed nobody to prop…
Issue 77 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
The iconic Debbie Harry leads the way in our latest issue as she joins bandmates Chris Stein and Clem Burke to reveal all about Blondie’s much-anticipated imperial phase boxset, Against…
Q+A: a-ha: The Movie director Thomas Robsahm
Classic Pop chats to the director of the critically-acclaimed new longform documentary, a-ha: The Movie… By Barry Page The son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Margarete Robsahm, Thomas Robsahm, has…
Popscene – Sophisti-pop
We grab our finest threads for the slickest of musical flavours… What is it? Like glam before it, it’s difficult to separate sophisti-pop from the clothes it’s sung in.…
Betty Boo announces October live show
Betty Boo has announced a headline show at London’s Lafayette in King’s Cross. The gig is in support of her brand new album, Boomerang, which arrives on 14 October. Tickets…
Donna Summer album to be reissued on 40th anniversary
Donna Summer’s classic self-titled album from 1982 is to receive a 40th anniversary reissue. Produced by the great Quincy Jones, Donna Summer features a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of the music…
Making R.E.M.’s Out Of Time
We celebrate the album that transformed R.E.M. from arguably the world’s biggest cult band into bona fide crossover superstars, Out Of Time… By Rob Jovanovic In 1991, the chart landscape…
The Lowdown – Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross was an in-demand backing singer who went on to sell more than 35 million records worldwide and win eight Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Vocal Performance four times.…
Making Peter Gabriel’s So
Trading the eccentric for the eclectic, with So, Peter Gabriel’s multicultural musicality took its cues from across the globe, the album’s universal inclusivity transformed its creator into a star on…
The Lowdown – Squeeze
South Londoners Squeeze were chart regulars from the late 70s to the late 90s, with songwriters-in-chief Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook labelled “the new Lennon and McCartney”. Apparently, their ex-keyboardist…