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80s
As she released her landmark 10th album, The Shape Of History, Wendy James reflected on her journey from Transvision Vamp to a songwriter with some hard-won wisdom to share. “I’ve…
Luther Vandross documentary screened in UK cinemas
A new Luther Vandross documentary film, Luther: Never Too Much, is to be screened in UK cinemas for one night only. The feature, from award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of…
Top 20 Duran Duran Collaborations
We countdown the Top 20 Duran Duran Collaborations across their 40-plus years in the business… Duran Duran have always been receptive towards outside input, aligning themselves with the best and…
Album By Album – Madness
Camden Town’s finest, Madness, helped define the early 80s with their distinctly nutty take on the 2-Tone sound before expanding their musical vision with aplomb for a triumphant second wind…
Becoming Madonna, a new feature documentary, comes to Sky TV
Becoming Madonna, a brand new original feature documentary from Sky Documentaries, charts the star’s rise to pop superstardom. It is an immersive, archive driven film built around a cache of…
Into The Gap – Thompson Twins interview
In our exclusive Thompson Twins interview, Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway share their story together after nearly 40 years… Pioneers who were a riot of colour and mischief,…
The Human League Interview
When Classic Pop met for its Human League interview in autumn 2024, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley offered a remarkably candid insight into their usually private world… It’s…
Wham! land Christmas No.1 2024 with festive favourite
Wham!’s Last Christmas is the Christmas No.1 2024, making it the only song in UK history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years. Around the world, Last Christmas…
Review: Thompson Twins – Into The Gap 40th Anniversary Reissue
Review: Thompson Twins – Into The Gap 40th Anniversary Reissue (BMG) ★★★★☆ For its 40th birthday, Thompson Twins’ biggest commercial moment receives a thorough 3CD set filling in all the…
1984 – The Year Pop Came Out
As pop and politics clashed to fight for sexual liberation and queer visibility, some distinctive and brave new voices emerged as the loudest, whatever the repercussions… here we look at…