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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…
A Lexicon Of Life – Martin Fry Interview
More than 40 years since becoming a star, Martin Fry tells his life story in A Lexicon Of Life. Alongside his battles with cancer and alcoholism, Martin reveals to Classic…
Simple Minds share new single Your Name In Lights
Simple Minds share new single, Your Name In Lights, lifted from the soundtrack to the documentary, Everything Is Possible. Released to celebrate the BBC premiere of the acclaimed Simple Minds…
Classic Album: Talk Talk – It’s My Life
Initially ignored in the UK, Talk Talk’s second album, It’s My Life, marked the first signs of a shifting trajectory. But it stands up on its own merits as a…
ABC announce The Lexicon Of Love Orchestral tour 2025
ABC have revealed details of their Lexicon Of Love Orchestral tour 2025, which sees them perform their timeless debut album in its entirety alongside all the group’s hits across the…
Steve Norman and Carol Decker record Christmas classic
Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman and Carol Decker of T’Pau have come together to record a version of the seasonal favourite White Christmas. Steve, co-founder of Spandau Ballet, said: “I was…
Dead Or Alive’s Youthquake reissued as 4CD deluxe boxset
The 40th anniversary of Dead Or Alive’s Youthquake album is to be celebrated with an expansive 4CD deluxe boxset reissue. Set for release on 21 February 2025, this special edition…
One-Hit Wonders – Best Of The 80s
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – intense, but alas, all-too-brief. Here’s Classic Pop’s rundown of the greatest one-shots ever to earworm their way into the charts and the…