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After the fanfare of the reissue of two CD and four vinyl Kate Bush Remastered boxsets last November, as well as separate remastered versions of every album, Kate Bush now…
Reissue review: New Order – Movement (Definitive Edition)
It’s oddly moving to see a slick, ‘definitive’ version of an album that was so raw, so ragged and unready. When Movement was released in November 1981 it was greeted…
80s post-punk band Maximum Joy return with new music
Seminal 80s post-punk band Maximum Joy return with new music after a rebrand… Meet MXMJoY. Birthed from the seminal 1980s post-punk band Maximum Joy, MXMJoY is the dramatic reimagining by…
Issue 48 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 48 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Forever Free: Toyah interview
Bringing the punk aesthetic into 80s pop music with her radical sense of style and kinetic personality, Toyah chalked up a succession of memorable hit singles. Four decades on, she’s…
The French New Wave: Carpenter Brut interview
At the forefront of the synthwave movement, Carpenter Brut mines 80s influences and concept albums. “I’m not trying to reinvent anything,” he insists. “I just want to make the music…
Issue 42 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WHSmith, Tesco, independent newsagents, Tesco Ireland and Easons, in Issue 42 of Classic Pop magazine we catch up with Johnny Marr to hear about the former Smiths and…
Issue 41 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WHSmith, Tesco, independent newsagents, Tesco Ireland and Easons, in Issue 41 of Classic Pop magazine we have an exclusive chat with Tony Hadley as the former Spandau Ballet…
Issue 40 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WH Smith, Tesco, independent newsagents, Asda and Easons, in Issue 40 of Classic Pop we celebrate 30 years of Kylie Minogue with the ultimate celebration of the Princess…
Tears For Fears postpone UK and Ireland tour on health grounds
Tears for Fears have been forced to postpone their forthcoming sold out UK & Ireland arena tour due to unforeseen health concerns and on doctor’s orders. The tour, due to start on…