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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…
Review: Tears For Fears – Songs For A Nervous Planet
Review: Tears For Fears – Songs For A Nervous Planet (Concord) ★★★★☆ As if Curt and Roland’s first ever official full live album isn’t enough, there’s an additional bonus EP…
Review: Kylie Minogue – Tension II (BMG)
Review: Kylie Minogue – Tension II (BMG) ★★★★☆ Sequel albums are rare, yet Kylie justifies her decision to return to the studio with Tension II – an intense nine-song blast…
Review: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
Review: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World (Polydor/Fiction) ★★★★★ Some albums need more time to surface. Now, after 16 years, The Cure are back to break your heart…
Classic Pop issue 91 is on sale now!
In the new issue of Classic Pop, as a 40th anniversary version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? is released, we meet the latest incarnation’s producer Trevor Horn…
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…
Classic Pop Reader Survey 2025
Complete our Reader Survey 2025 and be in with a chance of winning a huge prize bundle Let us know what you think about Classic Pop to be in with a…
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…
Robbie Williams releases re-recorded version of Angels
Robbie Williams has released a re-recorded version of Angels, which is featured on the soundtrack of his musical biopic Better Man. Written by Robbie and collaborator Guy Chambers, Angels originally…
Album Insight: Pet Shop Boys – Elysium
One of the most controversial albums in the Pet Shop Boys catalogue, Elysium was the peak of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe trying an LP that wasn’t solely about the…