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Classic Pop
Available from WH Smith, Tesco, independent newsagents, McColls and Eason, this month our cover star is the mighty Rick Astley. We have an exclusive in-depth chat with the singer as…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Daphne & Celeste interview
They may have had short-lived chart success, but American duo Daphne & Celeste certainly left a mark on the world of pop. Exactly what kind of mark. With hits like Ooh…
Keep The Faith: Chvrches interview
Scottish indie chart-botherers Chvrches relocated to the U.S. to make album number three, Love Is Dead, and came up trumps with one of the year’s most righteous records. The trio talk to Classic…
Sing and dance your heart out at Paddington’s tribute band festival!
Paddington Covers is back this July with a fabulous line-up of classic pop tribute acts. This year, playing for the first time in Paddington’s Norfolk Square Gardens, we have tributes…
Lost & Found: Midge Ure – The Gift
A brilliant chorus and a newly- acquired global reputation as a humanitarian meant that Midge Ure couldn’t possibly fail with his signature single, If I Was, in the summer of…
One Hit Wonders: Black Slate – Amigo
Black Slate established a huge reputation as a backing band for the most highly-rated reggae singers of the 70s, so there was ample goodwill when they went into the studio…
Lost & Found: Hot Chocolate – Love Shot
Hot Chocolate were a classic example of the music snob’s contempt for an act that was far from cool but massively popular. Love Shot, the band’s eighth studio album, was…
The Godmothers of Pop: Alison Limerick
Born in East London, Alison Limerick attended the London Contemporary School of Dance and sang backing vocals for The Style Council before finding fame with Where Love Lives, a song…
Garbage – Version 2.0 deluxe edition out now!
Garbage announce the release of the 20th-anniversary reissue of their iconic 1998 album Version 2.0 Garbage are delighted to announce the release of the 20th-anniversary edition of their legendary second…
Pop Art: Jean-Paul Goude
Jean-Paul Goude is a creative tour de force whose prodigious output transcends multiple creative disciplines. From advertising and art to film and fashion, the aesthetic he established with Grace Jones…