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Trickster is releasing his amped up and swinging mash-up blend of Christmas classics ‘Silent Night’ vs ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ on 17 November 2023. Somehow blending nostalgia and…
Rachael Sage shares video for Howard Jones collaboration I Made A Case
SPONSORED POST Singer-songwriter Rachael Sage has released a new music video for her song I Made A Case, featuring 80s synth-pop legend Howard Jones. The song is a poignant tale of…
(CLOSED) Win a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1988 in all three formats!
Enter your details below to be in with a chance of winning a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1988 in each format! NOW – Yearbook 1988 celebrates an eclectic year in Pop with…
Kate Bush announces new physical reissues of her album back catalogue
Kate Bush has announced the release of her album back catalogue in all-new physical formats, featuring the 2018 remastered audio versions. These new formats include two radically different presentations of…
Classic Pop issue 81 is on sale now!
In the latest issue, ahead of the Pet Shop Boys’ stunning singles boxset SMASH, we have a world exclusive career-spanning interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe that sees them…
Classic Pop’s John Earls wins top industry award
Classic Pop’s John Earls has won a coveted industry award for his work on the magazine. John was named as the winner in the Best Writer – Specialist category at…
Making Electronic by Electronic
With Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner shook off the shackles of being at the forefront of two of the most significant bands of the 80s and aimed straight for…
With Strings Attached: Sophie Ellis-Bextor interview
In this Sophie Ellis-Bextor interview from 2018, the ‘Queen of the Kitchen Disco’ reflects on more than two decades of pop stardom… “I didn’t just say: ‘OK, which are the…
Blondie & Debbie Harry: the complete guide
With Debbie Harry at the helm, Blondie had a grit, glamour and sophisticated pop sensibility that was lacking in most of their contemporaries. For a few years, as the 70s…
The Smiths – the complete guide
Pop in the 1980s was rocked to its foundations with the arrival of The Smiths in 1983. With their blend of Morrissey’s misery and Johnny Marr’s melodies, they became…