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Gary Numan
From the affordable, through to the eye-wateringly expensive and the virtually unattainable, we present our Top 20 Rare & Collectable records… Words by Barry Page While streaming may have had…
Gary Numan: Listen To My Voice book review
Author: Richard Cosgrove Publisher: New Haven Publishing For someone whose career was estimated to last just six months by his critics, Gary Numan has done remarkably well to sustain success…
Classic Album: Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan goes solo and pre-empts the sound of the next decade with a No.1 record that remains a compelling document of its time and continues to inspire great pop…
Things that dreams are made of: The birth of synth-pop
Kraftwerk may have gotten there first, but it was the British groups of the late 70s and early 80s who picked up the electronic baton and ran with it. The…
Stand by your fan – pop stars and their followers
We profile Superfans in every issue of Classic Pop. But what exactly makes them tick? We go behind the phenomenon and meet those whose lives have been altered by their…
Interview With Gary Numan: Emergency On Planet Earth
In our interview with Gary Numan, the synth-pop visionary tells Classic Pop of writing about global catastrophe during a pandemic, the struggles to sustain his career rebirth and the truth…
Gary Numan Superfan – Frank Hentschke
When did you become a Superfan of Gary Numan and why do you like him? I became a superfan in around 1993 when Gary was on a creative low. I…
Gary Numan Interview: ‘It’d be arrogant not to do the nostalgia thing once in a while’
It’s been 40 years since Gary Numan dissolved Tubeway Army and immediately had solo success with Cars. It’s just as significant that it’s 25 years since the electronic music innovator rescued his…
Issue 58 of Classic Pop is on sale now
In the latest issue, we have an exclusive interview with synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark as they celebrate 40 years of marrying art with pop. Elsewhere, we welcome…
Issue 56 of Classic Pop magazine is on sale now!
In Issue 56 of Classic Pop magazine we have a world exclusive with Duran Duran who tell us about their new studio album and recent historic show for NASA to…