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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…
The Godfathers of Pop – Pat Kane interview
Pat Kane formed the jazz-infused Hue And Cry with his brother Greg in the mid-80s. Hailing from Coatbridge, near Glasgow, the duo scored their biggest hit in 1987 when Labour…
The Godfathers of Pop – Mick Jones interview
British guitar-slinger Mick Jones cut his musical teeth in the band of Johnny Hallyday, the ‘French Elvis’, in the 60s. Returning to England, he joined Spooky Tooth before winding up…
The Godfathers Of Pop – Mike Edwards Interview
There was a time when electronic dance music and indie guitar rock lived in separate worlds. Jesus Jones helped to change all that when they spearheaded the alternative dance scene…
Q&A with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie
Classic Pop catches up with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie You call your music ‘northern dark pop’. Tell us more about that… Pop is such a wide and expensive…
The Pet Shop Boys celebrate 30 years of hit album actually
On the 30th anniversary of its release, we discover how the Pet Shop Boys’ second album was informed by Thatcherism, a 60s singer living in a motel, Catholicism and ZZ…
The Godmothers of Pop – Chaka Khan interview
Chicago-born Yvette Marie Stevens joined funk group Rufus in the early-70s, changed her name and inspired Stevie Wonder to write a song for her. Five decades later Chaka Khan’s imperious…
We Heard A Rumour… – Bananarama Interview
We heard a rumour…turns out it’s true! Bananarama are back in their original incarnation after 30 years apart. How did that happen? Classic Pop finds out… Welcome back from suspended…
Always A Player – Wendy James Interview
Even when she was fronting Transvision Vamp, Wendy James was the star of her own movie, but these days she handpicks her leading men… Once upon a perve, it was…
Viva La Vega – Suzanne Vega Interview
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega meets Dave Steinfeld in the Big Apple to look back on her acclaimed career and explain how she’s regained some control over her back catalogue… Considering that…