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Renaissance man Will Young touches down once again on planet pop with a brand new studio album helmed by Richard X and a fresh anxiety-free approach… Two years ago Will…
Q+A: Blitz Vega
John Earls talks egos, celebrity mates and Smiths reissues with Andy Rourke and former Happy Mondays guitarist Kav… One of the ultimate Manchester hook-ups, Blitz Vega unites The Smiths’ former…
Shaun Ryder interview: “I was the class clown”
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? In this Shaun Ryder interview the Happy Mondays frontman tells Classic Pop about…
My Life In Vinyl: Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn, the legendary producer and erstwhile Buggle, casts a chronological eye back over the albums that made an indelible mark on his glittering career… If anyone could be said…
Shakespears Sister Interview: ‘All I wanted to do was have that conversation that had not been had for 26 years’
Returning after 26 years, the reunion of Shakespears Sister is impossible not to cheer: the story of how Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit became bitter enemies by accident and were…
Interview: Men At Work
Fronted by a Scottish native who relocated Down Under in his teens, Men At Work glimpsed greatness before it all became a bit Spinal Tap. Frontman Colin Hay trawls through…
Andy Wright Interview: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Andy Wright started his career as a synth and drum machine programmer in the 80s, and is now both Simply Red and Simple Minds’ regular producer. There was simply only…
A Flock of Seagulls Interview: Mike Score talks
In this Flock Of Seagulls interview from 2019, singer Mike Score tells Classic Pop why it was the right time that the band reformed… To this day, “A Flock Of…
Bryan Adams Interview: ‘I don’t believe in endings at all. I just prefer to keep going’
In 2019, on the eve of his 60th birthday, Bryan Adams sat down with Classic Pop to talk about about his 40 years in the music business… Ever since his…
Howard Jones Interview: The Transformed Man
Howard Jones is returning to his roots with his new synth-pop album Transform, and with it, he’s produced some of his most memorable tunes in years. With a UK and…