Look up “jangly” in the modern dictionary of pop idioms and you’re likely to see The Darling Buds. There was something inveterately cheerful about the Newport quartet – irrespective of…
Superfan: Sade – Adriano Cristino
Devoted fans show us their collections and pop memorabilia. In this edition of Superfan, Adriano Cristino from Torino, Italy shows us his Sade stash… Q When did you first become a…
The Godfathers of Pop: Andy Mackay interview
Douglas McPherson chats to Roxy Music’s Andy Mackay The don of rock saxophonists with Roxy Music, Andy Mackay’s latest project is a world away from For Your Pleasure. Inspired by…
Classic Pop Presents Synth-Pop is now on sale!
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Issue 49 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue here. Available from…
Review: Massive Attack – Mezzanine
There was a period just before the turn of the millennium when every soirée you attended appeared to be soundtracked by Mezzanine. To be described as dinner-party music is customarily…
Review: Stats – Other People’s Lives
“I am an animal,” Ed Seed declares at the outset of this London six-piece’s debut, but that can’t be true. Stats are too disciplined to be animalistic, though they’d definitely…
Review: Kate Bush – Remastered On Vinyl And CD
A series of new remasters charts the incredible back catalogue of one of pop’s most beloved auteurs, Kate Bush. At a music-awards show a few years ago, a lubricated John…
Classic Album: Colour By Numbers – Culture Club
They were one of the most colourful acts of the decade, yet the vibrancy and melodies of Culture Club’s second opus belied the heartache and tensions that inspired it –…
Review: Bryan Ferry And His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet
“We just make music for ourselves, and if anyone else likes it, it’s a bonus.” This sentiment was once the self-righteous domain of indie purists everywhere, but it appears it’s…