Hollywood is littered with pop stars who have turned their hand to acting, but one thing that’s rare in tinseltown is for a pop star to have a go at…
The Pod Squad: Track By Track
We talk to presenters Dan Bull & Will Warren… What’s your podcast about? Each week we take a brilliant pop album and talk about it, yep, track by track. We…
Shakespears Sister: History In The Making
They were the idiosyncratic duo that threw glam rock, goth, B-movie kitsch, electro and art-pop into the blender to form an intoxicating stew. Now, as Shakespears Sister get the deluxe…
Japan set to reissue classic Quiet Life album
Japan’s classic album Quiet Life is to be reissued as special Deluxe, CD, LP and Digital formats on 5 March. Quiet Life, released in December 1979, was the third, final…
Interview: Sigue Sigue Sputnik
In 1986, few bands were as controversial and confrontational as Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Now as their debut album Flaunt It gets an expansive 4CD reissue, Steve O’Brien speaks to its…
Forget Me Nots: ABC – How To Be A …Zillionaire!
ABC went through more personnel changes in the early 80s than their new wave counterparts did bottles of hairspray. But the lineup that fronted third album How To Be A…
Classic Pop Q&A: Roland Gift
Fine Young Cannibals released just two albums in their short life, both of which have just received a long overdue reissue. Steve O’Brien talks to the band’s frontman. Fine Young…
One-hit Wonder: Hi-Gloss: You’ll Never Know
One of the more enigmatic acts to make a singular fleeting appearance on the UK singles chart, Hi-Gloss followed a growing hit-making recipe which consisted of putting a name to…
Classic Pop issue 67 is on sale now!
In the latest Classic Pop, we meet Cyndi Lauper for a freewheeling exclusive interview that takes in everything from the icon’s classic 80s albums to her latterday dance music reinvention,…
New Order unveil three new remixes for recent single Be A Rebel
New Order have shared three brand new remixes of their latest single, Be A Rebel. Released in October, Be A Rebel was New Order’s first new music since 2017’s comeback…