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Steve O'Brien
Steve O’Brien is a writer who specialises in music, film and TV. He has written for magazines and websites such as SFX, The Guardian, Radio Times, Esquire, The New Statesman, Digital Spy, Empire, Yours Retro, The New Statesman and MusicRadar. He’s written books about Doctor Who and Buffy The Vampire Slayer and has even featured on a BBC4 documentary about Bergerac. Apart from his work on Classic Pop, he also edits CP’s sister magazine, Vintage Rock Presents.
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Twenty years on from her solo debut, Shaznay Lewis is back with belated sophomore album Pages. We spoke to her about going it alone and whether All Saints really are…
Gabrielle – A Place In Your Heart interview
It’s been 31 years since the record-breaking Dreams hit big, now with her many-flavoured new album A Place In Your Heart, Gabrielle is back… If there’s any barometer of Gabrielle’s…
Popscene: New Jack Swing
Classic Pop takes a look at new jack swing – the urban sound that fused funk and soul with hip-hop and jazz to revolutionise American R&B. Few genres epitomise early-90s…
Popscene: Ambient Music
Classic Pop celebrates Ambient music: the mood-enhancing sounds that soothe our fevered brows… What is it? Some might say that ambient has little right being in a pop magazine. Pop,…
Dee C Lee – Just Something interview
A one-time member of Wham! and The Style Council, as well as a solo artist, Dee C Lee had one of the most soulful voices in 80s pop. In 2024,…
50 years of Squeeze – Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook interview
Squeeze celebrate 50 years with a live tour and not one, but two new albums Here we meet songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook to hear about life in one…
Black Grape – Orange Head interview
Black Grape’s Shaun Ryder and Kermit return with new album Shaun Ryder made the ultimate comeback in the mid-90s with Black Grape. Now 30 years on from their formation, Shaun…
Tom Bailey reflects on the Thompson Twins’ Into The Gap
The Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey looks back at the band’s fourth studio album Into The Gap The Thompson Twins released their fourth long-player, Into The Gap, in February 1984. Here,…
Nik Kershaw interview – The Riddle
Nik Kershaw – The Riddle Nik Kershaw started 1984 with one album – Human Racing – and finished it with another – The Riddle. Here, he talks about the pressures…
Album Insight: Kylie Minogue – Golden
We’d had IndieKylie, SexKylie, CuteKylie and DanceKylie… Well, in 2018 it was the turn of CountryKylie, as the Princess of Pop embraced the sounds of Nashville – and soundtracked a…