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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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Pink Floyd have released their first new music in 28 years to aid the relief effort in Ukraine. The brand new track, Hey, Hey, Rise Up, features the vocals of…
My Pop Life – Craig Parkinson
The Line Of Duty actor and Two Shot Podcast host talks us through his music obsessions… What got you into music in the first place? Because I was so obsessed…
This Month In Pop – March 1986
Depeche Mode release their fifth album, Prince releases his eighth and Pet Shop Boys drop their first, all in March 1986… 9 March After agreeing to collaborate with Run-DMC on…
The Stone Roses – the story of Spike Island
In 1990 The Stone Roses seemed on the verge of global domination when they staged their now-legendary Spike Island gig. But what’s the truth behind this most mythical of all-dayers?…
Pop Quiz! Test your Classic Pop knowledge!
Okay, it’s time for you to test your classic pop knowledge with our fiendish pop quiz. Answers are at the bottom of the page. Good luck! 1. Who replaced Holly…
Inside The Jam: The Gift
They’d been a fixture on the musical landscape for half a decade, but with the help of one of the singles of the year, the sixth album by The Jam,…
Erasure cancel Neon Show tour
Erasure have announced that they have cancelled all future shows on their Neon Show tour. The news comes via an email from the pair’s Erasureinfo website. “We are very sorry…
Top 20 80s cover versions
Cover versions are sometimes bad, sometimes great. Here’s Classic Pop’s rundown of the very best cover versions of some of the 80s’ very best songs. It’s a testament to the…
Watch the video for Betty Boo’s new single Get Me To The Weekend
Betty Boo has shared the video to her first solo single in nearly 30 years, Get Me To The Weekend. The video follows the premiere of the song on Rylan’s Radio…
Boo’s That Lady: Betty Boo Interview
In this Betty Boo interview from 2019, the woman born Alison Clarkson tells Classic Pop about her beginnings with US rap royalty, being taken under Madonna’s wing and the real…