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Artist Features & Interviews
In this Transvision Vamp: Wendy James interview, the singer tells Oliver Hurley how her new double album is inspired by The Stooges, The Shangri-Las and, er, Steve Martin… Wendy James…
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…
Pet Shop Boys: Closer To Heaven and MUSIK
Twenty years after their first venture into musical theatre with Closer To Heaven, Pet Shop Boys reunite with playwright Jonathan Harvey and actress Frances Barber for MUSIK at the Edinburgh…
Q+A: Nick Lowe
Pop’s premier silver fox talks to Helen Jerome about being a reluctant producer and collaborating with Los Straitjackets… Nick Lowe turned 70 this year and remains one of the best-connected…
Adam Ant Interview: ‘You need the time away from the spotlight as well as the time when you’re involved with it.’
Having toured his hits for a couple of years, Adam Ant is now ready to revisit one of his most challenging albums. Friend Or Foe marked the end of The Ants and…
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…
Bananarama Interview: Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop
Normal service has been resumed. After their one-time only reunion tour with Siobhan Fahey, Bananarama are back with their first studio album in 10 years. Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward…
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…
Bonnie Tyler Interview: Star Power
Bonnie Tyler is about to celebrate 50 years in the business with a brand new album Between The Earth And The Stars that boasts the talents of three knights of…