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Artist Features & Interviews
One of the most well-connected men in the music industry, Gary Crowley raids his photo archive to look back on some of his personal highlights from the 80s… by Steve…
Interview: Men At Work
Fronted by a Scottish native who relocated Down Under in his teens, Men At Work glimpsed greatness before it all became a bit Spinal Tap. Frontman Colin Hay trawls through…
Andy Wright Interview: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Andy Wright started his career as a synth and drum machine programmer in the 80s, and is now both Simply Red and Simple Minds’ regular producer. There was simply only…
Godfathers of Pop: Marian Gold
Alphaville remain best known in the UK for their debut single Big In Japan, in 1984. But although it was their only real success in Britain, the German synth-pop trio…
Godfathers of Pop: Paul Webb AKA Rustin Man
The founding bassist of Talk Talk, Paul Webb formed experimental duo .O.rang with Talk Talk’s drummer Lee Harris after the band broke up in 1991, later making cult classic Out…
Toyah Interview: ‘I’m not boasting, but I’m an athlete on stage’
After more than 40 years in the music business, Toyah Willcox is as creatively hungry as she was in her teens. Classic Pop chats to the high priestess of punk…
A Flock of Seagulls Interview: Mike Score talks
In this Flock Of Seagulls interview from 2019, singer Mike Score tells Classic Pop why it was the right time that the band reformed… To this day, “A Flock Of…
Godfathers of Pop: Guy Chambers
From Marc Almond to Robbie Williams via The Lemon Trees, Guy Chambers has quietly masterminded countless Classic Pop moments over the past 30 years. Now the celebrated songwriter is about…
Godfathers of Pop: Andy Bell
Andy Bell’s fifth solo album sees the Erasure singer once again stepping out from radio-friendly synth-pop into the darker territory of his alter-ego Torsten, a semi-immortal polysexual destined to love…
Bryan Adams Interview: ‘I don’t believe in endings at all. I just prefer to keep going’
In 2019, on the eve of his 60th birthday, Bryan Adams sat down with Classic Pop to talk about about his 40 years in the music business… Ever since his…