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Interviews
Kim Wilde has rarely taken a conventional approach to the business of being a pop star. But now, a mere 38 years after her chart debut, she’s finally ready to…
Godfathers of Pop: Bernard Sumner Interview
The New Order frontman Bernard Sumner talks electronic, dentists and lifetime achievement songwriting awards with Rudy Bolly… Perhaps one of pop’s most reluctant stars, Bernard Sumner has been behind some…
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: Friend Or Foe
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…
Interview: Shaun Ryder
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? As Faber publishes a collection of his lyrics, Shaun Ryder tells Classic Pop…
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…
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…
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…