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Interviews
Justin Currie formed Del Amitri while still at school in Glasgow. The band signed to Chrysalis and released their eponymous debut album in 1985 but it was not until a…
The Godfathers of Pop – Pat Kane interview
Pat Kane formed the jazz-infused Hue And Cry with his brother Greg in the mid-80s. Hailing from Coatbridge, near Glasgow, the duo scored their biggest hit in 1987 when Labour…
Q&A with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie
Classic Pop catches up with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie You call your music ‘northern dark pop’. Tell us more about that… Pop is such a wide and expensive…
The Godfathers of Pop – Chris Difford interview
Squeeze have always been among the most literate of bands. Their biggest hits, the kitchen sink drama Up The Junction and the country-style Labelled With Love, are like three-minute novels…
The Godmothers of Pop – Chaka Khan interview
Chicago-born Yvette Marie Stevens joined funk group Rufus in the early-70s, changed her name and inspired Stevie Wonder to write a song for her. Five decades later Chaka Khan’s imperious…
We Heard A Rumour… – Bananarama Interview
We heard a rumour…turns out it’s true! Bananarama are back in their original incarnation after 30 years apart. How did that happen? Classic Pop finds out… Welcome back from suspended…
Always A Player – Wendy James Interview
Even when she was fronting Transvision Vamp, Wendy James was the star of her own movie, but these days she handpicks her leading men… Once upon a perve, it was…
Godfathers of Pop – Adamski interview
From the mega club anthem that was Killer, to the fall of the Berlin Wall being soundtracked by his Nina Hagen collaboration, Adamski is an acid-house pioneer. From classic cuts…
Godfathers of Pop – Mark White interview
Mark White has recently stepped back into the limelight in his guise as part of Vice Versa, the band he co-founded in 1977 and who are today, alongside Clock DVA,…
Godmothers of Pop – Annabella Lwin interview
To many, Annabella Lwin – the face and voice behind Bow Wow Wow hits like I Want Candy and Go Wild In The Country – was the first wild child…