The movies of John Hughes featured some of the hippest artists of the 80s. As a boxset is released featuring tracks from many of his big screen classics, we meet…
My Pop Life – Sanjeev Bhaskar
The Unforgotten and Goodness Gracious Me star Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals his music obsessions… Tell us how you first got into music… I was steeped in Elvis and The Beatles from…
The Lowdown – Gary Numan
We take a look back on the career of electronic pop transformer Gary Numan, who emerged from the rubble of punk to become the humanoid voice of a dystopian future,…
The Producers – John Leckie
Star producer John Leckie talks to Andy Jones about working on some of the most important albums of the last four decades There are ‘in-demand’ record producers out there, but…
The story of Rough Trade
As one of the most influential indie labels of all time, Rough Trade helped shape the musical landscape with iconic 80s acts including The Smiths and Scritti Politti up to…
Interview: Belinda Carlisle remembers Heaven On Earth
From the groundbreaking Go-Go’s to a globally successful solo career, Belinda Carlisle has lived life in the fast lane and overcome substance abuse with meditation, mantras and yoga. In 2017,…
Making Michael Jackson’s Bad
Five years after Thriller took the world by storm, Michael Jackson was back from breaking records to making them. However, following up his best-selling album came with an enormous amount…
The story of disco
Classic Pop looks back at the rise, fall and rebirth of a magical era in popular culture – disco music… By Douglas McPherson During the summer of 1979 disco dominated…
9 of the best vinyl and CD boxsets for Christmas 2022
2022 has seen some fantastic boxset releases and remasters from an array of Classic Pop regulars, including The Cure, Blondie, Depeche Mode, and The Human League. We’ve put together some…
Pop Art – John Warwicker
John Warwicker grew up steeped in music history, so it’s no surprise that his designs would eventually grace the sleeves of artists as diverse as Lloyd Cole, Janet Jackson, The…