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Back with their first studio album of new material in almost two decades, could this be the last waltz for Huey Lewis And The News? Their frontman sits down with…
Classic Album: Vienna – Ultravox
John Foxx was out, Midge Ure was in, breathing new life into the self-confessed ‘broken band’. European both in its title and Influences, Ultravox’s changing of the guard resulted in…
Deacon Blue Interview: ‘Everyone’s allowed to despair now and again. But I’m a great believer in human beings’
Riding a creative and popular resurgence, Deacon Blue have kicked off the new decade with perhaps the finest distillation of their hopeful musical message since Raintown. “I’m a great believer in human…
Classic Pop’s top 10 Prince songs
It was no easy task, but we’ve compiled our ten favourite Prince tracks for your listening pleasure. Find out which songs made the cut below, or listen to the full playlist…
Top 20 Posthumous Releases
If you’re a mega-successful musician, being dead isn’t enough to stop you having hits… Death isn’t automatically a barrier to a musician’s career longevity. Tupac has famously released more albums…
Top Twenty Covers Of Classic 80s Songs
Classic Pop serves up a very personal choice of our favourite covers of 80s classics – some faithful, some radical reinventions… It’s a testament to the skyscraping songwriting achievements of the…
Bomb The Bass Interview: ‘All of a sudden I was in the job that I’d always dreamed about doing’
Tim Simenon, AKA Bomb The Bass, created one of the most important dance singles of the late 80s. Before he knew it, the young London DJ had become an accidental…
Ben Watt Interview: ‘I just went into a bad space for a while’
Grief and anger left Ben Watt stuck in a dark place – but now he’s emerged into the light with a reflective, deeply personal new album. Here, he talks life,…
Classic Album: Raising Hell – Run-DMC
Run-DMC’S Raising Hell was meant to take hip-hop “back to the streets”, yet became a massive crossover that united b-boys and rock and pop fans alike. It remains one of…
The Police Interview: ‘Being in The Police was like wearing a Prada suit made out of barbed wire’
Making Liam and Noel Gallagher look like The Chuckle Brothers, The Police were pop’s most famous brawlers, somehow making five iconic albums despite the hatred. They still loathed each other…