No longer a nostalgia band, Madness have spent the past two decades assembling “new universes” of music to showcase their impeccable knack of knowing what makes people tick. In 2016,…
The story of Creation Records
Classic Pop recalls the history of Creation Records, the label that dominated the indie-pop landscape in the 1980s and 90s… By Paul Lester The 80s and 90s were a golden…
Popscene – acid house
The tabloids are in a lather about acid house, but it’s just great dance music at the end of the day… What is it? Though it was a movement that…
Tiffany interview: “I’m singing the best I’ve ever sung”
Ex-teen icon Tiffany tells all about her divorce-inspired new studio album Shadows and her love of trashy sci-fi flicks… By Will Simpson “Children be-haaave”. That’s what often first comes to…
Marilyn interview: “People want me back. That’s amazing”
For a singer who only released one album, Marilyn has made an indelible mark on pop culture. In 2016 he returned a new single, Love Or Money, produced with his…
Wendy James interview: “I put my gold records out with the trash”
Wendy James was the iconic frontwoman of 80s indie-popsters Transvision Vamp, and in 2016 released her third solo album, The Price Of The Ticket. That year, she spoke to Jenny…
Martika interview
She started out on US TV show Kids Inc. and found worldwide stardom while still a teenager, but when the pressures of fame took hold in the early 90s, Martika…
Steps interview: “In a way, we were kind of punk rock”
Dismissed as disposable pop trash in the 90s, shiny happy five-piece Steps returned in 2017 terrorise the dancefloor. That year, they talked to Christian Guitenane… Once upon a time, the mere…
Gaz Coombes interview: “The 90s were a free-for-all”
Gaz Coombes has matured from the scamp with the sideburns in Supergrass to thoughtful solo artist. For his new solo album, he tells us why he’s looking forwards, not backwards.…
Barry Gibb interview: “I have no self-image. The only way I can shout is to sing”
In 2016, Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees released his first solo album in 30 years. That year, at his favourite curry house, he sat down with Rudy Bolly… One…