Kraftwerk may have gotten there first, but it was the British groups of the late 70s and early 80s who picked up the electronic baton and ran with it. The……
Kim Wilde interview: Close encounters of the Wilde kind
In 2018, the great Kim Wilde discussed alien lifeforms, Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson and horticulture with us… By David Burke Kim Wilde, together with brother Ricky – her producer, co-writer and……
Nik Kershaw interview: “It’s still a buzz, walking out and hearing people sing those songs back to you”
In 2017, as he was about to embark on an Icons of the 8Os tour with Go West and Cutting Crew, Nik Kershaw met Classic Pop to talk stage fright,……
Bonnie Tyler – total eclipse of the charts
Summer 2017 saw Bonnie Tyler back at No.1 when one of her best-loved hits became the most downloaded song during the solar eclipse. That year, the Welsh diva talked us……
Behind The Music – Bruce Swedien remembers Thriller
In 1982, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released and is now the most successful album in history. In 2018, Classic Pop met the late Bruce Swedien, the man behind its recording,……
Trevor Horn interview
If there’s ever a doubt that music can change the world, just look at the mid-80s for proof. There was Band Aid and Live Aid, of course, but before that……
Simple Minds interview: “We were going to do, regardless of how hip or trendy it was”
In 2018 Simple Minds returned with their 18th studio album, Walk Between Worlds. That year, we talked to Jim Kerr about how the band had weathered the storm and emerged……
The Producers – Ben Hillier
Producer Ben Hillier has overseen albums by an extraordinary range of artists including Elbow, Blur, Nadine Shah and no less than three by Depeche Mode. Here he tells Classic Pop……
INXS: Inside Kick
INXS marked 30 years of Kick in 2017 with a remastered version of their sixth album. That year, we met founder members Andrew and Jon Farriss to talk about the……
First we take Manhattan – the second British Invasion
How the Second British Invasion took on the American charts and won. By Paul Lester In the UK, we were at the vanguard of a brand new age,” ABC frontman Martin……