From being Stock Aitken Waterman’s engineer at The Hit Factory in the 80s, producer Phil Harding then worked with East 17, 911 and Boyzone in the 90s. Classic Pop catches…
Union Street: Vince Clarke’s side projects
It’s plain to see Vince Clarke is a born collaborator, for throughout his career he has sought to find like-minded souls with whom he can bring his visions to life.…
The Producers – Ken Scott
Ken Scott cut his studio teeth with The Beatles, but it was his work with David Bowie that transformed him into an iconic record producer and resulted in four legendary…
The Lowdown – ABC/Martin Fry
ABC and Martin Fry came out of the Steel City with a silky sound that seduced a generation of pop fans in the 80s. While Fry is now ABC’s last…
Q+A – Lawrence
With the documentary Lawrence Of Belgravia finally able to buy on Blu-ray, we present our 2018 interview with one of the music world’s true cult figures… By Douglas McPherson With…
Mute Records’ Daniel Miller talks Vince Clarke
The story of Daniel Miller and Vince Clarke goes back 40 years. In this interview from 2020, the Mute Records founder candidly looks back over four decades with “A warm-hearted,…
Q+A – Howard Jones
In 2020, the synth-pop icon discussed his then-recent lockdown concert, the progress on his latest studio album and the reissue of underrated fourth long-player, Cross That Line… By Felix Rowe…
Tony Hadley interview: “The 80s were pretty good, but there’s some fantastic music out there today”
In 2017, Tony Hadley left Spandau Ballet. Less than a year, he was back with a solo album, Talking To The Moon. That year, he talked us through that turbulent…
Gareth Jones interview: Electric Dreams
Music producer Gareth Jones has worked with some of the biggest names in synth-pop, including Erasure, Depeche Mode, Wire and John Foxx. In 2020, he talked us through his stellar…
The phenomenon of Swedish pop
Following in the wake of ABBA, Swedish bands and artists have increasingly made their way to the international pop stage… By Jonathan Wright It’s easy to define the moment that…