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The songs, the bands, the quotes, the tears, the joy… How do you remember Live Aid? We all have our own personal highlights, classic moments, tearful moments and jaw-dropping moments… and…
Pop Art: Jean-Paul Goude
Jean-Paul Goude is a creative tour de force whose prodigious output transcends multiple creative disciplines. From advertising and art to film and fashion, the aesthetic he established with Grace Jones…
The Godfathers of Pop – Pat Kane interview
Pat Kane formed the jazz-infused Hue And Cry with his brother Greg in the mid-80s. Hailing from Coatbridge, near Glasgow, the duo scored their biggest hit in 1987 when Labour…
The Lowdown – Morrissey
He was the bedsit bard with a neat line in withering one-liners, who dissolved The Smiths, the true godfathers of Britpop, for a solo career the backbiters said would never…
Andrew Ridgeley – Son of Albert review
This is the first reissue for Ridgeley’s debut, originally released in 1990, in the wake of his former Wham!-mate’s ascension to global megastardom with Faith. It evinced a hard rock…
Classic Album: Violator – Depeche Mode
In the late 80s, Depeche Mode were huge Stateside. Appearances would cause riots and they could easily wow 70,000 people in a single sitting. But after six varied and successful…
Classic Album: Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley
The musical merging of a northern soul boy with pop’s hottest production team, Whenever You Need Somebody rockrolled the music business, defying critics to sell more than 15 million copies…
Q&A with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie
Classic Pop catches up with Vuromantics’ lead singer Sam Christie You call your music ‘northern dark pop’. Tell us more about that… Pop is such a wide and expensive…
The Godfathers of Pop – Chris Difford interview
Squeeze have always been among the most literate of bands. Their biggest hits, the kitchen sink drama Up The Junction and the country-style Labelled With Love, are like three-minute novels…
Interview with Sananda Maitreya, the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby
Remember Terence Trent D’Arby? Well. he’s not called that anymore. No, his name is Sananda Maitreya and he has an incredible story to tell: Of death and rebirth. And he…