Our guide to the must-have singles and albums of one of pop’s most distinctive artists – Kate Bush Written by David Burke. Mentored by Pinks Floyd’s David Gilmour as a…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Daphne & Celeste interview
They may have had short-lived chart success, but American duo Daphne & Celeste certainly left a mark on the world of pop. Exactly what kind of mark. With hits like Ooh…
Keep The Faith: Chvrches interview
Scottish indie chart-botherers Chvrches relocated to the U.S. to make album number three, Love Is Dead, and came up trumps with one of the year’s most righteous records. The trio talk to Classic…
Lost & Found: Midge Ure – The Gift
A brilliant chorus and a newly- acquired global reputation as a humanitarian meant that Midge Ure couldn’t possibly fail with his signature single, If I Was, in the summer of…
The Godfathers of Pop: Justin Currie inteview
Justin Currie formed Del Amitri while still at school in Glasgow. The band signed to Chrysalis and released their eponymous debut album in 1985 but it was not until a…
Classic Album: Fever – Kylie Minogue
Having made her triumphant return to pop with 2000’s shimmering disco opus Light Years, Kylie Minogue capped her comeback the following year with a streamlined new sound and a cool…
One Hit Wonders: Black Slate – Amigo
Black Slate established a huge reputation as a backing band for the most highly-rated reggae singers of the 70s, so there was ample goodwill when they went into the studio…
Lost & Found: Hot Chocolate – Love Shot
Hot Chocolate were a classic example of the music snob’s contempt for an act that was far from cool but massively popular. Love Shot, the band’s eighth studio album, was…
The Godmothers of Pop: Alison Limerick
Born in East London, Alison Limerick attended the London Contemporary School of Dance and sang backing vocals for The Style Council before finding fame with Where Love Lives, a song…
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…