Released in 1982, ABC’S Trevor Horn-Produced debut album The Lexicon Of Love came like a bolt out of the blue, mixing futuristic funk with retro cool. It also marked the…
The Lowdown – Depeche Mode
For more than three decades, Depeche Mode have been quietly conquering the world. Here, we discover how the band came together, before taking a look at their best bits. Since…
Godfathers of Pop – Gary Kemp Interview
When Spandau Ballet guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp received the Ivor Novello award for Outstanding Song Collection in 2012, it was overdue recognition for a stream of words and music that…
Issue 15: Classic Album – Haircut 100 – Playlist
Get Haircut 100’s Pelican West album here.
Lost & Found: Soul Mining by The The
When the musical history books are written, The The – Matt Johnson’s arthouse indie group – will largely be remembered for the album that introduced them to the masses, 1986…
Godfathers of Pop – Howard Jones
Earlier this year, Howard Jones remastered and reissued his late-Eighties/early-Nineties albums One To One, Cross That Line and In The Running as a box set on his own label, dtox,…
Godfathers of Pop – Blancmange
Here is our exclusive Godfathers of Pop interview with Blancmange, taken from Issue 1 of Classic Pop Magazine… Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe met in 1978 and a year later,…
Godfathers of Pop – Gary Kemp
Here’s our interview with Gary Kemp, of Spandau Ballet, from Issue 1 of Classic Pop… When Spandau Ballet guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp received the Ivor Novello award for the…