As the Blow Monkeys’ Animal Magic returns as a new deluxe reissue, frontman ‘Dr Robert’ Howard tells Classic Pop how his plan to rope in a certain children’s TV legend…
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz interview: “CBGBs was a wonderful incubator for baby bands”
One of the great love stories in music, as well as one of its finest rhythm sections, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz are preparing to share their memories of life…
Haircut 100 interview: “We always had the confidence that we were something special”
Shiny enough to have their own comic strip and potential TV sitcom, Haircut 100 were also an odd mix of six diverse personalities, incorporating post-punk, jazz, Brazilian rhythms and martial…
Album By Album – Kylie Minogue
We look back over the albums of Kylie Minogue, from her very first to her very latest… Kylie, 1988 Back in 1987, soap stars weren’t exactly renowned purveyors of quality…
Sparks interview: Too latte for goodbyes
Classic Pop talks to Sparks about their latest album, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Sparks adore their coffee, so it was perhaps inevitable that one day they’d write…
Popscene – Goth
Delving into the darkness of goth music, it’s time to embrace a little nihilism… Goth music – what is it? Few musical genres are as fuzzily defined as goth. If…
My Pop Life – Tim Farron MP
The former Liberal Democrat leader and current MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron on his music obsessions… What was the first song you remember loving? The first single I…
Interview: Harry Wayne Casey of KC And The Sunshine Band
Dave Freak talks to Harry Wayne Casey, longtime frontman of KC And The Sunshine Band Formed by Harry Wayne Casey in the early 70s in Florida, with KC And The…
Get ready for 80s Classical!
SPONSORED POST We talk to 80s Classical producers Cliff Masterson and Steve Anderson about this must-see musical event… Tell us about the genesis of the project. How did it come…
Ranked! Top 20 Eurovision Song Contest winners
Join us for our Top 20 rundown of the best Eurovision Song Contest winners… 20 All Kinds Of Everything – Dana (Ireland, 1970) Ireland’s first win sounds like the kind…