Just over a decade ago, Kaiser Chiefs prepared for their third album’s imminent release, Off With Their Heads, with a riotous sold-out show at Leeds United’s Elland Road. This summer,…
Reissue: Janet Jackson – Control
The recent reappearance of über-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on a track with Sounds Of Blackness felt like a nostalgia kick, a blast from the past – and yet…
Reissue: Shakespears Sister – Singles Party (1988-2019)
Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit delve into their back catalogue for this career-spanning singles retrospective… It rarely augurs well when an artist launches a new musical project primarily to show…
Reissue: Kylie – Step Back In Time: The Definitive Collection
Purists may whine, but this latest Kylie Minogue best of compilation ticks most of the right boxes. Which definitive is that, exactly? Ms Minogue has never been short of greatest…
Review: Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye: The O2 London
“Who’d have thought we’d be here, now, today, in this place?” Marc Almond announces triumphantly during this marathon send-off. “It’s a long way from the art college common room!” No…
Review: Lloyd Cole – Guesswork
“No need to scream and shout…” Serene and sincere, Guesswork seeks inspiration in contrasting legends, and the results will make them proud. There appear to have been two vital musical…
Review: NEW ORDER – ∑(NO,12K,LG,17MIF) NEW ORDER + LIAM GILLICK: SO IT GOES…
It’s sobering to realise this souvenir of New Order’s cumbersomely titled collaboration with conceptual artist Liam Gillick is their fourth live collection in less than a decade. Recorded in 2017…
Review: Madonna – Madame X
Defiantly eccentric in places, Madonna’s latest album Madame X – partially inspired by her move to Lisbon – offers enough rays of light to shine. The first signs weren’t entirely…
Duran Duran exclusive – Simon Le Bon tells Classic Pop “I wish I could have been in the audience for our Nasa show!”
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon has told Classic Pop he was “overwhelmed” by the band’s special show marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings on Tuesday, when they…
Live review: The Who – Wembley Stadium, London
Live photo: Naomi Dryden-Smith Review: Steve Harnell The Who Wembley Stadium, London 6 July 8/10 “Does anyone need their sink unblocked?” It’s not your usual rock star opening gambit, but…