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The song was inspired by the Save Soho campaign that song writer Tim Arnold created with Stephen Fry in 2015… Pop icons Boy George, Marc Almond and Chrisse Hynde have…
Classic Pop issue 59 is on sale now!
In the latest issue, our cover stars are The Police – discover the truth behind their notorious history of inter-band strife with our must-read interview. We also hear from George…
Album By Album: Blur
Led by the versatile songwriting of Damon Albarn and dynamic guitar skills of Graham Coxon, the Blur back catalogue is an embarrassment of riches… Leisure Released 26 Aug 1991 Label…
Review: Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music 3
Let’s party like it’s 1984. A first-time release on cd for the greatest now… Series comp of them all… Arriving on CD for the first time to mark its 35th…
New George Michael song to be his first all-new studio track released since 2012
The track, which was recorded during the final George Michael studio sessions, is his first original material to be shared for seven years… Virgin EMI / Universal Music Group (UMG)…
a-ha ‘Take On Me’ Documentary Coming To Youtube
Appearing on a-ha’s official YouTube channel, the three-part series revisits the popular song and its iconic music video with new interview and vintage footage… The story behind a-ha’s multi-platinum hit…
Review: Thom Yorke – Anima
“Goddamned machinery,” Thom Yorke fulminates on The Axe, after nearly two minutes of synths so dizzying they’re almost nauseating, “Why don’t you speak to me? One day I’m gonna take…
My Life In Vinyl: Stephen Street
The music producer Stephen Street is best known for his work with The Smiths, Morrissey and Blur. He tells an attentive Ben Wardle about the 10 albums he’s worked on…
Interview: Shaun Ryder
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? As Faber publishes a collection of his lyrics, Shaun Ryder tells Classic Pop…
The Lowdown: Deacon Blue
A former school teacher from Dundee relocated to Glasgow and formed a band whose name referenced a Steely Dan song. Deacon Blue clocked up five top 10 albums and 16…