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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…
Bananarama Interview: Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop
Normal service has been resumed. After their one-time only reunion tour with Siobhan Fahey, Bananarama are back with their first studio album in 10 years. Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward…
Shakespears Sister Interview: Sister Act II
Returning after 26 years, the reunion of Shakespears Sister is impossible not to cheer: the story of how Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit became bitter enemies by accident and were…
Album by Album: Talk Talk
Escaping from a New Romantic poster boy image not of their own making, Talk Talk ventured into evermore experimental sonic territory to pursue their uncompromising artistic vision… The Party’s Over…
Top Twenty: Ones That Got Away
We lift the lid on an alternate pop universe to tell the story of how these top twenty hits could have turned out very differently if fate hadn’t intervened… Creating great…
Classic Album: Songs From The Big Chair – Tears For Fears
After inviting us into the Mad World of their debut The Hurting in 1983, Tears For Fears returned with a new sound and outlook two years later, brimming with the…
Steve Barron Interview: Sound & Vision
Steve Barron was one of the titans of the 80s music video scene, a visionary director who came to define the decade with a series of scorchingly iconic promos. Classic…
Classic Pop Presents Prince – A Celebration has now been updated!
Our Classic Pop Presents special edition devoted to Prince has now been updated to include the latest archive releases Piano & A Microphone 1983 and Originals. We also have a…
Classic Album: Steve McQueen – Prefab Sprout
A new lease of life for songs lost to the bedroom, two brothers with Michael Jackson-sized ambitions, and a synth-pop pioneer at the controls – these were the ingredients necessary…