A former Smash Hits journalist and an architecture student who never graduated, Pet Shop Boys went on to become the most successful UK duo ever, selling more than 50 million records worldwide…
Review: Blancmange – Wanderlust
One of the streaming revolution’s obvious casualties has been the lyric. Where album sleeves often offered them as sustenance for even the casual fan, these days, it requires a conscious…
Review: Paul McCartney – Egypt Station
Paul McCartney’s dominance of musical culture is such that for most of his 17th solo album, the only person to whom he can be compared is himself. His easy-going way…
Issue 47 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 47 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Review: Suede – The Blue Hour
This summer, Suede bassist Mat Osman playfully tweeted a photo taken during the Saddleworth Moor fire of a gas-masked woman carrying shopping bags, the band’s logo writ large above. Sadly,…
Bananarama limited edition coloured vinyl and cassette reissues!
Bananarama to reissue six albums on coloured vinyl for the first time, as well as multi-coloured cassette tapes. Exciting news for Bananarama fans! For the first time since they…
Superfan: Kylie Minogue – Owen Lambourn
Devoted fans show us their collections and pop memorabilia. This time, Owen Lambourn from Melbourne gives us a good look at his Kylie collection…. Q When did you first become a…
Forever Free: Toyah interview
Bringing the punk aesthetic into 80s pop music with her radical sense of style and kinetic personality, Toyah chalked up a succession of memorable hit singles. Four decades on, she’s…
Gears For Fears: The Proclaimers interview
Fresh from celebrating their 30th anniversary, The Proclaimers are back with energetic, politicised new album Angry Cyclist. Classic Pop meets the Reid twins in Edinburgh to hear why it’s important to stay…
Review: Paul Simon – In The Blue Light
Paul Simon’s voice will always be a familiar comfort, but if the titles of some of the songs on his 14th studio album are familiar, too, that doesn’t mean you’ve…