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Superfan: Soft Cell – Lloyd Lewis Kristian
Devoted fans show us their collections and pop memorabilia. This time, Lloyd Lewis Kristian from London talks us through his Soft Cell selection… Q When did you first become a…
Album By Album – Duran Duran
Quickly transcending their new romantic roots, Duran Duran helped define the 80s sound and across 40 years have evolved into one of the most important pop bands of all time……
Simple Minds interview: “We wanted to be underground and alternative but we just couldn’t help ourselves”
Despite being forged from personal loss amidst a global pandemic, Simple Minds’ latest album, Direction Of The Heart, aims to shine a positive light in dark times – AND It…
Bananarama interview: “This is the music we like. We are who we are”
Bananarama returned in July 2022 with Masquerade, an album as defiantly pop as anything Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin have ever made. As the pair celebrate 40 years together,…
Stand by your fan – pop stars and their followers
We profile Superfans in every issue of Classic Pop. But what exactly makes them tick? We go behind the phenomenon and meet those whose lives have been altered by their…
Bananarama albums – the complete guide
The albums of Bananarama have spanned from post-punk to shiny pop… Deep Sea Skiving, 1983 As introductions go, few made an impression as indelible as Bananarama’s March 1983 debut album,…
Making Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Critical acclaim is one thing, but what Simple Minds really desired in 1982 was a hit record. With their fifth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), they finally got it,…
Step back in time: Kylie on film & TV
From indelible soap fame to high-camp cameos in multi-million dollar box office smashes via arthouse weirdies, indie slasher flicks and plenty of comedy stints as, well, herself, Kylie’s screen career…
Soft Cell: *Happiness Not Included interview
In this Soft Cell interview for new album *Happiness Not Included, we talked to Marc Almond and Dave Ball about how the global pandemic caused them to re-evaluate their belief in…
The Stone Roses – the story of Spike Island
The Stone Roses seemed on the verge of global domination 32 years ago when they staged their now-legendary Spike Island gig. But what’s the truth behind this most mythical of…